Editorial Board for section 'Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation'
- Building Structures Section
- Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation Section
- Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems Section
- Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate Section
- Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization Section
Please see the section webpage for more information on this section.
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
Interests: structural analysis; masonry; earthquake engineering; FEM; limit analysis; historical constructions; elastomeric seismic isolators; FRP-FRCM reinforcement; genetic algorithms (GA); homogenization theory; rubber vulcanization
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: sustainable materials; structural engineering
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: composite materials and structures
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: design and construction of reinforced and prestressed concrete; bridge engineering; infrastructure management; self-consolidating concrete (SCC); ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC)
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: fracture mechanics; mechanical properties; finite element method; numerical modelling; elasticity; wood
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: sustainable infrastructure materials; remote and automated assessment of infrastructure; smart and sustainable infrastructure; infrastructure asset management and evaluation
Interests: mechanics of materials; structural mechanics; additive manufacturing (3DCP); composites; numerical simulation; finite element modeling
Section Board Member
Interests: low carbon concrete materials; high performance cementitious composites; sustainable building structures
Interests: masonry structures; seismic strengthening; experimental testing; numerical analysis; vernacular constructions
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: composite materials; sustainability; concrete structures; steel structures; FRP; pultruded materials
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: concrete materials; cement-based composites
Interests: cement; concrete; sustainable binders; thermodynamic modeling
Interests: advanced materials; hybrid materials; ceramics; functional materials; solid-state NMR spectroscopy; pillared clays; zeolites; cement; porous materials; 2D materials
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Prof. Dr. Cedric Payan
Section Board Member
Interests: nondestructive testing; material characterization; nonlinear acoustics; diffuse ultrasound; civil engineering; materials science; applied physics; experimental physics; concrete; dynamics; wave propag
Interests: material recycling; inorganic compounds; wastewater treatment; photocatalytic materials; biopersistent pollutants; nanocomposites
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: building materials ventilation energy efficiency air quality; circular economy; waste management
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: defect detection; non-destructive testing; modelling of building materials; computer vision
Interests: new materials and construction systems; gypsums composites; circular economy in gypsums; mechanical behavior; lightweight gypsums; indoor environmental quality of buildings
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: cementitious materials; sustainable development; artificial intelligence; nondestructive testing; surface morphology
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: continuum damage mechanics of materials and structures; modelling of ceramic polycrystalline materials; modelling of composites: ceramic and polymer matrix, polymer foams, wood and plywood; fracture mechanics of materials under mechanical loading and thermal shock; plates with damage and sandwich structures; experimental testing of materials and structures under: static, cyclic, thermal and impact loading
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: cemented paste backfill (CPB); mining decarbonization; underground hard rock mining; development and optimization of sustainable backfilling and concrete practices; the use of alternative binders, geopolimers, and tailings management strategies; reducing the carbon footprint of underground mining operations; integrating low-emission technologies and circular economy principles into mine planning and backfill production
2. Department of Civil Engineering, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada
3. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
Interests: sustainable construction materials and technology; green buildings; sustainable infrastructure; utilization of agro, construction, and industrial wastes to produce new construction materials; incorporation of recycled materials in new construction materials
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: durability; expansive reactions; cultural heritage; materials; microstructure
Interests: optimization modeling; scheduling optimization; construction innovation; asset management
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: civil engineering; UHPC; concrete; cement; building materials; carbonation; recycled aggregate
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: service life prediction, durability and life cycle of buildings and their components; maintenance modelling; statistical models
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: soil behavior characterization and soil-structure interactions; digital-twin technology and intelligent decision-making for infrastructures
Interests: experimental measurement and testing of building structures; specialized laboratory tests; finite element method; identification of mechanical fracture parameters of composites; application of nonlinear analysis of concrete and steel structures
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: seismic design of steel buildings; vibration control of structures; beam-to-column connections in steel structures; bracing members in steel structures; dynamic response analysis of structures; seismic retrofit of structures
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: sustainable and low carbon concrete; advanced composite materials; phase change materials; nanomaterials; energy efficient building design; environmental sustainability; waste management
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals



















