Advances in Structural Systems and Construction Methods

Dear Colleagues,

Rapid urbanization, decarbonization targets, and increasing hazard exposure are driving the need for innovative structural systems and advanced construction methods that deliver higher performance with lower cost, carbon, and disruption. This Special Issue in Buildings (Building Structures Section) aims to showcase recent advances in the mechanics, design, fabrication, and on-site implementation of novel building structural systems and construction methods.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and state-of-the-art reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Advanced connections and joints.
• Innovative structural forms and systems.
• Modular/prefabricated and industrialized construction.
• Construction-stage behavior and safety control.
• Rapid and lightweight repair, strengthening, and retrofit methods.
• Performance-based analysis and design under seismic/wind/fire scenarios.
• Monitoring-informed assessment and digital framework.
• Sustainability- and lifecycle-oriented structural performance evaluation.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Zhen Liu
Dr. Jing Luo
Dr. Shaojun Zhu
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Buildings is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.