Durability, Multi-Scale Deterioration, and Low-Carbon Design of Concrete, Steel, and Composite Structures
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 546
Special Issue Editors
Interests: durablity; corrosion; multi-physical modelling; diagnositic method; reparing materials
Interests: multi-physical modelling; concrete; damage; diffusion; aggressive environments
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Interests: waste recycling; green building materials; functional cement-based materials; concrete durability; pavement performance
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on the microstructural deterioration mechanisms and macroscopic mechanical behaviour of concrete, steel, alloys, and their composite structures throughout service life. In practice, these materials are exposed to corrosion, sulfate attack, alkali activation and reactions, freeze–thaw cycles, carbonation, and other physical–chemical actions, often coupled with mechanical loading and environmental variability. Such multi‑field interactions govern damage evolution, structural performance, and durability.
We welcome contributions that clarify micro‑to‑macro degradation processes and translate them into performance‑based durability design, monitoring, and repair strategies. Interdisciplinary studies combining materials science, structural engineering, mechanics, chemistry, and numerical modelling are particularly encouraged.
Topics of interest include the following: deterioration mechanisms under corrosion, sulfate attack, alkali‑related reactions, freeze–thaw, and carbonation; multi‑physics and multi‑scale modelling of chemo–hydro–thermo–mechanical processes; durability design and service‑life prediction; experimental and accelerated ageing methods; monitoring, sensing, and diagnostic techniques; green, low‑carbon construction and repair materials; and life‑cycle and resilience‑oriented approaches.
Dr. Qifang Liu
Prof. Dr. Qingrong Xiong
Prof. Dr. Yifeng Ling
Dr. Shuo Feng
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- durability
- multi‑scale deterioration
- low-carbon materials
- repair
- diagnosis
- multi-physics
- interdisciplinary studies
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