Advanced Steel Design: Optimization, Materials, and Integration
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 53
Special Issue Editors
Interests: structural analysis; finite element analysis; seismic assessment; masonry infills; cold-formed steel; buckling behavior; construction materials
Interests: cold-formed steel structures; structural stability and analysis; modular constructions; sustainable constructions; circular economy; life cycle analysis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Steel structures remain central to contemporary building construction due to their high strength to weight ratio, rapid erection, adaptability, and strong potential for circular and low-carbon design. At the same time, current requirements related to seismic safety, robustness, fire performance, durability, digital design workflows, and sustainability call for further advances in analysis, optimization, material use, structural integration, detailing, and assessment methods.
This Special Issue aims to gather high-quality contributions addressing recent developments in advanced steel design for buildings, with emphasis on optimized structural solutions, efficient material use, and the integration of steel systems within modern construction practices. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: structural behavior under static and dynamic loading, seismic design and assessment, stability and buckling, steel and hybrid connections, cold-formed steel systems, modular and lightweight steel solutions, numerical modeling, experimental investigation, strengthening and retrofitting, code-oriented studies, digital design workflows, life-cycle assessment, and resource-efficiency considerations.
Original research articles and critical review papers are welcome. This Special Issue seeks to provide a focused platform for researchers and practitioners working on innovative, reliable, optimized, and sustainable steel solutions for building construction.
Dr. George Taranu
Prof. Dr. Viorel Ungureanu
Prof. Dr. Zsolt Nagy
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- steel structures
- advanced steel design
- structural optimization
- steel connections
- cold-formed steel
- seismic performance
- modular steel construction
- hybrid steel systems
- sustainable building structures
- seismic performance
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