Optimal Design of Reinforced Plastics and Composites in Construction Materials

Dear Colleagues,

Composite materials have been widely used in aircraft, ships, and other transportation industries for more than 60 years.  In some industries, however, composites are just becoming a primary material of choice. The use of composite materials in the building and construction industry is growing rapidly. In particular, the modern advantages offered by using reinforced plastics and composite materials are being recognized. They are being used to address structural retrofit design and can be used to reduce life cycle environmental and cost impacts in construction materials. This Special Issue is devoted to publishing papers that describe the most significant research in building materials, repair, and renovation, focusing on a broad range of topics on today's reinforced plastics and composites including:

• Sustainable composite materials for construction.
• Polymers (with or without fiber or particulate fillers) intended for engineering uses, including building and construction applications.  
• Composite material data that demonstrate some unique feature or new phenomenon.
• Testing, predictive models, analysis, and computational methods for the design of structures constructed from composite materials.
• Novel processing and fabrication methods.
• Reviews of special topics such as recycling, environmental effects, novel materials, computer-aided design, predictive modeling, and "smart” composites.
• Case studies in reinforced plastics and composite materials.

Prof. Dr. Ming-Gin Lee
Prof. Dr. Yeng-Fong Shih
Guest Editors

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