Advanced Cement Composites and Carbon Sequestration Materials for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure
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 2025 | Viewed by 19
Special Issue Editors
2. State Key Laboratory of Mining Disaster Prevention and Control Co-Founded by Shandong Province and Ministry of Science and Technology, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
Interests: pipeline transportation of shotcrete materials; prevention and control of shotcrete dust
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Interests: working characteristics of ultra high performance concrete (UHPC)
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleague,
In response to the increasing global demand for sustainable and resilient infrastructure, this Special Issue focuses on recent advances in cementitious composites and carbon sequestration materials, with a particular emphasis on their applications in critical infrastructure sectors, including roadways, tunnels, subways, airports, coastal defenses, and energy-related structures.
Modern infrastructure projects—especially in urban, underground, and energy-critical settings—face growing challenges related to durability, environmental impact, and operational safety. The use of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) and innovative carbon-reducing materials offers promising solutions to meet these challenges. Furthermore, the optimization of pneumatic conveying systems, smart dust suppression technologies, and advanced multiphase modeling techniques such as CFD-DEM are vital for ensuring efficiency and safety in infrastructure construction and maintenance.
This Special Issue aims to gather state-of-the-art research that addresses real-world infrastructure applications, especially those involving the use of advanced materials and modeling techniques under harsh environmental and operational conditions. Topics particularly relevant to transportation, energy, and underground infrastructure will be prioritized.
We welcome original research and comprehensive reviews related to rheological behavior, durability, and field performance of UHPC and cementitious composites in infrastructure applications (e.g., bridges, tunnels, highways, airport pavements, coastal structures); optimization of pneumatic conveying systems for cement-based materials used in large-scale infrastructure projects; advanced dust suppression strategies in underground or enclosed construction sites (e.g., subways, tunnels).
CFD-DEM and multiscale modeling of particle–fluid–structure interactions in infrastructure material processing and placement; development and application of carbon sequestration materials in eco-friendly construction for transportation, coastal, and energy infrastructure. Submissions that integrate experimental, theoretical, and computational approaches, with a clear focus on real infrastructure contexts, are particularly encouraged.
Dr. Guoming Liu
Dr. Weina Meng
Dr. Zhenjiao Sun
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- carbon sequestration
- dust control
- underground infrastructure
- UHPC in bridges and tunnels
- cement-based materials
- pneumatic conveying
- CFD-DEM
- critical infrastructure durability
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