Development and Application of Concrete Materials and Related Building Materials
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 January 2026 | Viewed by 184
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The demand for sustainable and resilient infrastructure is driving innovation in high-performance cementitious materials. This Special Issue of Buildings aims to showcase the latest advances in the design, characterization, and application of cement-based composites that simultaneously meet high mechanical performance, long-term durability, and environmental sustainability requirements.
A key challenge in modern concrete technologies, especially for ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) and fiber-reinforced systems, lies in mitigating autogenous and drying shrinkage while ensuring structural integrity over time. Moreover, increasing attention is being paid to the size effect—how the structural scale influences mechanical behavior, cracking patterns, durability performance, and fracture resistance, particularly in advanced material systems.
This Special Issue welcomes interdisciplinary contributions that explore the following topics:
- Innovative mix designs incorporating supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) and industrial by-products;
- Experimental and numerical investigations of size-dependent behavior;
- Fiber reinforcement mechanisms for shrinkage and crack control;
- Multi-scale modeling of material–process–structure relationships;
- Long-term durability under aggressive environments;
- Life-cycle environmental assessments of green and low-carbon concrete systems.
By bringing together perspectives from materials science, structural engineering, durability science, and environmental sustainability, this Issue aims to accelerate the development of next-generation building materials and structural systems that address the challenges of modern construction.
Dr. Linmei Wu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- low-shrinkage cementitious composites
- ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC)
- size effect in concrete and composites
- fiber-reinforced cementitious materials
- durability and service life prediction
- crack propagation and fracture resistance
- green building materials
- supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs)
- recycled and industrial waste utilization
- life-cycle assessment (LCA)
- sustainability in structural engineering
- material-structure-performance integration
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