Characterization and Electrical Properties of Construction 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 March 2026 | Viewed by 178
Special Issue Editors
2. School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
Interests: electrical and dielectric properties of cementitious materials; electrically conductive cement; photocatalytic cement; nano-engineered cement; corrosion; composite catalysts; eco-friendly composites
Interests: electrical properties of construction materials; sensing; sustainable construction materials; materials for conservation and restoration; sensing materials; nano materials; interfaces and coatings
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Developments in the methods and methodologies for the characterization of the electrical and dielectric properties of construction materials have enabled new insights into their physico-chemical processes under in-service conditions. The characterization of the electrical and dielectric properties of construction materials has developed from the most fundamental non-destructive signal–property correlation for integrity assurance (i.e., corrosion, permeability, porosity, moisture transport, etc.), to innovative materials such as cementitious composites, geopolymers, lime mortars, and composites with multifunctionalities utilizing electrically derived properties (i.e., self-sensing, self-powering, energy-harvesting, etc.). This Special Issue, therefore, seeks to attract original research papers on the electrical and dielectric properties of construction materials that address research areas including, but not limited to, the following topics: laboratory-based methods and methodologies for accurate and repetitive signal acquisition, phenomenological (or empirical) and physics-based modelling works on intrinsic properties and proof-of-concept advancements, signal–property correlations, the development of innovative multifunctional materials, and environmentally induced physico-chemical changes in materials.
Dr. Jiacheng Zhang
Dr. Richard Ball
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- electrical properties
- durability
- pore structure
- moisture transport
- construction materials
- self sensing
- energy harvesting
- structural health monitoring
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