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From Materials to Management: Integrated Approaches for Long-Life Concrete Infrastructure
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From Materials to Management: Integrated Approaches for Long-Life Concrete 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: 30 December 2026 | Viewed by 599

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Mohamed Elchalakani

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Department of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
Interests: dynmaic and impact behaviour of steel and composite structures; sustainable hydraulic concrete materials, ECC, SCC, and 3D priniting of composites; advanced reinforced geopolymer concrete structures
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Dr. Peng Yu

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College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
Interests: impact dynamics of heterogeneous materials and structures
Dr. Yiming Zhou

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Pinglu Canal Group Co., Ltd, Nanning 530299, China
Interests: geopolymer chemistry; photocatalytic concrete; self-healing and self-cleaning materials; engineered geopolymer composites; chloride penetration; marine concrete structures; structure health monitoring
Prof. Dr. Peng Du

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Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Green and Intelligent Building Materials, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
Interests: ultra-high performance/ultra-high ductility concrete and its products; low-carbon cementitious materials; special engineering materials for repair/protection
Dr. Yue Zhong

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Centre for Infrastructural Monitoring and Protection, School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia
Interests: structural health monitoring; damage identification; deep learning

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue highlights AI-enabled lifecycle management of concrete infrastructure, spanning intelligent inspection, monitoring, prediction, and decision support, while remaining grounded in materials’ durability and structural performance. We welcome contributions on computer-vision-based defect detection (cracks, spalling, or leakage), nondestructive testing enhanced by machine learning, multi-sensor data fusion, structural health monitoring analytics, and digital twins for condition assessment and predictive maintenance. Papers integrating physics-based models with data-driven methods (e.g., physics-informed learning) for service-life prediction, chloride-induced corrosion risk assessment, and deterioration modelling are especially encouraged. We also invite research on low-carbon cementitious materials, protective/repair systems, and microstructure–performance relationships, particularly when linked to AI-supported evaluation or field deployment. Submissions should emphasize reproducible methods, uncertainty quantification, and practical implications for resilient maintenance and lifecycle decision-making.

Dr. Mohamed Elchalakani
Dr. Peng Yu
Dr. Yiming Zhou
Prof. Dr. Peng Du
Dr. Yue Zhong
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Buildings is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • durability and service-life design
  • chloride-induced corrosion
  • photogrammetry
  • structural health monitoring
  • transport properties (chloride ingress)
  • structural health monitoring (SHM)
  • data-driven assessment
  • service-life prediction
  • repair and rehabilitation based on AI

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Predicting Degradation of Axial Compression Performance in Permanent–Temporary Integrated RC Columns of the Pinglu Canal Under Sustained Loading and Chloride Salt
by Xianzhang Wang, Hancheng Wen, Zhitai Zhang, Zhiwei Zhang, Lezhang Huang, Yiming Zhou and Jianan Zheng
Buildings 2026, 16(7), 1407; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings16071407 - 2 Apr 2026
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Reinforced concrete (RC) structures in marine environments face severe durability challenges due to chloride-induced corrosion. This study investigates the corrosion mechanism and degradation of axial compressive performance in RC columns under the combined effects of sustained loading and corrosion, taking the permanent–temporary integrated [...] Read more.
Reinforced concrete (RC) structures in marine environments face severe durability challenges due to chloride-induced corrosion. This study investigates the corrosion mechanism and degradation of axial compressive performance in RC columns under the combined effects of sustained loading and corrosion, taking the permanent–temporary integrated RC columns of the Pinglu Canal project as an example. The experimental variables included different sustained load levels and degrees of corrosion. Twelve rectangular RC columns were designed and tested. A specialized setup was developed to simultaneously apply sustained load and induce corrosion to the columns, while monitoring their creep deformation. The columns were subjected to accelerated electrochemical corrosion in a 5% NaCl solution, concurrently under sustained loads of 0, 0.3, and 0.6 times their designed axial compressive capacity, with exposure durations of 0, 30, 60, and 120 days, respectively. The study examined the effects of sustained load level and corrosion degree on the failure mode, concrete creep deformation, and load–displacement curves of the corroded RC columns. The results indicated that sustained loading shortened the duration of concrete expansion deformation and reduced its peak value. Furthermore, the expansion deformation of concrete delayed the creep of corroded columns by 25 to 35 days; after the expansion recovery, the creep rate increased significantly. For corroded columns without sustained loading, the ultimate bearing capacity decreased by 32.0% to 47.8%, with degradations in both stiffness and ductility. The application of sustained loading alleviated the degradation in the ultimate bearing capacity and stiffness of the corroded columns but exacerbated the degradation of their ductility. Finally, considering the effects of concrete expansion deformation and steel corrosion, a predictive model for the creep of RC columns under the coupled action of sustained loading and corrosion was proposed, aiming to provide a theoretical basis for the durability design and maintenance of RC structures in the Pinglu Canal project. Full article
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