Advances in Cementitious Composites for Sustainable Buildings
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 April 2021) | Viewed by 3725
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bacteria-based self-healing concrete; self-sensing concrete using graphene and other sensors; electrically conductive concrete; nanotechnology enhanced concrete; recycled aggregates; low-carbon cements; geopolymers
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Interests: Construction Materials; Structural Analysis; Earthquake Engineering; Structural Dynamics; Nonlinear Analysis; Concrete Technologies; Civil Engineering Materials; Construction; Building Materials; Civil Engineering
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Developments in composites have revolutionized our building materials since the dawn of construction. In recent years, significant developments have occurred in cementitious composites that have been realized via the incorporation of nano-sized particles, integration of living tissue (mycelium, bacteria, etc.), addition of electronics, and advances in graphene. These developments have led to cementitious composites with engineered properties including biomimicry (self-cleaning, self-healing), improved flexibility and strength, energy-harvesting, self-sensing, and diagnosis potential. Breakthroughs in the use of lower primary material usage (reduced cement content), recycled materials, fatigue-resistant materials (under cycles of freezing and thawing or wetting and drying), and quicker setting and hardening cementitious composites have extended the limits of the industrial applications and opened new horizons in research. New testing techniques and methodologies have been proposed. Special cementitious building materials incorporating bio-based recycled materials, cotton, hemp, and other natural or synthetic fibres have been implemented in formulations to produce more sustainable and more durable building materials and subsequently safer buildings. This Special Issue celebrates these advances.
Prof. Dr. Kevin A. Paine
Dr. Styliani Papatzani
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- composite
- construction materials
- concrete technologies
- civil engineering materials
- recycled materials
- fatigue resistant materials
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