Service Behaviour and Degradation Mechanisms of Cementitious Materials in Complex Environments
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 September 2026 | Viewed by 665
Special Issue Editors
Interests: geopolymers; UHPC; cryogenic behaviour of concrete; subzero-cured cementitious materials; durability; dynamic behaviour
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cementitious materials serve as a fundamental component of modern construction and infrastructure, whose long-term durability and in-service performance directly impact the safety, service life, and sustainability of engineered structures. In increasingly complex real-world environments such as extreme climates, aggressive chemical media, and multi-field coupled conditions, the microstructural evolution, performance degradation processes, and failure mechanisms of cementitious materials has become exceedingly intricate.
This Special Issue will focus on the service behaviour and degradation mechanisms of cementitious materials in complex environments. As infrastructure begins to face increasingly severe multi-factor coupling conditions such as extreme climates, chemical attack, and multi-physical field interactions, traditional durability theories and service-life prediction models will encounter significant challenges. We invite original research and reviews covering multi-scale performance evolution, micro-mechanisms, advanced characterization, durability enhancement strategies, and intelligent life prediction. The aim is to deepen the scientific understanding of material degradation and advance durability design from empirical judgement to model-based prediction, supporting the development of safer and more sustainable engineered structures.
Dr. Hongen Zhang
Dr. Wei Jiang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- multi-physics field coupling analysis
- damage behaviour at cryogenic temperatures
- durability
- anti-icing coating
- corrosion science
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