Advances in Novel Bridge Structures Pertinent to High-Performance Concrete
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 512
Special Issue Editors
Interests: prestressed/precast concrete structures; novel steel–concrete structures; UHPC materials and structures; shear behavior of concrete structures; retrofitting/rehabilitation of concrete structures
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Interests: concrete structures; steel–concrete composite structures; high-performance concrete; geopolymer concrete; nonlinear behavior of concrete structures
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Interests: UHPC; FRP; prefabricated bridge technology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recently, enormous varieties of high-performance concrete, e.g., UHPC, ECC, FRC, TRC, etc., have emerged, propelling significant innovations in bridge design and construction. Those novel materials were not only employed in new bridge projects, but also served as the critical structural portions and rehabilitation of deteriorated bridges, aiming to promote rapid construction, exceptional durability, cost-efficiency, and longer service life. Currently, research on novel bridges relevant to high-performance concrete is relatively scarce, which is the primary obstacle to the widespread adoption of the new fruits. The codification of the corresponding standards has also lagged behind technological advancement. The purpose of this Special Issue is to showcase the latest achievements of the novel bridge structures relevant to high-performance concrete. Research on bridge behavior, fundamental investigation, design method, and construction technique is especially appreciated. Relevant studies were published in the previous edition of this Special Issue, which can be accessed using the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/buildings/special_issues/9CS580PPD4
The main topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
- Novel bridges made of high-performance concrete (HPC), e.g., ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC), fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC), and engineering cementitious composites (ECC), textile reinforced concrete (TRC), etc.;
- Precast/prestressed bridge structures for accelerated construction;
- Steel/HPC–concrete composite bridges;
- Joins or critical portions of bridge elements;
- Rehabilitation/retrofitting of existing bridge structures.
Prof. Dr. Haibo Jiang
Prof. Dr. Renda Zhao
Dr. Xiaohong Zheng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- high-performance concrete (HPC)
- precast HPC segmental bridges
- joints or critical portions with HPC in bridge elements
- rehabilitations of bridge structures
- novel HPC composite bridges
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