Sustainable Steel and Composite Structures: Analysis and Design, Structural Maintenance and Strengthening, and Reuse
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 29 September 2026 | Viewed by 139
Special Issue Editors
Interests: suspension bridges; cable-stayed bridges; stress-ribbon bridges; steel structures; kinematic displacement; flexural stiffness; nonlinear analysis; structural stability; physical tests; analytical models
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Interests: analysis and optimization of elastic and plastic steel structures; thin-walled structures; semi-rigid connections of steel structures; numerical methods
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Steel and composite structures, characterized by high-strength materials and a variety of structural forms, have been successfully used in various buildings and structures for decades. In order to address the issues around the efficiency and durability of these structural applications, as well as their environmental and economic benefits, serious challenges are faced: the efficient use of resources, the maintenance and strengthening of structures, and their recycling and reuse. Such difficulties pose urgent demands on researchers and designers. Therefore, it is urgent to develop new advanced methods for the analysis and design of sustainable steel and composite structures. It is necessary to note that steel has a closed life cycle, and composite materials also improve the operational properties of the structures. This creates good conditions for the development of efficient and sustainable construction.
This Special Issue aims to presentat the latest methods for the analysis and design of sustainable steel and composite structures, improve the research of these structures using FEM and DI, and improve the maintenance and strengthening methods of these structures and their secondary uses. The topic is broad, covering all of the relevant issues in structural engineering. High-quality and original scientific articles related to the sustainability of structures, new calculation methods, structural experimental testing, design and operation, and construction are welcome.
We also welcome the submission of articles on topics ranging from life cycle assessment and recycling processes to the innovative design of advanced steel and composite structures. Articles should focus on factors that demonstrate the benefits of steel and composite structures, reduce environmental impacts, and increase resource efficiency.
The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Advanced behavior and calculation methods of steel and composite structures;
- High-performance steel and composite materials, and their applications in sustainable structural systems;
- Development and application of new forms in steel and composite structures;
- Durability design and degradation modeling of steel and composite structures;
- Life cycle assessment of steel and composite structural systems;
- Reuse and recycling technologies in steel and composite structures;
- The role of international standards in sustainable structural engineering;
Prof. Dr. Algirdas Juozapaitis
Prof. Dr. Alfonsas Daniūnas
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- steel structures
- composite structures
- steel-concrete structures
- semi-rigid joints
- numerical methods
- stability
- structural optimization
- sustainable design
- life cycle assessment
- reusability
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