Fiber-Reinforced High-Performance Concrete for Structural Applications
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 771
Editors
Interests: fiber-reinforced composites; fiber-reinforced polymer; geopolymer; low-carbon cements; retrofitting; composite structures; sustainable; durability
Interests: fiber-reinforced composites; fiber-reinforced polymer; heritage structure conservation; analytical modeling; seismic vulnerability analysis; sustainable construction
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Dear Colleagues,
High-performance concrete plays a significant role in the construction industry by enabling considerably slender structures, maintaining the load-carrying capacity, and increasing durability. However, its limited tensile strength capacity and inherent brittleness limit its efficiency and applicability. The inclusion of fibers has emerged as an effective solution to overcome these limitations, leading to the development of fiber-reinforced high-performance concrete (FRHPC) with better strength, crack control, and energy dissipation characteristics.
In recent times, FRHPC has gained popularity for both new structural applications and the repair and retrofitting of existing structures. Advances in materials engineering, fiber optimization, and multi-scale characterization have expanded the applicability of FRHPC to buildings, bridges, and retrofitting systems. At the same time, the durability, sustainability, long-term performance, and design concepts of FRHPC still remain as open research topics.
This Special Issue, titled “Fiber-Reinforced High-Performance Concrete for Structural Applications”, aims to provide a comprehensive platform for disseminating recent advances in the development, characterization, and application of FRHPC in structural engineering. Original research articles, theoretical and experimental studies, numerical modeling research, case studies, and state-of-the-art review papers are invited for possible publication.
Topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Fiber-reinforced concrete, fabric-reinforced cementitious materials, and aligned and discrete fibers in high-strength cements and mortars;
- Mechanical behavior and mechanics of FRHPC;
- Natural, synthetic, and hybrid fibers, including their dosage and influence on structural performance;
- FRHPC for repair, strengthening, and rehabilitation of reinforced concrete structures;
- Durability and long-term performance of fiber-reinforced concrete;
- Sustainability, life-cycle assessments, and low-carbon approaches in FRHPC;
- Design methodologies and performance-based approaches.
Dr. Shaise John
Dr. Alessio Cascardi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fiber-reinforced concrete
- high-performance concrete
- fiber-reinforced materials
- mechanical behavior
- repair and strengthening
- structural applications
- durability and sustainability
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