Selected Papers from the 4th International Conference Steel and Composites for Engineering Structures (4thICSCES)

Dear Colleagues,

It is with great pleasure that we announce a new Special Issue of Buildings, entitled "Selected Papers from the 4th International Conference Steel and Composites for Engineering Structures (4thICSCES)". 

The 4th International Conference of Steel and Composite for Engineering Structures (4thICSCES) will be held in Piacenza, Italy, on 9-12 July 2025. The conference will be jointly hosted by the Piacenza's Regional Campus Arata of Politecnico di Milano.

This Special Issue features expanded papers invited by the 4th ICSCES organizers, based on selected conference contributions. 

This Special Issue will offer an exceptional multidisciplinary forum where academics and industry researchers can showcase the latest advancements, challenges, and trends in the fields of steel and composites, modeling and simulation, and structural health monitoring for engineering structures. In this Special Issue, researchers will be able to exchange their experiences and research findings through original research articles, case studies, and comprehensive review papers. 

The main topics of this Special Issue cover all aspects related to steel structures and their connections; masonry as a composite material; timber as a composite decking material; composites in geo-materials; FRP in steel repair; corrosion; sustainable steel and composite structures; concrete as a composite material; reinforced asphalts; composite structures in civil engineering; reinforced rubber products; FRP for structural rehabilitation; FRCM/TRM/SRG for structural rehabilitation; laminated composites with uncertainties; natural fiber composites; big data analytics and artificial intelligence; computational fracture mechanics; computer-aided design and manufacturing; inverse problems; performance and optimization; artificial intelligence; homogenization; micro- and macro-modeling; beam, plate, and shell computational models; Finite, Distinct, and Particle Element Methods; composite structure design and application; electro-thermal properties of composites; modeling of sandwich structures; modeling of CNT–polymer composites; analysis of natural fiber composites; probabilistic modeling of composites; control and vibration; NDT for composites; optic fibers in testing and monitoring; health monitoring in existing structures; safety, security, and reliability; the failure of composites; health monitoring techniques in composites; the durability of composite materials; impact problems; inspection techniques for composites; nano-, micro-, and macro-composite stability; variable stiffness composite laminates; functionally graded materials and structures; micromechanics; and the multi-scale modeling of graphene. 

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Journal of Composites Science.

Prof. Dr. Gabriele Milani
Dr. Erica Magagnini
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Buildings is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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