Aggregate and Cement Effects on Concrete Behavior and Properties in Construction

Different types of aggregate and cement can have great effects on concrete behavior. Well-engineered RC buildings generally exhibit good performance under normal loading conditions. However, faulty design, construction errors, material deterioration, and overloading can occur. Additionally, abnormal loading such as impact, flood, blast may also happen. Either human error or abnormal loading can lead to local high stresses and failure of key structural components. The stress concentration and failure can be improved or delayed if more suitable aggregates and cements are chosen.

 

We are pleased to invite you to submit to a relevant Special Issue because of your expertise in this area. This Special Issue aims to concentrate on research about the aggregate and cement effect on concrete/RC material. The scope includes different aggregate/cement types and ratios and their effects on concrete/RC creep and shrinkage; concrete/RC nonlinear behavior under high stress levels; methodology to simulate the effects of different types of aggregates and cements based on finite element analysis; the effect of aggregate and cement types in concrete/RC structures under the extreme conditions, including concrete structures under fire, submerged in seawater, located in areas with extreme hot/cold weather and exposed to extreme dry/humid conditions; aggregate and cement types in concrete/RC structures under extreme load conditions, including extreme wind load, extreme seismic load, extreme snow/ice load, tsunami load, rain load, flood load, impact or blast load, etc. This Special Issue will also investigate aggregate/cement effects on the entire structure.

 

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas of interest may include (but are not limited to) the following: (1) aggregate/cement effects on concrete; (2) finite element simulation of concrete/reinforced concrete (RC); (3) numerical simulation of concrete material; (4) concrete behavior under high stress levels or extreme load conditions (seismic, wind, blast); (5) concrete behavior under extreme conditions (fire, cold temperature, marine); (6) progressive collapse or system response of the whole structure.

 

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Wenchen Ma
Dr. Cheng Song
Guest Editors

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