Investigating Stability and Failure Mechanisms in Steel Structures
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 746
Special Issue Editors
Interests: corrosion; bearing capacity; steel structure; aluminum alloy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce a Special Issue entitled “Investigating Stability and Failure Mechanisms in Steel Structures” to be published in Buildings.
Steel structures are fundamental to modern infrastructure, yet their safety and reliability are often challenged by stability issues, load-bearing limitations, and potential failure under complex service conditions. This Special Issue aims to collect state-of-the-art research and practical case studies that deepen the understanding of stability mechanisms, ultimate capacity, and failure processes in steel structures. Topics may also cover aspects related to performance degradation, repair, and strengthening strategies, thereby extending the scope to life-cycle performance and structural resilience.
Potential topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Global and local stability of steel members and systems;
- Failure mechanisms under static, dynamic, or cyclic loading;
- Load-bearing capacity assessment and long-term performance;
- Experimental and numerical investigations on steel structures;
- Performance degradation under environmental or mechanical actions;
- Retrofitting, strengthening, and rehabilitation techniques.
Dr. Zhiwei Zhang
Dr. Feng Qiu
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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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-blind 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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Keywords
- steel structures
- structural stability
- failure mechanisms
- load-bearing capacity
- performance degradation
- retrofitting and strengthening
- structural resilience
- life-cycle assessment
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