Optimization and Application of Concrete Materials in Constructions
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 10
Special Issue Editor
Interests: concrete; mortar; cement paste; special concrete; fibers; waste; self-compacting concrete
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
New trends in concrete technology, such as optimization and the use of smart concrete materials in construction, allow for the faster and safer shaping of engineering structures compared to concrete with traditional properties and ingredients. When used alongside modern technologies for forming concrete elements, next-generation concretes allow for a wide range of alternative materials to be used as concrete additives—different fiber materials as dispersed reinforcement, modified aggregates, PET waste, etc.—as unconventional components. This Special Issue is concerned with technological problems related to the use of a new generation of mixes and concretes with cement binders modified with new, unconventional additives and technologies.
Dr. Tomasz Ponikiewski
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- concrete technology
- special concretes
- self-compacting concrete
- fiber-reinforced concrete
- X-ray computed tomography research
- non-destructive testing (NDT) of concrete
- 3D-printed building materials
- waste and recycled materials
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