Applications of Advanced Composites in Civil Engineering
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 December 2025 | Viewed by 2362
Special Issue Editors
Interests: composite structures; fiber-reinforced polymer; impact behavior; fatigue behavior; anchor
Interests: FRP composites
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Interests: fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP); confinement; composite columns; interface bond; durability; finite element modelling
Interests: fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP); composite structures; numerical study
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent advances in emerging composite materials hold significant importance within the civil engineering community due to their excellent material properties. Researchers and practitioners are keen to uncover novel ideas and applications of advanced composite materials that can realize the high performance of newly built structures and prolong the serviceable life of existing structures in various environments. Smart, sustainable, durable composites have been drawn growing attention.
In this context, this Special Issue focuses on the studies and applications of advanced composites in civil engineering. It covers (but is not limited to) the following topics:
1. Mechanical performance of smart composite materials, sustainable composite materials, high-performance cemetitious materials and bio-inspired composite materials; 2. novel composite structures and novel strengthening technologies; 3. machine learning for failure prediction, digital twin monitoring; 4. cost–benefit and life-cycle analysis; 5. recycling strategies, carbon footprint analysis, circular economy integration; 6. offshore and marine applications; 7. theoretical and numerical modelling for composite materials; 8. advanced manufacturing processes for composite materials and structures; and 9. damage detection and health monitoring in composite structures.
Dr. Yawei Fang
Dr. Tian-Qiao Liu
Dr. Junlong Yang
Dr. Zheqi Peng
Dr. Ran Deng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- advanced composite materials
- composite structures
- mechanical performance
- failure prediction
- life-cycle analysis
- damage detection
- advanced manufacturing processes
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