AI-Driven Structural Design and Performance Optimization in Civil Engineering
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: civil engineering; structural engineering; machine learning; artificial intelligence
Interests: structural health monitoring using vibration analysis and AI-based methods
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the way structural systems are conceived, analyzed, and optimized in modern civil engineering. This Special Issue, AI-Driven Structural Design and Performance Optimization in Civil Engineering, invites cutting-edge contributions that demonstrate how AI, machine learning, and intelligent algorithms can enhance structural design methodologies, performance evaluation, and long-term resilience. Topics of interest include hybrid AI models for structural optimization, data-driven design of materials and components, smart structural systems, AI-enhanced numerical simulations, and predictive maintenance using sensor data. Particular emphasis is placed on innovative approaches that integrate physics-based models with advanced learning techniques to achieve more accurate, efficient, and sustainable design solutions. By bringing together interdisciplinary research, this Special Issue aims to highlight emerging trends, practical applications, and future directions for AI-driven structural engineering. We welcome original research articles, reviews, and case studies addressing both theoretical advances and real-world engineering challenges.
Dr. Abdelwahhab Khatir
Dr. Samir Khatir
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
- optimization methods
- machine and deep learning
- optimization algorithms
- structural design
- structural health monitoring
- finite element method
- concrete, steel and composite materials
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