Life Cycle Safety and Performance Improvement for Sustainable Engineering Structures

Dear Colleagues,

As a result of long-term service, the degradation of material, elements, connections, and structural systems can threaten the safety of building infrastructures, or even lead to collapse. Life cycle safety and performance improvement for engineering structures is critical for the sustainability of buildings and infrastructures. The present Special Issue aims to explore the development of life cycle safety evaluation and performance improvement for engineering structures, including the development of degradation and durability of material, damage detection and evaluation, structural safety analysis, and structural design and methods for the structure reinforcement. The thematic scope includes experimental research, numerical analysis, and theoretical analysis of materials and structures. Studies on methods for parametric modeling, design, and performance improvement for engineering structures are also welcomed.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

• Durability of concrete and steel structures;
• Damage detection and evaluation of engineering material or structure;
• Repairing methods for aged engineering structures;
• Methods for parametric modeling of aged engineering structures;
• Resilience development of buildings and highway infrastructure;
• Resilience development of marine structures.

Dr. Hongfei Chang
Dr. Bo Xu
Dr. Yuner Huang
Guest Editors

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