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Recent Advances in Structural Health Monitoring of Buildings and Infrastructures

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9282 | Submission Open

Keywords: damage identification; inverse problems in structural engineering; deep learning in SHM; smartphone sensing; sensor network; optimal sensor placement and instrumentation design; environmental and operational factors in SHM; static load testing and vibration testing of structure; swarm intelligence algorithms; sustainable developments in SHM; other related topics in SHM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advances in Building Foundation Engineering and Underground Structures

edited by

Yi Shan

, Junsheng Chen, Waleed El-Sekelly and

Marco Donà

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 7885 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative foundation design; soil-structure interaction; tunneling and underground construction; ground improvement; resilient foundation systems; sustainable materials and smart technologies; case studies of significant projects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Seismic Analysis and Design of Building Structures

edited by

Bo Fu

,

Bo Wang

,

Xinxin Wei

and Qing Lv

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7664 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic analysis; seismic design; seismic performance; structural control; building structure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Towards More Practical BIM/GIS Integration

edited by

Junxiang Zhu

, Ran Wei,

Yi Tan

and Mengtian Yin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7661 | Submission Open

Keywords: BIM/GIS integration; semantic web; graph theory; labelled property graph; infrastructure management; building permit; smart city; digital twin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Advances in Performance-Based Asphalt and Asphalt Mixtures

edited by Runhua Guo and Yun Hou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7635 | Submission Open

Keywords: asphalt binder; hot-mix asphalt; warm-mix asphalt; cold-mix asphalt; recycled asphalt pavement; performance-based properties; asphalt mix design; asphalt paving construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Physiological Mechanisms of Comfort, Health, and Cognitive Performance in Built Environment

edited by Zhibin Wu and

Romina Rissetto

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7553 | Submission Open

Keywords: physiological responses; biosignals; human building interaction; indoor environment quality; human perception; cognitive performance; health and well-being

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Advances in Testing and Computation Methods for Disaster Mitigation of Engineering Structures

edited by

Liqiang Jiang

, Fengqi Guo, Linli Duan and

Yi Hu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7463 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural engineering; natural hazard; testing technique; computation technique; AI-aimed simulation; construction material; structural design method; retrofit and repair; vulnerability and risk; damage assessment; performance-based design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Existing Environment, Equipment, Materials and Technical Means for Buildings

edited by

Xin Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7290 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor environment; buildings materials; buildings renovations; auxiliary equipment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Numerical Modeling in Mechanical Behavior and Structural Analysis

edited by Chenyang Zhao, Huihuan Ma and Arash A. Lavasan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6471 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical modeling; mechanical behavior; structural analysis; life cycle evaluation; artificial intelligence; applications

Health Monitoring of Building Structures: Emerging Technologies and Approaches

edited by

Xingyu Wang

,

Ying Huang

and

Chengcheng Tao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6152 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring (SHM); sensor technologies; data analytics and processing; machine learning and artificial intelligence; monitoring systems; damage detection and localization; non-destructive evaluation (NDE); predictive maintenance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Studies in Structure Materials—2nd Edition

edited by

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,

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and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5844 | Submission Open

Keywords: structures concrete; durability; repair materials; sustainable materials; structures mortar; freeze– thaw; sulfate attack; mechanical property; geo-materials; environmental factor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

The Latest Research on Building Materials and Structures

edited by

Duc-Kien Thai

, Yiyi Zhou and

Zhengyi Kong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5731 | Submission Open

Keywords: reinforced concrete structures; high-performance concrete structures; steel structures; composite structures; numerical simulation; high-strength steel; structural optimization; smart structures; bio-inspired structures; experimental investigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Sustainable Building Thermal and Energy Management: Novel Materials and Advanced Cooling Strategies

edited by

Chi Yan Tso

and

Jianheng Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5262 | Submission Open

Keywords: building sustainability; building materials; cooling strategies; thermal management; energy efficiency; thermal insulation; passive cooling; renewable energy; indoor thermal comfort; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Intelligent Design, Green Construction, and Innovation

edited by Yongping Yu, Zhonghai Xu and Shaopeng Zheng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4358 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent design; green construction; novel materials; 3D printing; building structures; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Research on Sustainable Materials in Building and Construction

edited by

Yijiang Wang

,

Yukun Ji

and

Chengyang Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3808 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction materials; low-carbon materials; composite geomaterials; geopolymer; phase-change building materials; grouting materials; thermal insulaiton materials; building integrated photovoltaic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Intelligent Technologies in Concrete Engineering

edited by

Fuyuan Gong

, Xinxin Li, Hui Lin, Jingbin Zhang and Ding Nie

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3727 | Submission Open

Keywords: experimental techniques; modeling methods; computational simulation; machine learning; intelligent construction; intelligent maintenance; concrete engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Application of Experiment and Simulation Techniques in Engineering

edited by

Bing Xu

, Skirmante Mozuriunaite, Zhenyu Zhao and

Bo Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 3499 | Submission Open

Keywords: simulation; mechanical behavior; optimization; digital twins; structural analysis; engineering problem

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Seismic Assessment of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings

edited by

Omar AlShawa

, Stefania Degli Abbati and

Giacomo Destro Bisol

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3213 | Submission Open

Keywords: masonry; seismic assessment; monumental buildings; aggregate buildings; modelling strategies; out-of-plane and/or in-plane response; nonlinear analyses; strengthening and retrofitting solutions; case studies; experimental tests

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

New Concrete Materials: Performance Analysis and Research—2nd Edition

edited by Zhe Xiong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3163 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycled concrete; modified concrete; ultra-high performance concrete; mechanical properties; durability; low carbon; microstructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Flexible Interaction between Buildings and Power Grid

edited by

Jide Niu

, Yakai Lu and Chuyao Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3133 | Submission Open

Keywords: building– grid interaction; building flexibility definition; flexibility potential modeling and quantification; flexible operation and control method of building; building demand response mechanism; flexible building system design; renewable energy; building efficiency and indoor environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Innovations in Integrated Renewable Energy and Adaptive Building Envelopes

edited by Yelin Zhang and Haoshan Ren

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2134 | Submission Open

Keywords: building integrated photovoltaics; solar thermal; smart glazing; radiative sky cooling; phase change materials; dynamic insulation; demand response; techno-economic analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Building Energy Performance and Simulations

edited by

Domenico Palladino

and

Iole Nardi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1822 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy performance; smart retrofit solutions; predictive and building modeling; advanced building simulation tools; digital twin simulations; renewable energy integration; zero-emission buildings; historical building retrofitting; sustainable material integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Advances in Methods for Performance Characterization and Prediction of Reinforced Concrete—2nd Edition

edited by

Jiandong Huang

and

Jiaolong Ren

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1708 | Submission Open

Keywords: reinforced concrete; durability; mechanical property; performance characterization; performance prediction; multiscale analysis; thermal analysis; data-driven method; special loading condition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Modern Digital Technologies for Enhancing Sustainable Procurement and Supply Chain Practices in the Construction Industry

edited by

Srinath Perera

,

Samudaya Nanayakkara

,

Marini Samaratunga

, Vidyasagar Potdar and

Rajeev Ruparathna

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 1693 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital technologies; sustainable procurement; supply chain; construction industry; carbon footprint; building information modelling (BIM); artificial intelligence (AI); blockchain; Internet of Things (IoT); policies; environmental labelling for construction products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

High Utilization of Geopolymer Concrete for Sustainable Building Solutions

edited by

Bai Zhang

, Yanbing Zhao, Dunwen Huang,

Xu Yang

and

Yao-Rong Dong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1666 | Submission Open

Keywords: geopolymer concrete; alkali-activated materials; mechanical performance; solid waste utilization microstructures; mix optimization; durability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Impact of Different Unbound Material Layers on Pavement Performance and Sustainability

edited by Syed Waqar Haider

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1414 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient modulus; dynamic modulus; FWD testing; drainage and fatigue; rutting performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

New Trends in Innovative Building Materials and Structures

edited by

Yifeng Zhong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1201 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; carbon fiber; self-healing concrete; smart technologies; sensors; modular construction; prefabrication methods; energy efficiency; metamaterials; cellular structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

The Digital Transformation of the Construction Industry: Current Practices, Challenges and Future Directions

edited by

Hala Nassereddine

and Hyun Koo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1141 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; organizational change; technology integration; people; processes and technologies; data integration; challenges and opportunities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Challenges of Intelligent Management Approaches in Construction Engineering

edited by Guofeng Ma and

Zhijiang Wu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1001 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent collaborative management; construction process simulation; multi-objective optimization algorithms; construction data integration and processing; smart construction platform; knowledge and communication management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Knowledge Management, Innovation, and Learning Dynamics in Capital Projects

edited by

Patrick S.W. Fong

and Qianwen Zhou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 886 | Submission Open

Keywords: capital projects; knowledge management; innovation; learning dynamics; project success; organizational learning; dynamic capabilities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Advances and Applications of Recycled Concrete in Green Building

edited by

Christian Paglia

and

Cassandra Trottier

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 594 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycling; concrete; buildings; performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Performance Evaluation and Durability Assessment of Concrete Materials in Civil Engineering

edited by

Zhao Chen

,

Shuaicheng Guo

and

Ruizhe Si

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 522 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete durability; performance evaluation; multi-scale testing and analysis methods; structural applications; complex environmental conditions; predictive modeling; sustainable practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Machine Learning in Infrastructure Monitoring and Disaster Management

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 435 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; infrastructure; structural health monitoring; smart materials and structures; disaster management; optimization; resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Construction 4.0 Era: The Application of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Digital Construction

edited by

Frank Ghansah

, Jinfeng Lou,

Amos Darko

and

David J. Edwards

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 392 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction 4.0 era; building information modelling; digital construction; digital technologies; smart construction; smart buildings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Cutting-Edge Research on Smart, Sustainable, and Resilient Buildings and Cities

edited by Guoqiang Shen,

Qiuxiao Chen

, Jie Wang, Tian Chen, Bing Xia and Yiqiao Sun

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 348 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability and resillience; buildings and cities; construction and management; codes and standars; modeling and simulation; systems and technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Application and Characterization of Innovative Cementitious Materials in the Construction Industry

edited by

Gerlinde Lefever

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open

Keywords: (ultra-)high-performance concrete; durability; self-healing concrete; nanomaterials; fibers; hydrogels; non-destructive testing; ultrasound; acoustic emission

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Seismic Design and Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete, Masonry and Steel Structures with Innovative Materials and Devices

edited by

Piero Colajanni

and

Jennifer D'Anna

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic strengthening; seismic response control; dissipative devices; local strengthening; composite materials; numerical model; experimental investigation; FEM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advancing Construction and Design Practices Using BIM

edited by Pierpaolo D'Agostino and

Erika Elefante

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction management; physical– digital interaction; digital twins; BIM integration; data sharing; sustainability in digital modeling; automation in parametric design; reverse engineering; AI application in BIM workflows; smart construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Urban Wellbeing: The Impact of Spatial Parameters—2nd Edition

edited by Dafna Fisher-Gewirtzman and Efrat Blumenfeld Lieberthal

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban wellbeing; impact of spatial parameters; neuro-architecture; urban density and densification; perceived density; urban morphology; building morphology; faç ade geometry and design; street section; urban greenery; impact of culture and geography; experiments in VR; walkability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Renewal and Retrofit in Buildings: Toward a Sustainable and Low-Carbon Future

edited by

Weiguang Cai

, Kairui You, Ruopeng Huang and Xinyue Fu

submission deadline 1 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1430 | Submission Open

Keywords: building repair; building energy retrofit; circular economy; low-carbon building structure; neighborhood renewal; sustainable building environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Sustainable Construction Management and Engineering: Residential Construction with Focus on Life Cycle of Buildings and Costs

edited by

Eduard Hromada

,

Bozena Kaderabkova

,

Klara Cermakova

and Lucie Kurekova

submission deadline 8 Jul 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 22957 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil engineering; buildings; real estate market; sustainability of housing; affordable housing; life cycle costing; project management; cost management; facility management; energy management; BIM; multicriterial modelling; risk analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Dynamic Response of Structures

edited by

Xiaomeng Hou

,

Wenzhong Zheng

,

Honglu Fei

and Shaojun Cao

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 21 articles | Viewed by 51468 | Submission Open

Keywords: dynamic response of structures; measurement; spectral analysis; and energy distribution of ground vibration; attenuation law of blasting-induced vibration and seismic wave; artificial intelligence for predicting ground vibration and blast; vibration absorption measures designing; seismic vulnerability analysis of structures; damage of structures evaluating

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Deep Learning Models in Buildings

edited by

Tae Wan Kim

and Jun Young Jang

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9262 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart building technologies; building performance optimization; predictive maintenance in buildings; automated defect detection; construction data analysis; energy consumption optimization; AI-driven design decision-making; deep learning in construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Research on the Seismic Design of Steel Frames

edited by

Linfeng Lu

and Shaofeng Nie

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8923 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel frame; seismic design; connection; braced steel frame; steel plate shear wall; retrofit; joints

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Research on Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering and Mining Sciences in Construction—2nd Edition

edited by

Xiaoyu Bai

, Nan Yan and

Jianyong Han

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6151 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock mechanics and rock engineering; soil mechanics and foundation engineering; offshore geotechnical engineering; energy geotechnical engineering; intelligent and digital geotechnical engineering; engineering applications of new materials; foundation treatment technology; the mechanical; physical; hydraulic; and thermal properties of geomaterials; theoretical analysis; testing techniques; and numerical simulation of geotechnical media material

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Recent Advances in Intelligent Infrastructure and Construction Engineering

edited by Ye Zhang and

Shuai Han

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4331 | Submission Open

Keywords: automation in construction; deep learning; natural language processing; BIM; monitoring; digital twins; intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Corrosion and Seismic Resistance of Structures

edited by

Yulin Feng

,

Wangbao Zhou

, Bitao Wu,

Xiang Liu

and Xiaoyu Guo

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2931 | Submission Open

Keywords: corrosion; seismic resistance; stability; steel– concrete composite structure; health monitoring; CFST columns; hollow shear walls

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Smart Safety: Leveraging Digital Technologies in Construction Health and Safety Management

edited by

Bilal Manzoor

,

Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari

,

David J. Edwards

and

Abdul Hannan Qureshi

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 408 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modeling (BIM); construction safety; blockchain; artificial intelligence (AI); robotics; accidents; safety prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Advanced Green and Intelligent Building Materials

edited by

Xianhua Yao

, Decai Wang, Ruicong Han,

Min Zhang

, Ying Hao and Lihua Niu

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4098 | Submission Open

Keywords: geopolymer; aerated concrete; green materials; asphalt-based materials; alkali-activated materials; modification method; microscopic analysis; simulation analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

High-Performance Composite Structures: Numerical Simulation, Experimental and Theoretical Studies

edited by

Fenghui Dong

, Zuolong Luo and Zhiqiang Han

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 811 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite structures; high-performance materials; numerical simulation; experimental research; theoretical analysis; design method; construction technology; inspection technology; environmental effect; durability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

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