Buildings

Innovative Retrofit Solutions to Improve Energy Efficiency and Indoor Environmental Quality in Buildings

edited by

Sungkyun Jung

,

Yeobeom Yoon

and

Piljae Im

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy; building energy simulation modeling; experimental study; energy efficiency technologies; advanced control; HVAC system; indoor environmental quality; building control optimization; building retrofitting

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

Advances in Sustainable Green Building Practices and Structural Engineering

edited by

Ahmed Ibrahim Hassanin Mohamed

,

Hani Salim

and

Pan Ni

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: green building management; structural engineering; recycled materials; self-healing concrete; composite materials; nanomaterials; carbon-negative materials; life cycle assessment; smart monitoring systems

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

Multisensory Comfort and Human-Centered Design: The Impact of the Built Environment on Health and Well-Being

edited by Federica Giuliani,

Federica Caffaro

, Luca Zaniboni and

Valerio Roberto Maria Lo Verso

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: occupational health; well-being; ergonomics; daylighting and visual comfort; non-visual effects of light; multisensory comfort; human-centered design; design for All; neurodiversity; perception and sensory experience; innovative construction technologies applied; AI and simulation tools for design and evaluation

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

Digital Modeling and Structural Health Monitoring of Cultural Heritage

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; numerical modeling; risk assessment; heritage conservation; climate change; natural risks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Seismic Resilience and Structural Performance of Masonry Structures

edited by

Panos Kloukinas

,

Alejandro Jiménez Rios

and

Viviana Novelli

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic resilience; masonry structures; structural performance; historic– traditional– vernacular buildings; post-earthquake assessment; retrofitting techniques; sustainable construction; 3D-printed structures; numerical and experimental analysis; AI-based performance optimisation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Digital Transformation and Automation in Construction Project Management

edited by

Conrad Boton

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital construction; project management; building information modeling (BIM); lean construction; construction automation; artificial intelligence (AI) in construction; robotics in construction; digital twins; construction risk management; project control

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

Large Language Models and Multimodal AI for Next-Generation Building Information Modeling (BIM): From Conversational Agents to Immersive Design Collaboration

edited by

Muhammad Shoaib Khan

,

Sisi Zlatanova

and

Jongwon Seo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modeling (BIM); large language models (LLMs); conversational AI; VR/AR-enabled collaboration; construction informatics; multimodal interaction; agentic AI for AEC

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

Analysis of Structural and Seismic Performance of Building Structures

edited by

María Victoria Requena García de la Cruz

and Madalena Ponte

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic assessment; structural analysis; buildings; masonry; heritage; soil-structure interaction; reinforced-concrete; seismic retrofit

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Intelligent Preservation: AI-Driven Innovation in Cultural Heritage Buildings

edited by Wei Chen, Hui Wang,

Yichi Zhang

,

Xiaoling Dai

and Xiang Ren

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; architectural heritage; digital twin; heritage conservation; computer vision; machine learning; 3D reconstruction; cultural heritage management; generative AI; digital preservation

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

Advanced Study on Urban Environment by Big Data Analytics

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban visual intelligence; urban perception; urban built environment; urban thermal environment; heritage conservation; digital heritage; urban planning and design; urban mobility

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

High-Performance Buildings for Health and Comfort: Indoor Environment, Thermal Design, and Structural Integrity

edited by Yuxin Yang,

Zheng Li

,

Guoqing Song

and

Meng Gu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor environmental quality; thermal comfort; occupant health; building performance simulation; low-carbon retrofit; HVAC system optimization; smart building control; building envelope; data-driven modeling; sustainable building design

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

Recent Advances in Fibre-Reinforced Cementitious and Polymeric Composites for Construction

edited by Esmaeel Esmaeeli, Jianfei Chen and

Philip Collins

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP); fibre-reinforced concrete (FRC); textile-reinforced mortar/concrete (TRM/TRC); structural strengthening and retrofitting; FRP internal reinforcement; bond and anchorage behaviour; durability and fatigue; fire and thermal performance; high strain-rate/impact/blast response; structural health monitoring (SHM) and digital twins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Real Estate, Housing, and Urban Governance—2nd Edition

edited by Jie Chen, Zisheng Song and

Wei Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: real estate; housing; urban development; urban governance; urban environmental sustainability; migration; mobility and urbanization; urban– rural integration; big data; AI; and smart cities; building technology and building management; urban resilience

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

Low-Carbon and Sustainable Building Structures

edited by

Bing Xia

, Kaijian Zhang, Yuxiang Tang, Dianchao Wang and Chunhui Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon structural design; low-carbon building materials; structural performance of low-carbon structures; design for deconstruction; component reuse; low-carbon structural optimization; carbon footprint and accounting; durability and resilience under extreme loads; sustainable construction and retrofit

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advances in Eco-Friendly Construction and Building Materials

edited by

Nariman Saeed

and

Tariq Aziz

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction materials; low-carbon technologies; circular economy in construction; waste valorisation and resource recovery; life-cycle assessment (LCA) of building materials; durability and long-term performance

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

Optimization and Application of Concrete Materials in Constructions

edited by

Tomasz Ponikiewski

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

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

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

Advanced Applications of AI-Driven Structural Control

edited by

Abdelwahhab Khatir

,

Samir Khatir

and

Roberto Capozucca

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-Enhanced Structural Control Methods ; Machine Learning for Structural Dynamics ; Digital Twins for Infrastructure Control ; Smart Sensing and Intelligent Monitoring ; Damage Detection and Control During Extreme Events ; Optimization Frameworks and Metaheuristics ; AI for Structural Health Monitoring and Control Integration ; Applications Across Engineering Fields ; Experimental based static and dynamics analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Sustainable Building Materials and Circular Economy in Construction

edited by Muhammad Ali, Davide Lavorato and

Humphrey Danso

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon construction; bio-based materials; recycled materials; waste-derived materials; circular economy; sustainable construction

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

Research on Building Structural Behavior Under Extreme Conditions

edited by

Qiushi Yan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: blast-resistant structures; impact-resistant design; advanced construction materials; dynamic response analysis; critical infrastructure protection; numerical simulation; resilience assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Data-Driven Approaches for Building Energy Assessment and Sustainable Retrofit

edited by Jinxin Gao and

Yanyan Ke

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy; data-driven; energy assessment; energy prediction; sustainable retrofitting; carbon emissions; low-carbon buildings; retrofitting strategies

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

Durability and Sustainability in Modern Construction Materials

edited by Sanaul Chowdhury and Jeung-Hwan Doh

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction materials; recycled materials; durability; sustainability; sustainable infrastructure; green building materials; nanomaterials in construction

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

Innovations in Water Management for Climate Resilient Cities and Buildings

edited by Szu-Hsien Peng,

Lei Xiong

and I-Hui Chen

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-resilient water systems; urban flood simulation; hydrology and hydrogeology; smart city and AIoT monitoring; watershed and debris-flow management; urban resilience and disaster mitigation; nature-based solutions; water-sensitive urban design; geotechnical risk monitoring; AI-assisted environmental analysis

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

Integrating BIM and Knowledge Management for Smarter Construction Practices

edited by Taha M. Salih Elhag

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modeling (BIM); knowledge management; infrastructure management systems; public– Private Partnership (PPP); sustainable construction practices

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

Intelligent Automation in Construction Management

edited by Hyunsu Lim, Taehoon Kim and

Chang-Won Kim

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1474 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent automation; construction management; artificial intelligence; robotics; digital twin; IoT; computer vision; site monitoring

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

Advances in Environmentally-Friendly Building Materials in Construction

edited by

Ruby Mejía de Gutiérrez

and Rafael A. Robayo-Salazar

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4923 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; sustainable and low-carbon building materials; eco-friendly materials and processes; utilization of by-products and waste materials in construction; construction and demolition wastes; recycled aggregates; alternative binders to Portland cement; geopolymers; 3D concrete printing; concrete durability; life cycle analysis

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

Artificial Intelligence in Material and Structural Optimization for Sustainable Infrastructure

edited by

Satish Paudel

,

Panagiotis G. Asteris

, T. Jeyakaran and Hakas Prayuda

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3068 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); generative design; surrogate modeling; additive manufacturing in construction; resilient infrastructure; life-cycle assessment (LCA); sustainable construction materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Development and Application in Sustainable Construction and Building Materials

edited by

Jose M. Vercher

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; advanced building materials; energy efficiency; recycled materials; waste-based materials; bio-based materials; life-cycle assessment; architectural heritage; vernacular building materials

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

Advanced Geotechnics: Optimization, Reliability, and Intelligent Methods for Underground, Foundation, and Earth Structures

edited by

Primož Jelušič

,

Tomaž Žula

and

Rok Varga

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical engineering; underground structures; foundations; earth structures; optimization; multi-objective design; reliability-based design; sustainability; machine learning; numerical modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

AI-Driven Distributed Optimization for Building Energy Management

edited by

Otilia Elena Dragomir

,

Renato De Leone

and

Yelda Durgun Şahin

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: distributed optimization; artificial intelligence; building energy management systems (BEMS); model predictive control; multi-agent systems; demand response; HVAC optimization; renewable energy integration; edge computing; IoT sensors; energy efficiency; thermal comfort; occupancy prediction; deep reinforcement learning; cyber– physical systems; microgrid coordination; load forecasting; building-to-grid integration

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

Wind-Induced Vibration of High-Rise Buildings

edited by Bei Chen,

Yuji Tai

and

Weilin Li

submission deadline 26 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind load estimation; innovative vibration mitigation strategies; aerodynamics and aeroelasticity; structure dynamic performance enhancement; multi-hazard risk assessment and resilience; wind-induced vibration; novel systems to optimize structural/aerodynamic response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Emerging Technologies and Workflows for BIM and Digital Construction

edited by

David Heesom

and

Wei Zhou

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13644 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modelling (BIM); emerging technology; digital twin artificial intelligence; virtual augmented reality; digital data; robotics

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

Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation in the Era of Smart Buildings

edited by

Carlos Rizo-Maestre

,

María Dolores Andújar-Montoya

,

Carlos Pérez-Carramiñana

and

Pascual Saura-Gómez

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1890 | Submission Open

Keywords: ventilation; smart buildings; sensors; predictive analytics; IoT (Internet of Things); energy efficiency; environmental impact; occupant health; building information modeling (BIM)

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

Low-Carbon Materials and Advanced Engineering Technologies

edited by

Tian Su

, Chenxia Wang, Bo Xu and

Xuefeng Mei

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1739 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon building materials; carbon capture and utilization; advanced engineering technologies; structural dynamic response; advanced management methods

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

Sustainable Architecture and Healthy Environment

edited by Xueyan Zhang,

Shui Yu

and Jiayin Zhu

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1466 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat transfer performance of building envelopes; building thermal engineering; thermal application of biomass energy; healthy indoor environment; energy conversion and utilization technology; green and sustainable ecological building technology; indoor environmental air quality

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

Advanced Studies in Structural Performance, Durability, and Constractional Improvements of Reinforced Concrete Structures

edited by

Neda Asgarkhani

and Farzin Kazemi

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1083 | Submission Open

Keywords: reinforced concrete (RC) structures; structural performance; structural durability; constructional improvements; seismic performance; structural health monitoring; material degradation; concrete technology; high-performance concrete (HPC); fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC); corrosion resistance; service life prediction; retrofitting techniques; nonlinear analysis; structural rehabilitation; crack propagation; load-bearing capacity; sustainable construction materials; experimental testing; finite element modeling (FEM); life-cycle assessment (LCA); structural optimization; advanced cementitious materials; damage assessment; smart materials in RC; machine learning methods; data-driven methods; artificial neural networks; data-based predictive models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Research on Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Structures and Components—2nd Edition

edited by Weijing Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic performance; precast concrete structures; progressive collapse; earthquake resilient structures; structural walls; RC frame; experimental research; numerical modelling; seismic design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

AI and Data Analytics for Energy-Efficient and Healthy Buildings: 2nd Edition

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 47176 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy-efficient and healthy buildings; AI and data analytics; data-driven modelling; smart digital technology; smart buildings; smart urban planning; smart cities; intelligent architecture

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

Advanced Research on Improvement of the Indoor Acoustic Environment

edited by

Ángel Fermín Ramos Ridao

and

Diego Pablo Ruiz Padillo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 27083 | Submission Open

Keywords: room and indoor acoustics ; architectural design for noise control ; acoustic conditioning and materials; acoustic modelling and simulation ; emerging technologies for building insulation; acoustic sustainability ; urban acoustics; soundscapes; psycho-acoustic; virtual reality technology

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

Advanced Research on Cementitious Composites for Construction

edited by Jun Tian,

Yinfei Du

, Yuzhou Zheng, Hui Huang and Hao Fu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17975 | Submission Open

Keywords: cementitious composites; fiber reinforced; mechanical properties; durability; extreme conditions; structural behavior; sustainable development

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

Advances in Life Cycle Management of Buildings

edited by

Junwu Wang

, Han Wu and Zhangsheng Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14255 | Submission Open

Keywords: cost and duration analysis in LCM; durable design in LCM; construction enterprise management; digital twins and BIM; smart devices and sensor technologies; soft computing in civil engineering; uncertainty analysis in LCM of civil engineering; risk management in LCM of civil engineering; decision support in LCM of civil engineering; green construction and sustainable management

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

Assessment, Repair, Maintenance, and Conservation of Existing Buildings: State-of-the-art Methods, Advances, and Case Studies

edited by

Cristina Cantagallo

,

Valentino Sangiorgio

and

Humberto Varum

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8205 | Submission Open

Keywords: existing masonry buildings; existing reinforced concrete buildings; earthquake engineering; natural fiber materials; composite materials; advanced materials; combined hazards; multi-risk assessment; building heritage; simplified vulnerability methods; building risk; territorial risk; resilience of existing buildings; maintenance strategies for existing buildings; building information modelling (BIM)

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

Innovative Solutions for Enhancing Seismic Resilience of Buildings

edited by

Himan Hojat Jalali

and Arman Mamazizi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7284 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural resilience damage control; damper; rocking mechanism; low-damage system; repairable seismic system; self-centering seismic system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Study on Concrete Structures—2nd Edition

edited by

Haijun Zhou

,

Rujin Ma

, Rui Zhou and Cong Ma

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5864 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete material; concrete structure; mechanical behavior; experimental technique; modeling technique; concrete structural system; structural monitoring; durability and improvement

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

The Dynamic In Situ Characterisation of Buildings

edited by

Virginia Gori

,

Cliff Elwell

and

Frances Hollick

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4757 | Submission Open

Keywords: building physics; buildings and energy; dynamic thermal performance; demand side response; building flexibility; building systems; in situ building characterisation; thermal comfort; domestic and non-domestic buildings; ventilation in buildings

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

A Digital Innovation Framework for Construction Management and Built Environment

edited by

Syed Mahmood Ahmed

,

Yasmeen Ahmed

and

Rizwan Farooqui

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2343 | Submission Open

Keywords: management of contracts in construction projects; public– private partnerships in construction project; laws and logistics in construction management; construction science and management; tenders and documents in project management; innovation in structural design and visualization; contemporary civil engineering technologies; higher education for the building construction industry; construction; and materials science; policies and procedures for construction management sustainability in construction technology; trends of vernacularism in construction technologies; curricula building for construction industry-related education; retrofitting and energy efficiency in buildings through modern tools; sustainability in architectural design and planning; interior architecture; post-occupancy building comfort management; hazard management and planning by architects; affordable housing; theories of architecture and the evolution of architectural character in the post-industrialization era; landscape architectural theories and criticism; disaster risk reduction (DRR) and management; landscape architecture; interior architecture; information communication technologies; regional trends and practices in construction management; collaboration in construction management

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

Innovation and Technology in Sustainable Construction

edited by

Gang Yao

,

Wei Tian

and

Yang Yang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1392 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction technology; sustainability; engineering project management; construction safety; intelligent construction; infrastructure construction; low carbon

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

Advanced Research on Steel Joints and Structures: Mechanical Behavior, Performance Analysis, and Stability Design

edited by

, Jitao Zhong,

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, Bing Wang and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1162 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel joints; structural performance; stability design; mechanical behavior; steel structures; high-strength steel; seismic resistance; numerical simulation; structural optimization; advanced materials in steel construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Research on Health, Wellbeing, and Urban Design—2nd Edition

edited by

Wei-Ling Hsu

, Kuo-Shun Sun and

Hsin-Lung Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban ecological infrastructure; spatial spillover; village revitalization; rural housing; polycentricity; carbon footprint; resilience; sustainability; green buildings

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

Intelligent Assessment and Retrofitting of Existing Building Structures for Sustainable and Resilient Cities

edited by

Kuangyu Dai

,

Lei Li

and

Yumeng Qiao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: existing building structures; structural health monitoring; digital twin; machine learning; structural resilience; seismic strengthening; sustainable upgrading; building information modeling (BIM); computer vision; high-performance materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Research on Structural Analysis and Design of Civil Structures—2nd Edition

edited by