Concrete in Structural Engineering for Sustainability

Dear Colleagues,

The present Special Issue is intended to promote and compile research related to structural engineering focused on concrete materials, especially for sustainability in line with the policies in many countries put in place to cope with global climate change. A better cementitious material or an efficient structural system can be taken as a good solution to improve the sustainability in civil engineering industry, where concrete is commonly used for construction material. Innovations could be seen not only in structural efficiency related to material savings, sectional optimization, and construction methods, but also in energy efficiency that could be associated with thermal insulation and the treatment of construction and demolition waste. To accomplish these tasks, advanced materials such as high-performance concrete, fiber-reinforced concrete, and lightweight concrete can be considered. Additionally, eco-friendly materials such as recycled aggregate concrete and the use of by-products are being considered for inclusion in construction materials. Such advanced or recycled materials should be validated for use as construction materials, and their structural characteristics should be also revealed. For a better future in civil engineering, the assessment and monitoring of the existing structures could contribute to sustainability, which would require the use of sophisticated tools such as fuzzy theory and machine learning. This Special Issue covers all the above research topics related to structural engineering for sustainability.

Dr. Hyunjin Ju
Dr. Dichuan Zhang
Guest Editors

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