Applied Infrastructure Corrosion Science for Construction Practice Advancement

Dear Colleagues,

Corrosion is a significant issue affecting the remaining service life of existing structures and the potential service life of new structures. Decisions made during the design and construction of infrastructure can have long-term effects on the extent and rate of corrosion, affecting remaining service life. Such decisions are, in most cases, based on guidance given in national design and construction codes of practice. These codes are based on conventional established principles and findings, empirical data, and inputs from committees of experts and stakeholders. There is typically a lag between the guidance given in these codes of practice and the current state of the art, as documented in the academic literature. A similar scenario exists for guidelines used to assess existing structures. New research offers an improved understanding of long-term corrosion and any influencing factors, which is of interest to owners and managers of existing and potential new infrastructure.

This Special Issue aims to bridge the gap between state-of-the-art corrosion research and current codes of practice and assessment guidelines. This Special Issue will highlight practical research (both current and emerging) which eventually will help shape future codes of practice and guidelines for the design and construction of infrastructure and for their assessment.

Dr. Igor Chaves
Dr. Robert B. Petersen
Prof. Dr. Robert Melchers
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

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. Corrosion and Materials Degradation is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1000 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• corrosion
• long-term corrosion
• construction structure
• corrosion of infrastructure