Modification of Concrete Materials and Protective Coatings for Enhanced Architectural Durability
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Architectural and Infrastructure Coatings".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2027 | Viewed by 30
Editors
Interests: concrete modification; sustainable construction materials; fibre reinforced concrete; ground-supported slabs; experimental testing
Interests: composite structures; fibre reinforced concrete; precast concrete; interface; heritage construction; structural health monitoring
Interests: masonry structures; concrete structures; material analysis; numerical analysis; heritage construction; NDT
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The durability of architectural structures is a critical factor influencing their safety, functionality, aesthetics, and life cycle costs. Concrete, as the most widely used construction material, is particularly vulnerable to environmental and exposure-related impacts such as moisture penetration, freeze–thaw cycles, chemical attack, carbonation, and mechanical wear. In recent years, growing expectations regarding sustainable development and long-term performance of the built environment have intensified research on innovative methods for modifying concrete materials and applying protective coatings.
Modification of concrete through material design, admixtures, surface treatments, and advanced coating systems offers effective strategies to enhance durability while maintaining or improving architectural quality. Protective coatings not only act as physical barriers against aggressive agents but can also provide additional functionalities, including self-cleaning, anti-corrosion, crack-bridging, or aesthetic enhancement. Recent advances in material science, including nanomaterials, multifunctional and smart coatings, and eco-friendly solutions, have significantly broadened the potential applications of such technologies in architectural engineering.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate recent advances in the modification of concrete materials, as well as the development and application of protective coatings, for enhanced durability of architectural structures. We consider contributions addressing both fundamental research and applied studies, with particular emphasis on the mechanical and physical characterisation, performance assessment, and long-term behaviour under service conditions of modified concretes as well as protective coating systems.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Modification of concrete materials for improved durability;
• Protective and functional coatings for architectural concrete;
• Surface treatments and interface behaviour between concrete and coatings;
• Resistance of coated concrete to environmental and mechanical degradation;
• Sustainable, low-emission, and eco-friendly coating systems;
• Experimental, numerical, and durability assessment methods.
Dr. Julia Blazy
Dr. Jakub Zając
Prof. Dr. Łukasz Drobiec
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- concrete modification
- protective coatings
- architectural structures
- durability
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