Pathology and Performance of Constructions
A special issue of Construction Materials (ISSN 2673-7108).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 32
Special Issue Editors
Interests: pathology; construction performance; concrete technology; fire resistance
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: pathology; construction performance; concrete technology; fire resistance
Interests: civil engineering; materials and sustainability; Structures; materials; performance; construction techniques
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue deals with topics related to building pathology and building performance. These factors are of great importance to the service life and safety of buildings, especially in regions with high levels of disturbances, such as coastal cities, which have heavy traffic involving combustion vehicles, or regions experiencing seismic shocks.
It is known that buildings should be robust enough to withstand natural disturbances and thus have low maintenance costs for the general population. Furthermore, buildings must be healthy and offer good living conditions.
For this reason, the areas of fire safety, thermal and acoustic performance, airtightness and lighting are also of great importance.
Therefore, we welcome articles on these topics to increase technical knowledge in these areas.
Prof. Dr. Bernardo Fonseca Tutikian
Prof. Dr. Fernanda Pacheco
Prof. Dr. Hinoel Zamis Ehrenbring
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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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. Construction Materials is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- pathology
- building performance
- fire resistance
- acoustic performance
- termic performance
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