Mineral and Metal Materials in Civil Engineering
A special issue of Construction Materials (ISSN 2673-7108).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 10
Special Issue Editors
Interests: materials; materials testing; metals; construction machinery reparation; rock materials testing
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Interests: coatings; steel
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Civil engineering is an extremely important field, one repeatedly facing the challenges of technological progress but which is itself seeing constant progress. For instance, progress in construction would not have been possible if it had not been accompanied by the intensive development of building materials. This Special Issue of Construction Materials thus aims to promote the development and improvement of new and existing construction materials through the investigation of mechanical and other characteristics. In addition to construction materials, the Special Issue will also deal with the analysis of metal steel materials, since their application is a crucial part of today’s construction industry.
This Special Issue aims to explore various aspects of the application of materials in civil engineering, with special attention paid to extraction, processing, and metallurgy, as well as the testing of mineral materials and metals, in particular steels. This Special Issue will deal with their application, recycling, and disposal, with emphasis on environmental protection.
Dr. Dušan Arsić
Dr. Ružica R. Nikolić
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- rock and mineral materials
- steel materials for application in civil engineering
- macro-and micro-failure mechanical properties
- damage fracture models and failure mechanisms
- laboratory tests and engineering applications
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