Advances in Concrete Binders and Reinforced Concrete

Dear Colleagues,

Construction Materials (ISSN 2673-7108) is an international, open access and peer-reviewed journal that publishes research findings and developments in the field of construction materials.

This Special Issue aims to provide insights into the properties and characteristics of different inorganic binders that can be used as the main component in concrete mix designs and reveal their role in the performance of concrete and its applications. Inorganic binders, including Portland cement, alkali-activated materials and magnesium cements, potentially incorporating wastes (fly ash, slags, etc.) or artificial supplementary materials (clays, silica fume, etc.), are welcome to join concrete. Energy-efficient materials, new technologies and techniques (self-healing/curing/sensing, etc.), in addition to concrete designs for optimum performance in terms of mechanical response and/or service life, are also in the scope of this Special Issue.

The length of papers is not restricted so that the experimental and methodical details can be presented. If the full details of the study procedure cannot be included as part of the main manuscript, we also encourage the submission of supplementary documents.

Prof. Dr. Efstratios Badogiannis
Dr. Konstantinos Sotiriadis
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.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1200 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.