Advances in Concrete and Construction Materials: Innovative Solutions for Durability, Performance and Behavior Under Extreme Conditions
A special issue of Infrastructures (ISSN 2412-3811). This special issue belongs to the section "Infrastructures Materials and Constructions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: materials; fire engineering; machine learning; structural health monitoring; bridge engineering; fire safety; AI; modal analysis; structural heritage; structural engineering; civil engineering; materials engineering
Interests: earthquake engineering; seismic vulnerability; structural health monitoring; historic masonry structures; structure monitoring deformation with DiSAR; structural behavior of masonry arch bridges; strength and sustainability of earth materials
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Interests: recycled concrete; extreme loading conditions; earthquake engineering; structural optimization; structural fire behavior; finite element analysis; computational mechanics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Concrete and construction materials represent the backbone of modern infrastructure systems, yet they face unprecedented challenges from aging, environmental degradation, and exposure to extreme events such as fires, earthquakes, and climate-related hazards. The increasing demand for sustainable and resilient built environments requires innovative solutions that enhance the durability of materials under service conditions and their performance when subjected to extreme loading scenarios.
This Special Issue aims to advance the state of the art in construction materials by fostering high-quality research focused on innovative materials, advanced characterization techniques, and performance assessment methodologies. We seek contributions that address the development of novel cementitious composites, fibre-reinforced systems, and strengthening solutions, as well as studies on material behaviour under coupled environmental and mechanical actions.
We welcome both experimental investigations and numerical studies, as well as case studies demonstrating practical applications in real-world infrastructure projects. This Special Issue will provide a platform for researchers and practitioners to share cutting-edge findings that contribute to safer, more durable, and sustainable construction practices for the infrastructure of tomorrow.
Dr. Armando La Scala
Dr. Maria Francesca Sabba
Dr. Flavio Stochino
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- construction materials
- concrete
- fiber-reinforced composites
- fire resistance
- durability
- extreme service conditions
- structural performance
- thermal–mechanical behavior
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