Selected Papers from the 4th International Conference Steel and Composites for Engineering Structures (4thICSCES)

Dear Colleagues,

It is with great pleasure that we announce a new Special Issue of J. Compos. Sci, entitled "Selected Papers from the 4th International Conference Steel and Composites for Engineering Structures (4thICSCES)". 

The 4th International Conference of Steel and Composite for Engineering Structures (4thICSCES) will be held in Piacenza, Italy, on 9–12 July 2025. The conference will be jointly hosted by the Piacenza's Regional Campus Arata of Politecnico di Milano.

This Special Issue features expanded papers invited by the 4th ICSCES organizers, based on selected conference contributions. 

This Special Issue seeks to establish a high-caliber multidisciplinary forum for the dissemination and critical discussion of recent advances, prevailing challenges, and emerging trends in the domains of steel and composite materials, computational modelling and simulation, and structural health monitoring of engineering structures. Scholars and practitioners are encouraged to contribute original research articles and comprehensive review papers that reflect substantive findings and foster scholarly exchange.

The main topics encompass a wide range of subjects related to composite and steel structures, including innovative materials (e.g., FRP, natural fibres, masonry, timber, rubber), structural rehabilitation techniques, computational modeling methods, AI and big data applications, structural health monitoring, non-destructive testing, and performance analysis of advanced composite systems at multiple scales (nano to macro).

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Buildings.

Prof. Dr. Gabriele Milani
Dr. Erica Magagnini
Guest Editors

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