Construction and Building Materials
A section of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944).
Section Information
The Section “Construction and Building Materials” covers the areas of construction and building materials science and engineering, including construction chemistry, building physics, modelling and testing, as well as related crossover fields in relation to their mechanical, physical, chemical, durability and sustainability properties. Some topics of interest are:
- Scientific developments in construction and building materials;
- Fundamental, theoretical, modelling and experimental studies of materials;
- Energy, environmental, biomaterials, recycling, lifecycle, raw materials;
- Testing of materials using advanced methods and techniques;
- Nanotechnology and applications;
- Hybrid materials and novel materials for circularity;
- Sustainability approaches for materials;
- High- and ultra-high-performance materials;
- Alkali-activated and supplementary materials;
- Monitoring materials behaviour;
- Smart and self-healing materials;
- Digital-fabricated and 3D-printed materials
- Asphalt, pavements and polymer materials;
- Energy storage and phase change materials;
- Surface materials and restoration materials;
- Non-destructive techniques and monitoring;
- Novel materials for air cleaning and health in buildings.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Supplementary Cementitious Materials in Concrete - Part II (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
- Confined Concrete and Its Application in Structural Engineering (Deadline: 10 June 2022)
- Industrial Symbiosis and Development of New Materials or Products in Building Sector (Deadline: 10 June 2022)
- Application of the Acoustic Emission Method in Concrete Materials (Deadline: 10 June 2022)
- New Advances in Cement and Concrete Research (Deadline: 10 June 2022)
- Environmental Impact on Mechanical Properties of Construction Materials (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- Functional Cement-Based Composites for Civil Engineering (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- Multifunctional Cementitious Composites: Manufacturing and Characterization (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- Advances in Binders for Construction Materials (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- Load Test and Numerical Analysis on Construction Materials (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- Bond Behavior of Externally Bonded and Internal Reinforcement (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- Composite Systems for Strengthening and Rehabilitation of Concrete and Masonry Structures (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- Self-Healing Concrete and Cement-Based Materials (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- Recycled Materials in Civil Engineering Application (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Concrete 3D Printing and Digitally-Aided Fabrication (Second Volume) (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Experimental Testing and Constitutive Modelling of Pavement Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Study of Hydraulic Binders: From Mixing to Setting (Deadline: 10 July 2022)
- Concrete Technology and Mechanical Properties of Concretes (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Repair and Strengthening of Existing Reinforced Concrete Structures (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- 3D Printing Techniques in Construction Materials (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Advanced Concrete Technology – Smart and Multifunctional Cementitious Composites (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Testing of Materials and Elements in Civil Engineering (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Low Carbon Cements (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Performance-Related Material Properties of Asphalt Mixture Components (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Construction Engineering - Challenges of the 21st Century (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Advanced Steel Composites in Construction Engineering (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Advanced Engineering Cementitious Composites and Concrete Sustainability (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Advances in Green Construction Materials (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- State-of-the-Art Construction Materials in Italy: Challenges for Sustainable, Safe, and Resilient Buildings (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Long-Life and Circular Pavement Materials (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Recent Innovations in Fibrous Concrete with Superior Mechanical Properties and Evolution in 2022 (Deadline: 10 August 2022)
- Construction Circular Economy: Recycling Construction and Demolition Wastes (Deadline: 10 August 2022)
- Characterization of Biopolymer–Concrete Composites in Construction (Deadline: 10 August 2022)
- Materials, Structure, and Modeling for Smart and Resilient Roads (Deadline: 10 August 2022)
- Mix-Design and Behavior of Special Concrete (Deadline: 10 August 2022)
- Advances in the Mechanical Properties of Cements, Mortars and Concretes (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- The Structure of Building Materials Obtained from Various Substances and Their Specialized Applications (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Development of High Performance Concrete (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Sustainable Building Materials: Novelties, Characteristics and Applications (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Concrete Durability: Deterioration Mechanisms, Prediction and Rehabilitation (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Advanced Civil Engineering Materials: From Synthesis to Application (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Temperature Reduction Technologies Meet Asphalt Pavement: Green and Sustainability (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Reinforced Concrete Structures for Durability and Corrosion Resistance (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Cement, Gypsum, and Lime Composites: Methods, Models, Kinetics, and Recent Advances (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Life-Cycle Performance of Green Cementitious Composites under Complex Environmental Conditions (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Sustainable Recycling Techniques of Pavement Materials (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Research of Mechanical Behavior of Cement and Concrete Composites (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Utilisation of Recycled Materials and By-Products in Concrete (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Advances in Lime and Lime-Based Materials (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Sustainability in Construction and Building Materials (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Durability Studies on the Concrete and Related Composites (Deadline: 10 September 2022)
- Modeling and Testing of Reinforced Concrete or Composite Structures Using Advanced New Materials (Deadline: 10 September 2022)
- New Applications of 3D Architectured Materials (Deadline: 10 September 2022)
- New Materials and Technologies for Road Pavement Maintenance (Deadline: 10 September 2022)
- Alternative, Traditional and Waste Materials Used in the Construction Industry: Research, Modeling and Design (Deadline: 10 September 2022)
- Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Cement-Based Composites (Deadline: 10 September 2022)
- Recent Developments in Geopolymers and Alkali-Activated Materials (Deadline: 10 September 2022)
- Advancement of Functionalized Mineral Materials and Rock (Deadline: 10 September 2022)
- Mechanical Behavior, Leaching and Environmental Evaluation of Recycled Aggregates (Deadline: 10 September 2022)
- Advances of Chemical Admixtures for Modern Concrete (Deadline: 10 September 2022)
- Recent Discoveries in Construction Materials—towards a Sustainable Future (Deadline: 10 September 2022)
- High Performance Concrete and Concrete Structure (Deadline: 20 September 2022)
- Design and Simulation of Reinforced Concrete (Deadline: 20 September 2022)
- Mechanical Behaviour and Durability Performance of Concrete Materials (Deadline: 20 September 2022)
- Innovative Materials and Technologies for Smart Cities (Deadline: 20 September 2022)
- Fiber-Reinforced Concrete: Design, Characterization, and Applications (Deadline: 20 September 2022)
- Cement-Based Materials Applied in Sustainable Construction (Deadline: 20 September 2022)
- Modern Asphalt Pavements: From Constituent Material Characteristics to Pavement Performance and Applications (Deadline: 20 September 2022)
- Marginal Materials: Characterization and Application in Transport Infrastructure Construction (Deadline: 20 September 2022)
- Polymer in/on Concrete (Deadline: 20 September 2022)
- New Advances in High-Performance Steel and Composite Structures under Extreme Loads (Deadline: 10 October 2022)
- Advanced Experimental Research on Pavement and Subgrade Materials (Deadline: 10 October 2022)
- Advances in Low-Clinker Cements (Deadline: 10 October 2022)
- Advances in Monitoring of Transportation Infrastructures (Deadline: 10 October 2022)
- Recycled Materials and By-Products for Pavement Construction (Deadline: 10 October 2022)
- Shape Memory Alloys for Civil Engineering (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Performance and Applications of Construction Materials and Structures (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality in the Cement-Based Materials (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Modeling and Simulations of Construction Materials (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Research and Development of Building Materials Based on Industrial Waste (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Ballastless Track: Design, Materials, Mechanism Analysis and Risk Management (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Durability and Surface Protection of Porous Materials and External Building Partitions (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Development and Characterization of Novel Cement Materials (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Properties and Durability of Advanced Concrete and Novel Construction Composites (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Current State of Coal Fly Ash Utilization: Characterization and Application (Deadline: 10 November 2022)
- Grouting Materials: Preparations, Properties and Applications (Deadline: 10 November 2022)
- Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC): Current and Future Research (Deadline: 10 November 2022)
- Research and Development of Modified Building Materials (Deadline: 10 November 2022)
- Research on Non-destructive Testing in Civil Engineering Materials (Deadline: 15 November 2022)
- Advances in Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3) Concrete (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Trends in the Development of Building Materials with Recycled Waste (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Performance and Properties of Reinforced-Cement-Based Materials in Aggressive Environments (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Multi-Scale Structural Characterization of Cement-Based Composites (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Advances in Cement-Based Materials: Mechanical Behavior, Rheology, and Radiology (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Masonry Structures and Reinforced Concrete Structures (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Development and Applications of Eco-Concrete and Mortars (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Mechanical Fracture and Fatigue Characteristics of Cement-Based Composites (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Sustainable Strategies for Preventing Deterioration and Corrosion Risks in Reinforced Concrete Structures (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Recycled Aggregate Concrete and Alternative Binders for Sustainable Building Engineering (Second Volume) (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- AI-Based Holistic Structural Analysis and Designs (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Advances in Serviceability Analysis of Concrete Structures (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Artificial Intelligence for Cementitious Materials (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Sustainable Cementitious Materials for Civil and Transportation Engineering (Deadline: 10 December 2022)
- Research on Mechanical Properties and Finite-Element Analysis of Concrete Structures (Deadline: 10 December 2022)
- Eco-Friendly Materials for Energy Efficiency in Building and Devices (Deadline: 10 December 2022)
- Concrete in Structural Engineering: Fabrication and Mechanical Behavior (Deadline: 10 December 2022)
- Experimental Study, Numerical Simulation & Structural Applications of Construction Materials (Deadline: 10 December 2022)
- Feature Papers in Construction and Building Materials (Deadline: 10 December 2022)
- Advances in Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composites for Concrete and Masonry Structures (Deadline: 10 December 2022)
- Industrial Solid Wastes for Construction and Building Materials (Deadline: 10 December 2022)
- Innovative Road Materials and Pavement Design—Functional Materials and Intelligent Sensing Pavement (Deadline: 10 December 2022)
- Bridge Deck Pavement Materials and Performance (Deadline: 10 December 2022)
- Wood-Based Materials in Building (Deadline: 10 December 2022)
- Durability of Reinforced Concrete Structures under Environmental Actions and Mechanical Loads (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Structural Methods and Architectural Designs with Recent Technologies on Concrete, Steel, Woven, Fiber Cementitious and Composite Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Strength and Fracture Mechanism of Construction Materials and Structural Components (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Advances in Nanomaterials and Molecules and Their Applications on Environment Recovery (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Properties and Applications of Cement-based Composites (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Multiscale Modeling and Simulation on Constructional Composite Materials and Structures (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Advances in Functional Cement and Concrete Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Convergence & Sustainable Technology in Building Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Harmonization of Innovative Materials Performance and Pavement Asset Management (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- New Findings of Portland Cementitious Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Recent Development in Construction and Building Materials Using Natural and Mineral Fibers (Deadline: 30 December 2022)
- Concrete Materials: Advancement in Materials Design, Manufacturing, and Applications (Deadline: 30 December 2022)
- Structural Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Elements Damaged by Corrosion: Experimental, Numerical and Analytical Studies (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Advanced Construction Materials and Processes in Poland (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Environmentally Friendly Materials in Construction, Volume II (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Eco-Design and New Inorganic-Based Composites in a More Sustainable Construction (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Importance of Machine Intelligence for Construction Material and Structural Engineering Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Sustainable Construction Materials: From Paste to Concrete (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Advances in Ultra-High Performance Concrete and Engineered Cementitious Composites (Deadline: 10 January 2023)
- Mathematical Modeling of Building Materials (Deadline: 10 January 2023)
- Asphalt Road Paving Materials (Deadline: 10 January 2023)
- Advances in Asphalt Materials (Deadline: 10 January 2023)
- Selected Papers from the 7th International Conference on Technological Innovation in Building CITE 2022 (Deadline: 10 January 2023)
- Construction and Building Materials and Their Nondestructive Testing (Deadline: 10 January 2023)
- Concretes and Cement-Based Composites: Additives/Admixtures, Hydration Process and Durability Research (Deadline: 10 January 2023)
- Properties and Novel Applications of Recycled Concrete and Mixed Aggregates (Deadline: 10 January 2023)
- Advanced and Sustainable Low Carbon Cement and Concrete Materials (Deadline: 10 January 2023)
- Preventing, Assessing, Mitigating and Managing Alkali-Aggregate Reaction (AAR) in Concrete Infrastructure: Challenges and Research Needs (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Magnesia-Phosphate Cement (MPC) and MPC-Based Functional Materials (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Modification and Performance of Novel Cementitious Materials (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Mechanical Properties and Durability Issues in the Functional Concrete Materials and Structure (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Development and Research of Cementitious Materials (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Advances in 3D Concrete Printing Technology (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Advances in Regenerated Asphalt Mixtures (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Innovative Structures Made of High-Performance Materials (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Advances in Sustainable Construction and Building Materials (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Structural Damage Detection, Retrofit and Rehabilitation of Bridge Structures (Deadline: 10 February 2023)
- Mechanical Research of Reinforced Concrete Materials (Deadline: 10 February 2023)
- Stone Building Materials: Characterization, Decay, and Conservation (Deadline: 10 February 2023)
- Concrete Chemistry and Sustainability (Deadline: 10 February 2023)
- Multiscale and Multiphysics Modeling of Heterogeneous Materials and Structures (Deadline: 10 February 2023)
- Multiscale Reliability Analysis of Stiffened Composites (Deadline: 10 February 2023)
- The Evaluation and Characterization of Asphalt and Concrete (Deadline: 10 February 2023)
- Advanced Smart and Functional Building Materials (Deadline: 10 February 2023)
- Microstructural, Mechanical, and Durability Characteristics of Cementitious Materials (Deadline: 10 February 2023)
- Development and Characterization of New Cementitious and Concrete Materials (Deadline: 10 February 2023)
- Recycling and Development of New Building Materials or Products (Deadline: 20 February 2023)
- Seismic Design and Structures Analysis of Construction Materials (Deadline: 20 February 2023)
- Strength, Ductility and Durability of Strengthened or Repaired Reinforced Concrete or Masonry Structures (Deadline: 20 February 2023)
- From Waste to High Quality Products to Develop New Industrial Symbiosis (Deadline: 20 February 2023)
- Corrosion, Properties and Characterization in Concrete (Deadline: 20 February 2023)
- Novel Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Technologies for Structures (Deadline: 20 February 2023)
- Geopolymers and Alkali-Activated Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications (Deadline: 20 February 2023)
- Advances in Research and Materials in Cultural Heritage (Deadline: 20 February 2023)
- Advances in Preparation and Characterization of High-Performance Cement-Based Structural Materials (Deadline: 20 February 2023)
- Research on Novel Sustainable Binders, Concretes and Composites (Deadline: 28 February 2023)
- Numerical Modelling and Experimental Analysis for Unilateral Structures (Deadline: 28 February 2023)
- Development and Characterization of Geopolymers and Nanostructured Construction Materials (Deadline: 10 March 2023)
- Renovation Problems in Constructions and Historic Buildings (Deadline: 20 March 2023)
- New Trends in Geopolymer Concrete (Deadline: 20 March 2023)
- Material Science in Transportation and Construction Engineering, Volume II (Deadline: 20 March 2023)
- Mechanical Behavior of Concrete Materials and Structures: Experimental Evidence and Analytical Models (Volume II) (Deadline: 20 March 2023)
- Modeling of Constitutive Laws for Traditional and Innovative Building Materials (Deadline: 31 March 2023)
- Shotcrete/Sprayed Concrete Technology (Deadline: 20 May 2023)
- Durability and Sustainability of Cement and Concrete Composites (Deadline: 31 May 2023)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
