High-Performance Concrete: Synergies Between Material Innovation and Structural Health Monitoring
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction and Building Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 80
Special Issue Editors
Interests: high-performance concrete; nanomaterials in concrete; sustainable construction materials
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: high-performance concrete; sustainable construction materials; concrete admixture
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: nanomaterials in concrete; sustainable construction materials; carbonization of cement-based materials; microscopic characterization
Interests: structural health monitoring; deep learning; computer vision; damage detection; structural condition assessment
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
High-performance concrete (HPC) is an advanced type of concrete distinguished by its superior mechanical properties, enhanced durability, and improved sustainability compared to its conventional form. With the increasing demands of HPC applied in modern infrastructure, this Special Issue explores the performance of HPC in terms of synergies between material innovation and structural health monitoring, aiming to address critical challenges in optimizing HPC’s mechanical properties, durability, and environmental sustainability while advancing real-time performance assessment and predictive maintenance frameworks. Overall, this Special Issue seeks to combine the benefits between new material design and advanced structural health monitoring technology, thereby fostering the development of resilient and intelligent concrete infrastructures.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: nanomaterials, engineered cementitious composites, AI-driven property prediction models, and integrated sensor networks for damage detection.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Tao Shi
Prof. Dr. Hongbo Tan
Guest Editors
Dr. Yufeng Song
Dr. Tao Jin
Dr. Yubing Ouyang
Guest Editor Assistants
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Keywords
- high-performance concrete
- fiber reinforcement
- ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC)
- sustainable construction materials
- engineered cementitious composites (ECCs)
- nanomaterials in concrete
- structural health monitoring
- non-destructive testing
- smart sensors
- machine learning applications
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