Cement-Based/Non-Cement-Based Constructional Materials: Multiscale Mechanics under Diverse Loadings
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction and Building Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025
Special Issue Editors
Interests: rock-filled concrete; green concrete; 3D-printed concrete; multi-scale modeling; explosion; projectile impact; finite element method; machine learning
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Interests: ultra-high performance concrete; 3D-printed concrete; projectile impact; explosion; machine learning
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Interests: Damage and fractures; impact; numerical methods
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Interests: Portland cement/geopolymer UHPC; Protective materials and structures; Impact and blast of concrete and composite structures; Dynamic constitutive model of concrete; UHPC in structural strengthening and rehabilitation
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Special Issue Information
Recent advances in materials science and structural engineering have underscored the critical importance of understanding the multiscale mechanical behavior of cement-based and non-cement-based construction materials under various strain rates. From nanoscale hydration products to macroscale structural elements, the mechanical response of construction material systems is inherently influenced by both internal heterogeneities and external loading rates.
This Special Issue aims to bring together cutting-edge research on the characterization, modeling, and performance evaluation of cement-based and non-cement-based construction materials across multiple spatial and temporal scales. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, multiscale modeling, experimental mechanics, rate-dependent behavior, energy dissipation mechanisms, machine learning-based predictions, and novel simulation strategies. Contributions that integrate experimental and computational approaches or those that propose innovative methodologies for investigating strain rate effects in complex material systems are especially encouraged.
This collection provides a platform for researchers to share insights that enhance the design and analysis of high-performance construction materials under dynamic and extreme loading conditions.
Dr. Jie Zhang
Dr. Fengling Zhang
Dr. Zhiyong Wang
Dr. Jian Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cement-based materials
- non-cement-based materials
- multiscale modeling
- strain rate effects
- dynamic mechanical behavior
- damage and fracture mechanisms
- composite structures
- experimental testing
- simulation method
- machine learning
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