Reinforced Concrete: Mechanical Properties and Materials Design
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction and Building Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2026 | Viewed by 127
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cement-based materials; concrete microstructure; solid waste recycling
Interests: structural engineering; FRP strengthening and retrofitting; prestressed concrete structure
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to this Special Issue addressing critical advances in reinforced concrete. With rapid urbanization and climate challenges, innovative solutions for durable and sustainable concrete infrastructure have become globally imperative.
This Special Issue aims to consolidate cutting-edge research on mechanics-based design approaches for reinforced concrete structures. The topic directly aligns with the journal's scope of advanced construction materials.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- High-performance concrete fracture mechanics.
- Corrosion-resistant reinforcement technologies.
- Seismic resilience design methodologies.
- Digital twin applications in structural health monitoring.
- Life-cycle assessment of sustainable concrete systems.
- Seawater sea-sand concrete.
- Compression casting concrete.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Zhi Ge
Prof. Dr. Feng Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- reinforced concrete
- structural mechanics
- seismic design
- durability
- sustainable materials
- fiber-reinforced concrete
- computational modelling
- structural optimization
- non-destructive testing
- life-cycle assessment
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