Emerging Approaches for Performance Assessment and Prediction of Cement-Based Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction and Building Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 January 2024) | Viewed by 3483
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sustainable construction materials and technologies; alternative binders; supplementary cementitious materials; CO2 sequestration systems; smart infrastructure materials and systems; nanotechnology; responsive/adaptive polymer automation in construction; additive and robotic construction; multi-sensory inspection; big data; cloud computing
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Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue brings together a collection of research papers that delve into emerging approaches for assessing performance of cement-based composites. The selected contributions present innovative techniques, experimental studies, and numerical modeling approaches that shed light on the intricate nature of these materials and their response under various loading conditions.
The Issue covers a broad spectrum of topics, including:
- Novel imaging techniques: These contributions explore state-of-the-art imaging methods to provide detailed insights into the microstructure of cement-based composites at different length scales.
- Smart sensing systems: These contributions emphasize the development and application of smart sensors, wireless sensor networks, and data analysis techniques for real-time monitoring of structural behavior of cement-based composites.
- Multi-scale modeling: These contributions present computational modeling approaches to simulate and predict the behavior of cement-based composites.
- Data-driven approaches: These contributions showcases the use of data-driven methodologies, machine learning techniques, and big data analysis to enhance the characterization and assessment of cement-based materials.
The collection of papers in this Special Issue serves as a valuable resource for researchers, engineers, and practitioners involved in the design, construction, and maintenance of cement-based structures, providing insights that can contribute to the development of more durable, sustainable, and high-performance cement-based composites.
Dr. Nima Farzadnia
Dr. Amin Malek
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mechanical performance evaluation
- durability assessment
- imaging techniques
- smart sensing systems and Big Data
- multi-scale modeling.
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