Advances in Modern Cement-Based Materials for Composite Structures
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 61
Special Issue Editors
2. Engineering Technology Research Center for Prefabricated Construction Industrialization of Hunan Province, Changsha 410075, China
Interests: prefabricated steel-concrete composite beam; high-strength bolt connector; push-off test; finite element model; shear bearing capacity
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
(1) The marriage of modern cement-based materials—ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC), fiber-reinforced concrete, lightweight aggregate concrete, recycled aggregate concrete, desert sand concrete, and seawater sea-sand concrete—with structural steel components has ushered in a new era for composite construction. These advanced materials are redefining performance benchmarks in concrete-filled steel tubes (CFST), composite beams, and hybrid joints, offering solutions for seismic resilience, lightweight design, and sustainable infrastructure.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue, documenting breakthroughs at the intersection of material innovation and composite structural systems.
(2) This Special Issue aims to establish best practices for deploying these advanced materials in steel–concrete composite applications, with emphasis on the following: CFST members utilizing UHPC or recycled aggregates and other modern cement-based materials; shear connection systems in fiber-reinforced concrete composite beams; durability solutions for marine environments using seawater sea-sand concrete; modular construction with lightweight concrete-steel hybrids
(3) In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
Material-Specific Applications
- UHPC-infilled steel columns under cyclic loading;
- Shear stud behavior in fiber-reinforced concrete slabs;
- Bond-slip mechanisms in recycled aggregate CFST.
Structural Performance
- Desert sand concrete in composite deck systems;
- Corrosion protection strategies for SSC hybrid joints;
- Fire resistance in LWAC composite walls.
Design Innovation
- Standardization gaps for novel material combinations;
- Digital tools for hybrid structure optimization;
- Circular economy approaches for composite demolition.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Faxing Ding
Dr. Fei Lyu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC)
- composite structures
- fiber-reinforced concrete
- lightweight aggregate concrete (LWAC)
- concrete-filled steel tubes (CFST)
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