Microstructural, Mechanical, and Durability Characteristics of Cementitious Materials (3rd Edition)
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction and Building Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 August 2026 | Viewed by 1398
Special Issue Editors
Interests: geopolymer; microstructure; drying shrinkage; mechanical properties; durability of cement-based composites
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Interests: fiber-reinforced concrete; durability of concrete materials and structural components; application of new materials in structural and geotechnical engineering; non-destructive testing; research on concrete fracture mechanics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. Advances in the manufacturing of cementitious materials and the production of concrete have led to improved performance of traditional concrete. Different types of cementitious materials have been developed to build high-performance and environmentally sustainable concrete structures. For example, concrete with the addition of supplementary cementitious material, alkali-activated concrete, and geopolymer concrete were developed to reduce the negative environmental impacts of ordinary Portland cement and improve the properties of the construction materials, while fiber-reinforced cementitious composites and ultra-high performance concrete were developed to enhance the performance and durability of the concrete. However, many fundamental mechanisms in the different types of cementitious materials are not yet well understood. Since the mechanical properties and durability of the materials are directly linked to the change in the microstructure of the mixture, it is important to understand the relationship between the microstructural, mechanical and durability performance of cementitious materials.
The aim of this Special Issue is to collect original contributions on the mechanical properties and durability evaluation of different types of cementitious materials and the microstructure characterization of cementitious composites. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: characterization of cementitious materials, mechanical and durability performance, fiber-reinforced concrete, alkali-activated materials, geopolymer, multi-scale study of the cementitious materials, and other related experimental investigations, simulations and analyses of cement-based construction materials.
Dr. Ruizhe Si
Dr. Shuaicheng Guo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cementitious materials
- mechanical properties
- durability
- microstructure
- advanced materials characterization
- numerical simulations
- experimental findings
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