Geopolymers and Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Composites (Second Edition)
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction and Building Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2025 | Viewed by 1151
Special Issue Editors
Interests: concrete structures; sustainable materials; high-performance composites; green construction; strengthening and rehabilitation; artificial intelligence
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: concrete structures; seismic analysis; materials; artificial intelligence
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: concrete structure; sustainable materials; geopolymer concrete; 3D-printing concrete; machine learning
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Special Issue “Geopolymers and Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Composites” will address advances in the characterization, processing, scaling-up, testing, and commercialization of various types of geopolymers and alkali-activated materials, as well as fiber-reinforced concrete composites. In this Special Issue, we welcome research articles, case studies, and reviews that aim to enrich the available knowledge regarding such high-performance construction materials and highlight the latest findings at both the material and structural levels. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Applications of steel, carbon, and polymeric fibers in concrete;
- Fiber-reinforced concrete and high-performance cement-based composites;
- Fiber hybridization;
- Fire resistance;
- Fresh, mechanical, and durability properties;
- Impact strength and bond, shear, flexural, cyclic, and cracking behaviors;
- Geopolymers and alkali-activated materials (i.e., concrete, mortar, adhesives) for different market applications;
- Natural and recycled fibers;
- Numerical modeling;
- Repair applications;
- Proposing new classes of geopolymers and fiber-reinforced concrete;
- Small- and large-scale testing.
Dr. Mohamed K. Ismail
Dr. Ahmed A. Elansary
Dr. Eslam Gomaa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- alkali-activated materials
- concrete
- fibers
- geopolymers
- green construction materials
- strength and durability
- structural capabilities
- sustainability
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