Strength and Fracture Mechanism of Construction Materials and Structural Components

Dear Colleagues,

It is very important to know about the strength and fracture behaviour of construction materials in construction industry practices before applying them in construction projects. Research is always ongoing to develop and offer new materials and to answer all of the fundamental questions about their properties and functionality. However, at the same time, knowledge about the structural behaviours of new and common construction materials for different structural components should be developed and deployed. The aim of this Special Issue is to publish outstanding papers presenting the strength properties and fracture mechanisms of construction materials and their structural performances. 

This Special Issue will also present selected papers from the 5th International Conference on Material Strength and Applied Mechanics (MSAM 2022). The 5th International Conference on Material Strength and Applied Mechanics (MSAM 2022) will be held in Qingdao, China, from August 19 to 22, 2022 (http://www.msamconf.org/). The annual conference was launched in Japan (2018) with the aim of building an international platform for academics and experts to exchange research results and experiences and discuss the challenges they have encountered and new technologies in the field of materials strength and applied mechanics. MSAM 2022 is expecting to achieve more fruitful results on the latest techniques and technologies in the field.

Dr. Payam Shafigh
Guest Editor

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