Materials

Sustainable Materials and Structures Used in Pavement Engineering (2nd Edition)

edited by

Fucheng Guo

,

Augusto Cannone Falchetto

, Bochao Zhou, Wentong Wang and

Di Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3716 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycled pavement materials and structures; low-carbon or low-emission materials and structures; sustainable structures based on recycled materials; functional pavement materials and structures; high-performance pavement materials and structures for long-term service; green construction; maintenance; and management technologies; smart monitoring technologies and evaluation methods; life-cycle assessment after using sustainable materials and structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Mechanical Behavior, Leaching and Environmental Evaluation of Recycled Aggregates (2nd Edition)

edited by

Adela Pérez Galvín

,

Antonio López-Uceda

and

Auxi Barbudo

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; sustainable construction; eco-materials; recycled aggregates; recycled concrete; mechanical behavior; durability behavior; environmental studies; leaching tests; pollutant potential

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Microstructural, Mechanical, and Durability Characteristics of Cementitious Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Ruizhe Si

and

Shuaicheng Guo

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 22515 | Submission Open

Keywords: cementitious materials; mechanical properties; durability; microstructure; advanced materials characterization; numerical simulations; experimental findings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Construction Materials and Other Related Materials: Basic Theory, Applied Technology and Advanced Research Methods (2nd Edition)

edited by

Youliang Chen

,

Rafig Azzam

,

Tomas Manuel Fernandez-Steeger

and

Bin Peng

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9155 | Submission Open

Keywords: multifunctional materials; soil; concrete; rock; applications; biomedical materials; metal materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Advanced and Sustainable Low-Carbon Cement and Concrete Materials (Second Edition)

edited by

Milena Pavlíková

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6989 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; eco-efficiency; advanced materials; composites; low-carbon cement; secondary raw materials; alternative binders; supplementary cementitious materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Mechanics of Thin-Walled Structures and Other Lightweight Constructions

edited by

Haim Abramovich

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6959 | Submission Open

Keywords: thin-wall structures; lightweight construction; sandwich panels; fiber-reinforced polymer composite; beams; plates; panels; numerical analysis; experiments; displacements; stresses; boundary conditions; linear behavior; non-linear behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Repair and Strengthening of Existing Reinforced Concrete Structures (Second Edition)

edited by

Andreas Lampropoulos

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4821 | Submission Open

Keywords: repair and strengthening; reinforced concrete structures; structural strengthening; sustainability; energy upgrade; multi-hazard protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Green and Sustainable Materials in the Construction Industry

edited by

José Aguiar

and

Zhanping You

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4688 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction industry; green materials; sustainable materials; industrial by-products; phase change materials; recycled tire rubber; asphalt; recycled plastic; pavement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Advanced Experimental Technology, Theory and Numerical Methods in Geomaterials and Concrete Materials

edited by

Shuyang Yu

, Xuhua Ren,

Wenbing Zhang

, Yu Zhou and Yuan Gao

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3393 | Submission Open

Keywords: geo-materials; concrete; mechanical properties; numerical methods; theoretical solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Eco-Friendly Intelligent Infrastructures Materials

edited by Yingxue Zou,

Lei Zhang

,

Chao Yang

,

Jianan Liu

and Feng Wang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3132 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon emission analysis; life cycle analysis; bio-rejuvenator; regeneration of RAP; non-destructive diagnosis; self-healing technologies; numerical simulation; damage mechanism of asphalt mixture; building information modeling; intelligent transportation systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Industrial Solid Wastes for Construction and Building Materials—Second Edition

edited by

Zengqi Zhang

and

Xiaoming Liu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1314 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste; resource utilization; building materials; porous materials; energy storage materials; intellectualization; life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Recycled Materials in Concrete: Towards a Circular Economy in Construction

edited by

Se-Jin Choi

and

Wenzhong Zhu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1276 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycled materials; waste materials; concrete; circular economy; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Construction Materials: Innovations in Recyclable, Low-Carbon, and Durable Solutions

edited by

Hang Lin

and Fenghua Nie

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1239 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction materials; recyclable method; low-carbon solutions; durability; innovative manufacturing processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Advances in Rock and Mineral Materials—Second Edition

edited by

Gorazd Žibret

,

Vilma Ducman

and Lea Žibret

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 419 | Submission Open

Keywords: primary and secondary mineral raw materials; engineered materials; life cycle analysis; construction; disposal; recycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Advanced Materials for Pavement and Road Infrastructure

edited by Jean Pascal Bilodeau and

Junyan Yi

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

Keywords: road materials; pavement design; pavement performance; technologies; pavement engineering; road infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Advances in Multifunctional/Smart Concrete Materials and Structures

edited by

Sufen Dong

and Zhen Li

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano/fiber reinforced concrete materials and structures; multifunctional/smart concrete materials and structures; structural health monitoring of concrete; (ultra) high-performance concrete materials and structures; multifunctional cement concrete and smart structures; multifunctional/smart pavement materials and structures; digital and intelligent materials and structural design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Mechanics and Behavior of Saturated Coal and Sandstone in Underground Engineering

edited by Yongming Yang, Jiangtao Zheng and Changbing Wan

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: saturated coal and sandstone; fluid mechanics; deterioration mechanism; discontinuous structure; fracture mechanics; coal and sandstone deformation; fracturing stimulation; technology; coal fault structure; coal and sandstone damage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Mechanical Property Research of Advanced Asphalt-Based Materials—Second Edition

edited by Aihong Kang, Xunhao Ding,

Pan Pan

,

Zhuangzhuang Liu

and Bo Li

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: asphalt binder and mixture; performance evaluation; modeling and simulating; multi-scale mechanics; green and sustainable material; intelligent material

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Advances in Modern Structural Engineering: From Materials to Building Structures

edited by

Zhihua Chen

, Yiyi Zhou,

Hongbo Liu

and Hai Zhang

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1454 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural engineering; high-performance materials; high-efficiency buildings; steel and composite structures; performance of building structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Alkali-Activated Binders: Properties and Applications in Construction

edited by Shaoyun Pu,

Wei Duan

, Mingzhi Guo and

Zhihai He

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3802 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon materials; alkali-activated binders; preparation technology; characterization; solid-waste utilization; engineering applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials, Third Edition

edited by Abbas Solouki and Abir Al-Tabbaa

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1565 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart materials; low-carbon binders; sustainability; LCA; construction materials; concrete; asphalt; infrastructure; material characterization; waste fines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Life-Cycle Assessment of Sustainable Concrete

edited by Xiaoxu Huang,

Biao Hu

and Yurong Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1584 | Submission Open

Keywords: life-cycle assessment (LCA); sustainable concrete; environment impacts; economic analysis; recycled and reused materials; material optimization; durability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Materials Innovation and Waste Utilization for Sustainable Pavement Solutions: Advancements in Construction, Performance, and Maintenance

edited by

Chaminda Gallage

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2755 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative; sustainable and resilient pavement materials; de-carbonisation of pavement design and construction; instrumentation and performance monitoring of pavements; digital twin in pavement technology; innovative laboratory testing methods for pavement materials; innovate pavement design approaches; numerical modeling in pavement technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Reaction Mechanism and Properties of Cement-Based Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Weiting Xu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 9377 | Submission Open

Keywords: cement-based materials; cement-based composite materials; kinetics of hydration evolution; strengthening; toughening; and durability enhancement effect and mechanism; multi-phase and multi-scale structures of cement-based materials; macro-properties and micro-structure; numerical simulation study of cement-based materials; macro-properties and micro-structure of cement or concrete; utilization of waste in the production of sustainable cement-based materials; reaction mechanism of admixtures and their effects on the properties of cement or concrete; mechanism and properties of 3D-printing cement materials; cement-based functional materials; portland cement; aluminate cement; sulfate aluminum cement; ferroaluminate cement; and phosphate cement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

The Development of Sustainable Concrete with Solid Waste and By-Products

edited by

Ina Pundienė

and Jolanta Pranckevičienė

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6788 | Submission Open

Keywords: cement based materials; alkali-activated materials; organic and inorganic waste; ceramic materials; admixture; nanomaterials; durability; material characterization.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Geopolymers and Alkali-Activated Materials: Preparation and Properties

edited by

Antonio D’Angelo

and

Michelina Catauro

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 4667 | Submission Open

Keywords: geopolymers; alkali-activated materials; geopolymer composites; sustainability; physico-chemical properties; compressive strength; alternative precursors; waste recycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Concrete: Progress and Prospects

edited by

Seongho Han

,

Ruben P. Borg

and

Jun Feng

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4361 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon building materials; geopolymer; high-performance concrete; ultra-high-performance concrete; CO2 capture and utilization for building materials; durability of building materials and structures; recycled building materials; waste management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Concrete in Structural Engineering: Fabrication and Mechanical Behavior (Third Edition)

edited by

Jong Wan Hu

and

Seong Tae Yi

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4235 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano concrete; FRP concrete; self-healing concrete; multi-functional concrete; reinforced concrete; pre-stressed concrete; composite materials; cementitious materials; concrete fabrication; mechanical behavior; concrete design; concrete test; fracture mechanics; concrete frame (building)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Research on Alkali-Activated Materials (Second Edition)

edited by Feng Rao and

Hui Liu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3869 | Submission Open

Keywords: alkali-activated materials; alkali activators; mixing proportion design; mechanical performance and durability; reaction mechanism; modification; additives; carbon analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Experimental Study, Numerical Simulation & Structural Applications of Construction Materials—3rd Edition

edited by

Xiaoqing Xu

and Fengjiang Qin

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2402 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical properties; structural performance; high performance; reinforced concrete; structural steel; fiber-reinforced polymer; numerical modelling; repair and strengthening of structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Dynamic Mechanical Behavior and Damage and Fracture Mechanisms of Geotechnical Engineering Materials

edited by

Xin Cai

, Jianning Liu,

Xueming Du

and Yichao Rui

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1798 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical engineering; geotechnical materials; dynamic loading; dynamic response; damage mechanism; fracture criteria

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Recycling and the Development of New Building Materials and Products—Third Edition

edited by

Yuri Ribakov

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1780 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste products; construction materials; design methodology; structural elements; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Performance and Durability of Reinforced Concrete Structures

edited by

Xuanyi Xue

, Zhilu Wang,

Neng Wang

and Fei Wang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1757 | Submission Open

Keywords: durability; concrete; disaster response; high-performance material; corrosion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Sustainable Mortars and Concrete Produced with Recycled Binders, Aggregates or Water

edited by

Miguel Bravo

and

Bruna A. Silva

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1714 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; recycled aggregate concrete; sustainable alternative binders; supplementary cementitious materials; construction and demolition waste; carbon dioxide; alkali-activated materials; low environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Geopolymers and Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Composites (Second Edition)

edited by

Mohamed K. Ismail

,

Ahmed A. Elansary

and

Eslam Gomaa

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1374 | Submission Open

Keywords: alkali-activated materials; concrete; fibers; geopolymers; green construction materials; strength and durability; structural capabilities; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Smart/Multifunctional Cementitious Composites and Structures

edited by

Xinyue Wang

,

Mengxi Zhang

,

Guipeng Chen

, Linwei Li, Hongyan Li and Danna Wang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 908 | Submission Open

Keywords: cementitious composites; structures; smart and multifunctional; performance characterization and prediction; long durability and service life; health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Advanced Road Materials and Pavement: Design, Characterization, Structural and Mechanical Performance

edited by

Yiqing Dai

and

Jiwang Jiang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 582 | Submission Open

Keywords: road materials; asphalt concrete; pavement structure; characterization and modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Influence of Micro- and Macrostructures on the Behavior and Properties of Geomaterials

edited by

Jianfeng Wang

and Wei Xiong

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: granular materials; X-ray microtomography; DEM modeling; multiscale modeling; geomechanics; geophysics; fabric evolution; machine learning; constitutive modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Resilient Building Materials and Structural Systems for Extreme Environments

edited by

Alireza Bahrami

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance materials; resilient building materials; extreme environment design; corrosion-resistant structures; disaster-resilient infrastructure; sustainable construction; cold-climate engineering; seismic-resilient systems; flood-resistant materials; adaptive structural solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Low-Carbon Cementitious Composites

edited by Yuan Gao,

Junlin Lin

and Weiqiang Chen

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon cement; sustainable construction; building materials; construction waste recycling; recycled concrete; environmentally friendly cementitious materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Sustainable and Advanced Cementitious Materials (Second Edition)

edited by Leonids Pakrastins,

Andina Sprince

and Rihards Gailitis

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: modern cementitious materials; sustainable development; innovative construction materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

The Future of Road Pavement Materials: Towards the Improvement of Performances and Sustainability

edited by

Edoardo Bocci

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6385 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performing materials; innovative additives and bio-additives; re-use of marginal materials; recycling of reclaimed asphalt (cold; half-warm; warm; and hot techniques); sustainable materials; environmental impact reduction; smart pavements; pavement asset management; life cycle assessment and cost analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Corrosion Mechanism and Protection of Reinforced Concrete

edited by

Wenjun Zhu

,

Yafei Ma

and

Linwen Yu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1061 | Submission Open

Keywords: corrosion of the steel reinforcement; corrosion-induced cracking; corrosion mechanism; corrosion prevention; corrosion inhibitor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Advances in Pavement Asphalt Recycling

edited by

Jiantao Wu

and Quan Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: state of the art of RAP; high-performance property RAP; RAP mixing efficiency; innovative rejuvenator; diffusion and blending between new and old binders; durability of mixtures containing RAP

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Advances in Cementitious Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Applications

edited by

Fengyin Du

and Linfei Li

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: cementitious materials; microstructure optimization; sustainability; durability; functionality; advanced applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Preparation and Properties of New Cementitious Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Mohammad Saberian

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 12467 | Submission Open

Keywords: cementitious materials; green binders; geopolymers and polymers; zero cement composites; properties of cementitious materials; enzyme; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Advanced Road Materials and Pavement Engineering: Design, Structure, Performance and Characterization

edited by

Shihui Shen

and Cheng Zhang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6060 | Submission Open

Keywords: road material; pavement structure; binder; asphalt mixture; cement concrete; pavement design; pavement performance; construction; pavement maintenance; rehabilitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Low-Carbon Construction and Building Materials

edited by

Junfei Zhang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5814 | Submission Open

Keywords: green concrete; carbon footprint; recycled aggregate concrete; biocompatible materials; fiber-reinforced composites; durability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Concrete Structures with Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious and Composite Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Chang-Geun Cho

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5513 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-tech concrete structures; fiber-reinforced composites; fiber cementitious materials; metal and synthetic fibers in concrete; nonlinear model and analysis of fiber composite concrete structures; seismic performance innovations of concrete structures; crack control of concrete; modular/precast fiber concrete in building structures; fiber composite concrete beams and columns; high-ductility characteristics of fiber concrete and mortar

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Sustainable Use of Recycled, Anthropogenic and Alternative Materials in Construction

edited by

Justyna Dzięcioł

and

Wojciech Sas

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5002 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials management; recycled materials; anthropogenic materials; alternative materials; sustainable materials; circular economy; sustainable management of the construction process; sustainable management of the construction process using machine learning algorithms; sustainable materials management using machine learning algorithms; sustainable design in construction using alternative materials; sustainable design in construction using alternative materials and modern computer techniques.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

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