Materials

Advances in Natural Building and Construction Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Paweł Strzałkowski

,

Luís M. O. Sousa

and

Ekin Köken

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2957 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural building and construction materials; dimension stones; mineral aggregates; reuse of waste as construction material

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

Sustainability and Performance of Reinforced Concrete and Cement Composite

edited by

Alessio Cascardi

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2247 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction materials; reinforced concrete durability; cementitious composites; low-carbon cement; recycled aggregates; fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC); life cycle assessment (LCA); alternative binders; corrosion resistance; green Infrastructure

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

Advanced Lightweight Structural Materials in Civil Engineering

edited by

Valentino Paolo Berardi

,

Paulina Obara

and

Tomasz Maleska

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1663 | Submission Open

Keywords: lightweight structures; cables; efficiency; shells; optimization; composite materials; membranes; sustainable; thin-walled members; trusses

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

Development of Sustainable Asphalt Materials

edited by Bo Li,

Huanan Yu

, Fujiao Tang, Enhui Yang and Haopeng Zhang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8184 | Submission Open

Keywords: anti-icing materials; reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP); recycled asphalt shingle (RAS); crumb rubber; waste plastic; sustainable pavement

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

Towards Sustainable Low-Carbon Concrete—Second Edition

edited by Jiaxiang Lin and

Prabir K. Sarker

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7232 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable concrete; low-carbon cement; alternative binders; carbon capture in concrete; concrete recycling; eco-friendly construction materials; lifecycle assessment of concrete; green building technologies; concrete durability and performance; innovative concrete mix designs

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

Green and Resilient Materials and Technologies for Future-Oriented Built Environments

edited by

Piotr Smarzewski

and

Tomasz Rudnicki

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6590 | Submission Open

Keywords: green concrete; eco-efficient binders; biocomposites; reuse of construction and demolition waste in new applications; LCA and CBA frameworks for evaluating performance and sustainability; climate-resilient materials and self-repairing systems; smart technologies (sensors; AI; and digital twins) in construction and asset management

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

Reinforced Concrete: Mechanical Properties and Materials Design

edited by Zhi Ge and

Feng Zhang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3621 | Submission Open

Keywords: reinforced concrete; structural mechanics; seismic design; durability; sustainable materials; fiber-reinforced concrete; computational modelling; structural optimization; non-destructive testing; life-cycle assessment

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

Innovations in Sustainable Construction and Road Engineering Materials

edited by Yanping Sheng and

Zhanping You

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3304 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced construction materials; road engineering materials; sustainable composites; green building technologies; smart materials; carbon emission reduction; solid waste utilization; low-carbon cementitious materials; recycled construction materials; eco-friendly infrastructure

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

Advanced Experimental Technology, Theory and Numerical Methods in Concrete Materials

edited by

Shuyang Yu

, Yuan Gao,

Wenbing Zhang

and Jiajie Li

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 2889 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete; mechanical properties; numerical methods; theoretical solutions; fracture mechanisms

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

Testing of Materials and Elements in Civil Engineering (5th Edition)

edited by

Krzysztof Schabowicz

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1644 | Submission Open

Keywords: testing; diagnostics; building materials; elements; civil engineering

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

Masonry and Concrete Members Strengthened with Fibre-Reinforced Composite Materials: Research Advances (2nd Edition)

edited by

Annalisa Napoli

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1578 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP); fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM); sustainable materials; concrete structures; masonry structures; repairing; external strengthening; seismic retrofitting; material characterization; experimental investigation; modeling

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

Durability and Self-Healing Properties of Concrete Materials Under Realistic Conditions

edited by

Jean-Marc Tulliani

and

Paola Antonaci

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1388 | Submission Open

Keywords: self-healing concrete; self-healing mortar; durability; accelerated tests; realistic environments; real exposure conditions

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

Mechanics of Thin-Walled Structures and Other Lightweight Constructions (Second Edition)

edited by

Haim Abramovich

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1077 | Submission Open

Keywords: thin-walled 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)

Design and Development of Flame-Retardant Functional Materials

edited by

Yong Pan

and Yuling Xiao

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 814 | Submission Open

Keywords: flame-retardant functional materials; multifunctional composites; sustainable fire protection; performance integration; emergency response materials; intelligent fire-protective coatings; photothermal regulation

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

Innovative Future-Proof Construction Materials: Advancements in Cementitious Systems and Built Environment Sustainability

edited by

Filip Chyliński

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 480 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete durability and microstructure analysis; cement; fiber-reinforced concrete; cement composites

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

Modeling and Performance Analysis of Asphalt and Concrete in Pavement

edited by

Marek Iwański

and Piotr Radziszewski

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: experimental research; modeling; asphalt binder; concrete; pavement construction; performance analysis; asphalt and concrete pavement

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

Advanced Sustainable Cementitious Materials: Design, Mechanisms and Performance

edited by

Jiabin Li

and Dongsheng Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 535 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable cementitious materials; low-carbon binders; alkali-activated materials; 3D-printed concrete; recycled materials; microstructure; rheology; durability

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

Material Characterization, Design and Modeling of Asphalt Pavements

edited by Weidong Cao,

Jizhe Zhang

,

Dedong Guo

and

Wengang Zhang

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5681 | Submission Open

Keywords: asphalt; asphalt mix; asphalt pavement; pavement structure; material characterization; mix design; pavement design; modeling; simulation analysis

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

Recent Progress in Sustainable Construction Materials

edited by

Daoyuan Sun

, Hongwei Wang and

Fang Yan

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8035 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; eco-friendly materials; waste recycling; resource efficiency; performance evaluation; concrete optimization; mining backfill; roadbed materials; artificial intelligence; environmental impact; safety and sustainability

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

Recovered or Recycled Materials for Composites and Other Materials

edited by

Malgorzata Ulewicz

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6186 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycled materials; waste; industrial by-products; and recovered materials; synthesis of composites and other materials; physicochemical and mechanical properties of composites; materials modified with waste in a circular economy; sustainable building and other materials; new ecological materials

(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 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5437 | Submission Open

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

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

Road and Rail Construction Materials: Development and Prospects

edited by Yang Gao, Taotao Fan and Zhen Zhang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3768 | Submission Open

Keywords: modified asphalt; solid waste utilization; polymer modification; subgrade materials; recycled materials; rail materials; emulsified asphalt; mixture; composite materials

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

Transforming Industrial Waste into Sustainable Construction Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Enrique Fernandez Ledesma

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3616 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable composites; recycled building materials; geopolymer concrete; circular economy; sustainable construction; recycled aggregates; revalorization

(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 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2802 | 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)

Sustainable Recycling Techniques of Pavement Materials (3rd Edition)

edited by

Dongdong Ge

,

Kezhen Yan

and Li Liu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2498 | Submission Open

Keywords: pavement recycling techniques; industrial and construction waste utilization in pavement engineering; sustainable techniques for pavement materials; green low-carbon and durable pavement structures and materials; evaluation and simulation of sustainable pavement materials; infrastructure durability improvements by recycled pavement materials; life cycle assessment (GHG emission reduction/life cycle cost decrease attributed to the utilization of waste in pavement materials)

(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 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2377 | 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)

Advances in Hydration Chemistry for Low-Carbon Cementitious Materials

edited by

Lei Liu

and

Xiaohai Liu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2086 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon cementitious materials; hydration chemistry; microstructure; characterization techniques; chemical regulation; life-cycle assessment; long-term hydration stability; machine learning

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

Eco-Friendly and Low-Carbon Cement-Based Materials

edited by

Aires Camões

,

Zhiyou Jia

and Nannan Li

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1899 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable concrete; recycled aggregates; concrete durability; cementitious composites; engineered cementitious composite; phase change materials; functionalization recycled aggregates; mechanical properties; service life; low-carbon

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

Advanced Cement-Based Composite Materials and Composite Intelligent Design (2nd Edition)

edited by Weichen Tian, Wei Wang, Kunyang Yu and Mingzhi Wang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1671 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced cement-based composite materials; concrete in harsh environment; fibers; phase-change materials; artificial intelligence; infrastructure construction; low-carbon fabrication; composition design and performance prediction; additive manufacturing

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

Advanced Materials in Petroleum Engineering: Advances and Applications

edited by

Zengbao Wang

and Wei'an Huang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1141 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced functional materials; extreme environment adaptability; drilling fluid technology; enhanced oil recovery

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

Advanced Sustainable Cement-Based Materials

edited by

Francisco Agrela

,

Julia Rosales

and José Luis Díaz-López

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 993 | Submission Open

Keywords: cement-based materials; waste recovery; carbon footprint reduction; technical property assessment; supplementary cementitious material

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

Advanced Concrete and Cementitious Composite Materials

edited by

Junbo Sun

,

Bo Huang

and

Meiyan Bai

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 522 | Submission Open

Keywords: cementitious composite; concrete materials; sustainability; durability; low-carbon

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

Advances in Ultra-High Performance Concretes and Cementitious Composites (2nd Edition)

edited by

Baoguo Han

and

Jialiang Wang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 506 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultra-high-performance concretes (UHPC); cementitious composites; mechanical properties; durability; functional properties; sustainability; numerical modeling; manufacturing technologies

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

Multi-Target Machine Learning Model for Optimized and Sustainable Concrete

edited by Farzin Kazemi and

Neda Asgarkhani

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 453 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning method; sustainable concrete; alkali-activated materials; geopolymer concrete; multi-target prediction; concrete mix optimization; cementless concrete material; mechanical properties; durability performance; environmental impact

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

Research on Alkali-Activated Materials (Third Edition)

edited by Feng Rao and

Hui Liu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 256 | 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)

Sustainable Mortars and Concrete Produced with Recycled Binders, Aggregates or Water (2nd Edition)

edited by

Miguel Bravo

and

Bruna A. Silva

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 139 | 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)

Microstructure Evolution, Mechanical Performance and Durability of Concrete and Cementitious Composites

edited by

Sufen Dong

and Zhen Li

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete; cementitious materials; microstructure evolution; mechanical performance; durability; multiscale char-acterization and modeling

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

Development and Engineering Application of Green and Low-Carbon Infrastructure Construction Materials

edited by

Lulu Liu

and

Yaohui Liu

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3120 | Submission Open

Keywords: fundamental mechanisms and modification technologies; green low-carbon construction materials; material science; carbon-negative; multi-field coupling effects; engineering application

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

Mechanical Performance and Durability of Concrete and Composite Construction Materials

edited by

Kun Wang

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 783 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete; composite construction materials; mechanical performance; durability; civil engineering

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

Machine Learning in Infrastructure Material: Advances and Applications

edited by Jian Liu, Fangyu Liu and

Ali Behnood

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 636 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction materials; machine learning; data-driven; mix design optimization; performance prediction; damage detection

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

Sustainable Cement Materials: Preparation, Experimental Analysis and Engineering Applications

edited by Huanyu Li,

Chao Zhang

and Junyi Zhang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9098 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable cement; workability; rheology; hydration; mechanical properties; durability; microstructure; life cycle assessment

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

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

edited by Xunhao Ding,

Pan Pan

,

Zhuangzhuang Liu

and Bo Li

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5583 | 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 Cement-Based Materials for Composite Structures

edited by

Faxing Ding

and

Fei Lyu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5024 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC); composite structures; fiber-reinforced concrete; lightweight aggregate concrete (LWAC); concrete-filled steel tubes (CFST)

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

Advances in Asphalt Materials: Preparation, Properties and Characterization

edited by Meizhu Chen and

Qi Jiang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2261 | Submission Open

Keywords: asphalt binder; modified asphalt; pavement performance; sustainable materials; recycled asphalt pavement; nanomaterials; asphalt aging and durability; functional pavements; green technologies; pavement engineering

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

Preparation and Properties of New Cementitious Materials (Third Edition)

edited by

Mohammad Saberian

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1802 | 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)

Geopolymers and Alkali-Activated Materials: Preparation and Properties (Second Edition)

edited by

Antonio D’Angelo

and

Michelina Catauro

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1255 | 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)

Microstructure and Properties of Sustainable Cement and Concrete

edited by

Weiting Xu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 775 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable cement and concrete; low-carbon binders; microstructure– property relationship; alternative cementitious materials; recycled aggregates; geopolymer and alkali-activated materials; hydration and reaction mechanism; durability and long-term performance; nano- and micro-scale modification; eco-friendly construction materials; carbonation and chloride ingress; lifecycle assessment of concrete

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

Multifunctional Materials for Energy-Efficient and Sustainable Buildings

edited by

Libor Topolár

and

Nuha Mashaan

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 742 | Submission Open

Keywords: multifunctional building materials; energy-efficient envelopes; self-sensing; cementitious composites/SHM; phase change materials (PCM); building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs); hygrothermal and thermo-mechanical modelling; non-destructive testing (NDT); destructive testing and durability; life-cycle assessment (LCA) and embodied carbon; bio-based and recycled materials; fire performance and resilience

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

Degradation and Durability of Structural Materials in Harsh Service Conditions

edited by Fei Wang,

Xuanyi Xue

and Neng Wang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 511 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural materials; degradation mechanisms; harsh service conditions; corrosion; high-temperature performance; fatigue damage; durability

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

Acoustic Materials: From Fundamental Design to Advanced Applications

edited by

Luís Godinho

and

Paulo Amado-Mendes

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 435 | Submission Open

Keywords: sound absorbing materials; advanced noise reduction systems; acoustic metamaterials; porous and fibrous materials; sustainable acoustic materials; multifunctional composites and systems; theoretical and empirical material models; numerical modelling of materials; high-performance advanced application

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

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