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Recent Advances in Sustainability, Characterization, and Performance of Cementitious Composites

edited by

Avik Kumar Das

and

Salim Barbhuiya

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3728 | Submission Open

Keywords: cementitious composites; cement-based materials; structural Control; health monitoring; structural integrity; durability; geopolymer materials; mechanical properties; in situ characterizations; artificial intelligence; deep learning

(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 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2827 | Submission Open

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

(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 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2541 | 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)

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

edited by

Lulu Liu

and

Yaohui Liu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1148 | 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 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 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1085 | 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)

Sustainable Pavement Materials: Design, Application and Performance Evaluation (Second Edition)

edited by

Jiaqi Chen

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 952 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable pavement materials; recycled pavement materials; modified asphalt materials; industrial waste for pavement construction; multi-scale modeling of pavement materials; performance evaluation of pavement materials; eco-friendly pavement; environmental impacts of pavement materials; industrial waste for pavement construction; life-cycle assessment of pavements

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

AI-Based Material Design, Performance Evaluation and Construction Quality Control of Asphalt Pavement

edited by Xunhao Ding,

Yanshun Jia

Wensheng Wang

, Xiong Xiao and Bo Li

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 917 | Submission Open

Keywords: asphalt/cement-based material; high-throughput computing; genome interpretation of materials; AI-driven inverse design of materials; pavement performance evaluation; green and sustainable materials; intelligent construction and monitoring

(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 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 131 | 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)

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

edited by

Annalisa Napoli

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 102 | 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)

Concretes and Cement-Based Composites: Additives/Admixtures, Hydration Process and Durability Research (3rd Edition)

edited by

Jurgita Malaiškienė

and

Carlos Leiva

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6332 | Submission Open

Keywords: concretes; cement-based composites; nano-additives; micro-fillers and pozzolans; fibres; various natural and by-product aggregates; hydration process; physical– mechanical properties; durability; microscale analysis; statistical data analysis

(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 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5111 | 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)

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

edited by

Yuri Ribakov

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3306 | Submission Open

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

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

Development of Sustainable Asphalt Materials

edited by Bo Li,

Huanan Yu

, Fujiao Tang, Haopeng Zhang and Enhui Yang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2677 | 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)

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

edited by

Yiqing Dai

and

Jiwang Jiang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1673 | Submission Open

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

(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 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1345 | 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)

Corrosion Mechanism and Protection of Reinforced Concrete

edited by

Wenjun Zhu

Yafei Ma

and

Linwen Yu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1250 | 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)

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

edited by

Piotr Smarzewski

and

Tomasz Rudnicki

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1054 | 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)

Resilient Building Materials and Structural Systems for Extreme Environments

edited by

Alireza Bahrami

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 877 | 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)

Compressive Behaviour and Micro-Structures of Low-Carbon/Recycled Concrete

edited by Binglin Guo, Lei Liu and Guangfeng Ou

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete; carbonation; low carbon; mechanical properties; microstructure

(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 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 257 | 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)

Reinforced Concrete: Mechanical Properties and Materials Design

edited by Zhi Ge and

Feng Zhang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 125 | 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)

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

edited by

Haim Abramovich

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 6 | 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)

Advanced Materials in Petroleum Engineering: Advances and Applications

edited by

Zengbao Wang

and Wei'an Huang

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 88 | 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 Cement-Based Composite Materials and Composite Intelligent Design (2nd Edition)

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

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 11 | 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)

Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials, Third Edition

edited by Abbas Solouki and Abir Al-Tabbaa

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 7783 | 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)

The Development of Sustainable Concrete with Solid Waste and By-Products (Second Edition)

edited by

Ina Pundienė

and Jolanta Pranckevičienė

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 9 | 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)

Advances in Cementitious Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Applications

edited by

Fengyin Du

and Linfei Li

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

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

(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 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 87 | 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)

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

edited by

Antonio D’Angelo

and

Michelina Catauro

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 11 | 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)

Green Construction and Intelligent Maintenance Materials

edited by

Runsheng Lin

Haoliang Wu

, Peng Wang and

Tianyu Wang

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon construction materials; 3D-printed concrete; industrial solid-waste substitution; intelligent maintenance; low-carbon design

(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 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1363 | 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)

Novel Materials in Highway Engineering

edited by Canlin Zhang, Xiaobin Han and

Shi Xu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 716 | Submission Open

Keywords: design and application of multifunctional material; waste materials utilization; low-carbon emission materials; long-life materials; green environmental protection material; novel characterization of materials

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

Waste Material Utilization and Recycled Materials for Sustainable Construction

edited by

Nuha Mashaan

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; waste material utilization; circular economy; green civil engineering; recycled materials; environmental impact; life cycle assessment

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

New Materials and Methods for Reinforcement and Thermal Improvement of Existing Structures

edited by

Marco Corradi

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1191 | Submission Open

Keywords: green materials; low-carbon composites; bio-based solutions; circular economy; rehabilitation; earthquake engineering; thermal efficiency

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

Advanced Materials and Technologies in Pavement Engineering (2nd Edition)

edited by

Yanhai Wang

, Yangming Gao and

Yuanyuan Li

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transport infrastructure; pavement engineering; advanced materials; nanomaterials; resilient road systems; structural health monitoring; self-sensing asphalt and concrete; self-healing asphalt; smart pavements; digital twins

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

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