Cold Region Environments and Sustainable Development of Civil Engineering

Dear Colleagues,

Human infrastructure construction has been reaching further and further into cold regions, which cover more than half of the Earth’s land area. Cold regions are commonly characterized by vulnerable ecological environments, frequent freeze-thaw cyclic action and frozen soil ground. Against the background of the continuously changing global climate, the interaction between infrastructure and cold regions environment involves coupling the exchange of heat and mass. In long-lasting cold environments, frequent freeze–thaw cyclic actions would reduce the mechanical performance of concrete, soil and other materials, as well as lead to low servicing quality and the sustainable development of infrastructures. Consequently, the challenges faced by infrastructure construction in cold regions are increasingly huge. So, related research is of great significance and is drawing more and more attention, and it is especially important for the coexistence of human beings and natural environment, as well as the sustainable development of infrastructure in cold regions.

This Special Issue will cover the following topics:

(1) The evolution of the ecological environment in cold regions.

(2) Physical, chemical and mechanical interaction mechanisms between cold regions environment, frozen soil ground and infrastructures.

(3) The properties of the performance of engineering materials subjected to the extreme environment in cold regions.

(4) Sustainable construction, maintenance and repair technologies for cold region infrastructures.

(5) Other research areas related to the topic of the Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Long Jin
Prof. Dr. Yan-Jun Shen
Dr. Yuanhong Dong
Guest Editors

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