Sustainable Civil Engineering Materials

This Special Issue comprises selected papers that best show-case sustainability in researched civil engineering materials. Sustainability issues in all materials that are encountered in construction in the built environment are welcome. The most appropriate papers are perhaps those that will show-case the partial or total replacement of the traditional materials of which manufacturing is energy-intensive, consumes large volumes of precious natural raw material resources, and/or contribute to significant atmospheric emissions. The paper may report any of the pertinent issues, such as material manufacturing, design, utilization, maintenance and/or life cycle analysis among other issues. It is strongly recommended that the submitted papers include details on material sources, potential future supplies, appreciable raw material characterization and fully detailed methodologies. In the discussion of results, it is imperative that the authors provide a sense of the degree of impact such material are likely to have in industry and of the futuristic developments in their utilization. The conclusions should be condensed to only those issues that best reflect the research outcomes reported, avoiding inconsequential outcomes.

Prof. Dr. John Kinuthia
Guest Editor

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