Sustainable High-Performance Hydraulic Concrete
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 14553
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Interests: civil engineering; cement-based materials; non-destructive measurement; transportation property; microstructure and durability; fractal analysis; electrical property; cement; concrete; construction materials; microstructure
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Interests: chemo-mechanical coupled model for concrete durability; fractal dimensions of concrete pores; steel corrosion in fiber reinforced concrete; electrochemical measurement on steel corrosion; non-destructive measurement
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Interests: smart concrete; functional concrete; sustainable construction materials
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Interests: advanced construction materials & characterisation; concrete durability; fibre-reinforced concrete; structural performance; Sustainability & life cycle assessment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Concrete has always been indispensable as a material for engineering construction of hydraulic structures. Hydropower resources are often distributed in alpine regions, which are characterized by a complex terrain, large climate changes, and frequent extreme weather. Such a harsh environment undoubtedly poses new challenges for the durability of hydraulic concrete, which is easily damaged by various environmental factors. In fact, concrete often fails before reaching its designed service life due to these environmental factors. This is not the only issue facing the industry: Recent changes in the general green awareness have meant that the development of sustainable hydraulic concrete is now inevitable. One of the main features of sustainable hydraulic concrete is reducing, as much as possible, the amount of cement used and utilizing a large amount of admixture. As hydraulic concrete is a typical mass concrete, admixture content in it may be as high as 70% or even more, perhaps leading to low strength and unsatisfactory durability. The macroscopic properties of hydraulic concrete are considerably affected by its microstructure. Therefore, it is also necessary to quantitatively describe the microstructure characteristics of hydraulic concrete.
The Special Issue invites contributions on the topic of sustainable high-performance hydraulic concrete, including but not limited to the investigation of durability, preparation, and microstructure of hydraulic concrete. We welcome both original research articles and review articles.
Dr. Shengwen Tang
Dr. E Chen
Dr. Wengui Li
Dr. Chamila Madusanka Gunasekara
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hydraulic concrete
- alpine region
- durability
- microstructure
- admixture
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