Sustainable Civil Engineering Structures and Construction Materials

Dear Colleagues,

A significant proportion of research activities in recent years have been focused on sustainable civil engineering design and construction practices. New construction materials are being developed, along with new ways of recycling or reusing waste streams in construction. The integration of biological processes in construction has undergone significant development. Fueled by an improved understanding of fundamental material behavior, design tools and techniques are being developed for a safer and more economical design of different structures. Improved computing capacity enables simulations of scenarios that were not previously possible, aiding the development of important insights into the behavior of structures from micro- to macro-level. Advanced laboratory equipment allows better replication of the field conditions.

In the light of these recent developments, this Special Issue invites original submissions and review articles covering some of the recent advances in any aspect of sustainable civil engineering design and construction practices from theoretical, experimental or numerical perspectives.

Topics may include but are not limited to:

• Case studies and field observations;
• Numerical modelling of civil engineering processes;
• Material behavior—experimental or numerical studies;
• Climate change and future challenges;
• Resilience of civil engineering structures;
• Soil–structure or soil–atmospheric boundary interaction;
• Offshore structures;
• Innovative structures;
• Innovative materials;
• Eco-friendly materials;
• Recycling and reuse;
• Sustainable construction practices;
• Low-carbon construction;
• Constitutive modelling;
• Post-mining land use;
• Biological processes in construction including bio-cementation;
• Green infrastructure.

Dr. Md Rajibul Karim
Prof. Dr. Md Mizanur Rahman
Dr. Khoi Nguyen
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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