Properties and Microstructure of Concrete Materials
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 December 2023) | Viewed by 1732
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cement concrete, as the most widely used building material in the world, has been widely adopted in buildings, highways, bridges, and airports and plays a very important role in each, owing to its advantages of low price and high strength durability. Based on the special operating environments and high-performance requirements, cement-based materials can be categorized either as shotcrete, engineered cementitious composite (ECC), or ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC). Shotcrete is the single-shell rock support lining in tunnels, and its performance is crucial. In harsh environments, the deterioration of shotcrete and the interface between shotcrete and the surrounding rock have been subject to intense research interest in recent years. Although ECC and UHPC, as the complete theoretical design systems of concrete, have been developed over 30 years, the damage mechanisms of ECC and UHPC under a variety of aggressive environments are still unclear. Moreover, tremendous modification methods are being developed by researchers to enhance their durability. In recent years, applying nano-structured materials in cement has been recognized as an efficient way to improve the performance of concretes. Nano-modification will be the most prominent method of concrete modification in the future.
Prof. Dr. Shengai Cui
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cementitious materials
- durability
- damage mechanism
- modification
- nano-materials
