Buildings

Data Analysis and Modelling of Buildings, Environments, Building Materials, and Sustainability

edited by

William Wei Song

,

Xiaohuan Wang

and

Meiling Chen

submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2994 | Submission Open

Keywords: timber in cities; moisture transfer patterns; data modeling for buildings; data analysis methods for building durability; climate and constructions; machine learning for buildings; timber– bamboo materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Advanced Technologies in Foundations Engineering and Construction Materials

edited by

Marian Drusa

,

Jaroslaw Rybak

and

Andrea Segalini

submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2430 | Submission Open

Keywords: piles and injection technology; the design and issues of energy piles; the testing and design of piles; foundation reconstruction; sustainable pavement materials; reinforced foamed concrete; foamed concrete applications; water retention layers; foamed concrete sub-base structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Seismic Analysis of Multistoried Buildings

edited by

Magdalini D. Titirla

submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1401 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy dissipation systems; multistoried; building; earthquake resistance; FEM; numerical modelling; regular buildings; irregular buildings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Green Building Project Management

edited by

Xingwei Li

submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7067 | Submission Open

Keywords: Big data application in green building projects; Smart construction in green building projects; Supply chain management in green building projects; Risk management in green building projects; Innovation management in green building projects; Corporate social responsibility in green building projects; Behavioral decision making in green building projects; Material management in green construction projects; Construction waste recycling; Project management in green infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Sustainability in Construction: Techniques, Management and Life Cycle

edited by

Javier Cárcel-Carrasco

,

Aurora Martínez-Corral

and

Luis Palmero-Iglesias

submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4701 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Sustainable Urbanism in the Context of Global and Regional Disruptions

edited by

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submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1800 | Submission Open

Keywords: city life and global and regional disruptions; self-reliance of cities; de-globalisation of urban design; improving the liveability of cities; urban food and energy; transdisciplinary urban planning; urban lifestyles and social well-being

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Built Environments and Environmental Buildings

edited by

Pedro Delgado

,

Joana Maia de Oliveira Almeida

and

Romeu da Silva Vicente

submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil and environmental engineering; buildings and constructions sustainability; building inspection and maintenance; risk mitigation in structures and infrastructures; life-cycle analysis; buildings and bridges assessment; rehabilitation and strengthening

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Damage to Civil Engineering Structures

edited by

Panagiotis Stylianidis

submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural robustness; progressive collapse; retrofit of structures; blast-resistant structures; structural fire resistance; seismic actions; fatigue of structures; rehabilitation methods; corrosion-affected structures; controlled demolition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Healthy, Digital and Sustainable Buildings and Cities

edited by

Lina Šeduikytė

and

Jakub Kolarik

submission deadline 18 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5374 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; energy efficiency; indoor air quality; thermal comfort; digitalisation; building information modelling; 6D-BIM; digital twins; life cycle assessment; green buildings; sustainable cities; industry 4.0; construction 4.0; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Buildings and Fire Safety

edited by

Marina Gravit

and Olga Zybina

submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 9 articles | Viewed by 19186 | Submission Open

Keywords: Fire resistance; Fire protection properties; Fire resistance limit; Fire protection intumescent paint; Binders; Antipyrenes; Foam intumescence ratio; Computer simulation; Hydrocarbon fire; Steel structures; Reinforced concrete frame; Fire scenario; Internal forces; Deformation; Evacuation; Crowd simulation; Emergency planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Performance of Modular Building Systems

edited by

Keerthan Poologanathan

,

Brabha Nagaratnam

,

Muhammad Rahman

and

Sathees Nava

submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18072 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Artificial Intelligence and Optimization Methods in Construction Industry

edited by

Maziar Yazdani

submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 15 articles | Viewed by 17989 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning; construction management; optimization; automation; operation research; construction industry; metaheuristics; industry 4.0; robotic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Sustainable Hydraulic Structures: Design, Monitoring, and Management

edited by

Alban Kuriqi

and

Rawaz Kurda

submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7305 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulic structures; reservoir; culverts; bridges; fishways; risk assessment; hydraulic structures failure; monitoring; management; sustainable materials; eco-friendly hydraulic structures; life cycle assessment; optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Advanced Research and Prospect of Buildings Seismic Performance

edited by

Rafael Shehu

,

Nicola Tarque

and

Manuel Buitrago

submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4652 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic analysis; seismic performance; incremental dynamic analysis; pushover analysis; fragility functions; nonlinear response; seismic retrofitting; seismic isolation; new structures; existing structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Building Structural Design: Blast Analysis and Progressive Collapse Control

edited by

Hezi Grisaro

and

Sam Rigby

submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3409 | Submission Open

Keywords: progressive collapse; blast loads; impact loads; protective structures; dynamic analysis; explosions; column removal; reinforced concrete; steel structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Timber, Bamboo and Hybrid Structures

edited by

Huifeng Yang

,

Qifang Xie

and

Bohan Xu

submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1694 | Submission Open

Keywords: timber structure; bamboo structure; bio-based hybrid structure; bio-based composite structure; hybrid joint and connection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

The Adaptability of Residential Planning and Design to World-Changing Events

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submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1510 | Submission Open

Keywords: residential building; urban transformation; adaptative design; climate change; extreme social events; health environments; environmental footprint; energy efficiency; sustainability design; building technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Thriving Environments in a Post-COVID Era

edited by

Christhina Candido

submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1463 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology as an enabler— objective and subjective approaches; workplaces; third spaces and performance; corporate real estate; residential design; building technologies and innovation; adaptability and resilience in future cities; tools; processes and methods for addressing challenges of environment quality; impacts on individuals; organisations and communities from cultural psychosocial dimensions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

New Building Materials in Structural Engineering Applications

edited by

Osama Youssf

and Tom Benn

submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1180 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycling; geopolymers; ECC; concrete structures; concrete technology; foam concrete; sandwich structures; double-skin columns; residential construction; magnetized water

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Additive Manufacturing of Construction and Building Materials

edited by

Alexandre Pierre

submission deadline 25 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6293 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; 3D printing; construction building materials; structural design; architectural design; life cycle analysis; digital fabrication; restoration; renovation; materials science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Buildings' Thermal Behaviour and Energy Efficiency for a Sustainable Construction

edited by

Paulo Santos

and

Mark Bomberg

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 18 articles | Viewed by 29593 | Submission Open

Keywords: building’ s components; thermal behaviour; thermal bridges; buildings; energy efficiency; thermal inertia; climate; building envelope; building services; human factors; passive techniques; renewable energy sources; sustainable construction; life cycle assessment; resource efficiency; operational energy; embodied energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Sustainable and Green Construction Materials

edited by

Ahmed Senouci

and

Walid Maherzi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 15 articles | Viewed by 23074 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-conventional building materials; recycled materials; ecofriendly builiding materials; sustainable materials; low carbon binders; circular economy; sustainable construction; solid waste reuse; green construction materials; greenhouse gas emissions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Procurement in Construction Industry

edited by

Malik Khalfan

and

Farshid Rahmani

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 9 articles | Viewed by 19856 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital procurement/e-procurement; blockchain technology; innovative procurement strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Seismic Impact on Building Structures: Assessment, Design, and Strengthening

edited by

Rajesh Rupakhety

and

Dipendra Gautam

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 13 articles | Viewed by 16887 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic vulnerability; structural damage; loss assessment; vibration control; supplemental damping; repair and strengthening; forensic structural engineering; artificial intelligence in structural earthquake engineering; material characterization for repair and retrofitting; performance based design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Performance-Based Urban Design: Integrated Urban Analytics, Simulation and Climate-Responsive Design

edited by

Peng Du

and

Rahman Azari

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 11 articles | Viewed by 13971 | Submission Open

Keywords: performance-based urban design; urban analytics; climate-responsive design; environmental performance; energy; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Proactive and Advanced Research on Construction Safety Management

edited by

Jaewook Jeong

,

Jaehyun Lee

and

Daeho Kim

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11264 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction safety; design for safety; safety management; accident analysis; digital and smart technology; worker behavior; risk assessment; occupational health and safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Reinforced Concrete Buildings

edited by Yuan Huang,

Huzhi Zhang

and

Hui Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8407 | Submission Open

Keywords: reinforced concrete buildings; precast concrete structures; steel-concrete composite structures; ultra-high-performance concrete; bond property; seismic design; finite element analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Adoption of Engineered Wood Products in Building Applications

edited by

Mohammad Derikvand

,

Nathan Kotlarewski

and

Akbar Rostampour Haftkhani

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8143 | Submission Open

Keywords: timber buildings; engineered wood products; laminated veneer lumber; cross laminated timber; glued laminated timber; dowel laminated timber; timber I-beams; mass plywood; timber connections; timber engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Sustainable Development: Recycle and Reuse of Waste Materials in Construction Industry

edited by

Zengfeng Zhao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7660 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycled aggregates and sustainability; construction and demolition wastes; 3D-printing concrete containing recycled materials; sustainable cementitious materials based on waste materials; life cycle assessment of concrete using recycled materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Advances in Steel Structures: Testing, Modelling and Design

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7503 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-strength steel; stainless steel and aluminum alloy structures; hybrid structures with mixed use of different materials; regular and irregular cross-sections; built-up section members; steel– concrete composite structures; steel joints and connections; 3D printing; machine-learning-based design; extreme loading conditions; e.g.; fire; impact; etc

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Assessment and Optimization of Building Carbon Emissions and Energy Efficiency in China

edited by

Tengfei Huo

and

Weiguang Cai

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6082 | Submission Open

Keywords: building carbon emissions; energy efficiency of building and construction industry; carbon peak and carbon neutrality; building retrofit; sustainable construction and management; energy policy evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Sustainable Materials for Resilient Infrastructure

edited by

Luigi Di Sarno

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5861 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; resilient infrastructure; self-healing; ductility; low-carbon; self-sensing; retrofitting; structural performance; innovative materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Metrology for Living Environment

edited by

Stefano Laureti

,

Sara Casaccia

and

Michal Švantner

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5588 | Submission Open

Keywords: well-being of people in living environment; measurement of comfort in indoor environments; active and assisted living; sensors and sensor networks; signal and image processing; structural health monitoring; BIM; monitoring of chemical and physical parameters; IoT; human health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Materials and Design for Advanced Functional Pavements

edited by

Romain Balieu

,

Liang He

,

Augusto Cannone Falchetto

and

Jiqing Zhu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3981 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional pavements; advanced materials; sustainability; durability; modeling and simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Advances in Sustainable Building Materials

edited by Isabel Torres and

Ana Luísa Velosa

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3697 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; sustainable buildings; sustainable materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Innovation in Pavement Materials

edited by

Huayang Yu

and

Tao Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 3580 | Submission Open

Keywords: pavement materials; combined material; smart materials; environmentally harmonized materials; green material; binder

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Buildings Art, Sustainability, and Durability

edited by

Jun Liu

and Lintao Cao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3553 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete structure durability; solid waste utilization; concrete material; art; sustainability; asphalt mixtures; road traffic facilities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Cold-Formed Steel Structures

edited by

Krishanu Roy

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3015 | Submission Open

Keywords: High strength CFS structures; Stability of CFS beams and columns; Seismic response of CFS structures; FS portal frames; Web crippling of CFS sections; Fire and seismic performance of CFS framed shear walls; Hysteretic behaviour of CFS wall panels; Fire furnace tests on CFS members; Cold-formed stainless steel sections; CFS cladding systems; Sustainability of CFS structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Design & Behavior of Concrete Structures

edited by

Fadzli Mohamed Nazri

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2898 | Submission Open

Keywords: dynamic behavior; earthquake engineering; fire engineering; blast and impact load; concrete structure; advanced design; serviceability; shell structure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

The Effects of Climate Change on the Durability of Built Assets

edited by

Michael A. Lacasse

,

Ana Silva

and

Jorge de Brito

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2487 | Submission Open

Keywords: long-term performance; buildings; building components; building elements; climate loads; climate change effects; durability; glazing; roofing system; wall assemblies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

New Advances in Soil-Structure Systems

edited by

Han-Lin Wang

,

Wenbo Chen

and

Fei Han

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2176 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil-structure system; interface mechanical behaviour; laboratory test; physical model test; field test; numerical modelling; theoretical analysis; machine learning; ground improvement; smart monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Smart and Connected Buildings and Communities Founded on the Internet of Things

edited by

Ivan Mutis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1976 | Submission Open

Keywords: interconnection and interaction of smart objects; connected buildings; connected homes; data analytics; cyber-physical systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Digital Technology and Smart Buildings

edited by

Sehyun Park

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1966 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; carbon neutrality; artificial intelligence; Internet of Things; big data analysis; smart digital platforms; digital twins; AI-based data and systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

High-Performance Building Materials and Structures: State-of-the-Art Studies

edited by

Jia-Bao Yan

,

Jing Ji

and

Yonghui Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1733 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-strength steel; high-strength concrete; UHPC (ultra-high-performance concrete); steel– concrete composite structures; stainless steel; aluminum alloy; high-rise buildings; bridges; composite structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Novel Approaches for the Mitigation of Climate Change and Extreme Events Impact on Structures and Infrastructures

edited by

Pierfrancesco Cacciola

,

Bruno Briseghella

and

Andreas Lampropoulos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1701 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; structural reabilitation; extreme environments; aging of structures; multi-hazard; structural resilience; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Next-Generation Intelligent and Resilient Structures

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1698 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; vibration control and isolation; structural health monitoring; metamaterial; seismic resilience; inerter; negative stiffness damper; nonlinear energy sink; smart materials and structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Study on Building Simulation

edited by

Valentina Villa

and

Marco Domaneschi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1649 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Development, Characterization and Evaluation of Advanced and Sustainable Cement-Based Materials

edited by

Michael Angelo B. Promentilla

and

Takafumi Sugiyama

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1203 | Submission Open

Keywords: characterization techniques; novel testing; multi-scale modeling; microstructure; durability; X-ray computed tomography; geopolymer; low-carbon concrete; life-cycle sustainability assessment; retrofitting and repair

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Application of BIM through the Life Cycle of Buildings

edited by

Ning Gu

,

Jorge Ochoa

and

Rongrong Yu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1088 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modelling; digital twins; virtual reality and augmented reality; architectural design; construction management; facilities management; construction and demolition waste management; building life cycle; decision-making processes and automation; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Promoting Construction Worker Professionalization under Industry 4.0

edited by Hongyang Li, Beibei Zhang, Su Yang and Yingmiao Qian

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1054 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

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