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High-Performance Concrete: Constituents, Properties and Applications
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High-Performance Concrete: Constituents, Properties and Applications

A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 1611

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Dr. Ye Liu

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Department of Civil Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610106, China
Interests: fiber-reinforced polymers
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Dr. Dong Zhang

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College of Civil Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China
Interests: high-performance concrete; sustainable cementitious composites
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Dr. Yiwei Weng

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Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 100872, China
Interests: 3D concrete printing; sustainable materials
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Dr. Zhiqiang Dong

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School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
Interests: durability of FRP materials; FRP-reinforced seawater and sea sand concrete (SWSSC) structures; self-prestressing technology based on the iron-based shape memory alloy
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue entitled “High-Performance Concrete: Constituents, Properties and Applications”. As a significant breakthrough in concrete technology, high-performance concrete (HPC), with high strength and notable durability, has been extensively applied in the construction of infrastructures, such as bridges, to achieve a better structural performance against natural hazards. Thus, government agencies promote the application of this new material in new fields such as building construction.

In this Special Issue, we are soliciting articles concerning the recent developments and applications in HPC material. Papers which include, but are not limited to, the following topics are welcome:

  • Optimal constituents of HPC;
  • Application of HPC in structural strengthening and retrofitting;
  • Sustainability and resilience of HPC structures;
  • Durability of HPC structures in harsh environments;
  • 3D printing concrete;
  • Carbon storage.

Dr. Ye Liu
Dr. Dong Zhang
Dr. Yiwei Weng
Dr. Zhiqiang Dong
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

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. Buildings is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • high-performance concrete
  • mechanical properties
  • constitutive model
  • constructional application
  • constituents
  • durability
  • sustainability
  • 3D concrete printing
  • carbon storage

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Mechanical Performances and Frost Resistance of Alkali-Activated Coal Gangue Cementitious Materials
by Yanbing Zhao, Caiqian Yang, Kefeng Li, Jing Yang, Zhiren Wu and Chengyu Yan
Buildings 2022, 12(12), 2243; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12122243 - 16 Dec 2022
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The coal gangue after composite activation treatment is considered a potential low-carbon and green cementitious material, so the feasibility of employing composite-activated gangue to partially or entirely replace cement for building materials is systematically studied in this paper. The effects of alkali content, [...] Read more.
The coal gangue after composite activation treatment is considered a potential low-carbon and green cementitious material, so the feasibility of employing composite-activated gangue to partially or entirely replace cement for building materials is systematically studied in this paper. The effects of alkali content, slag content, and water-to-binder ratio on the mechanical properties and frost resistance of alkali-activated coal gangue mortar (AACGM) were experimentally investigated. An ESEM was employed to observe the microstructure of the AACGM. Moreover, the microstructure damage to the AACGM was analyzed by a pixel-based image processing algorithm. The research was carried out in accordance with standards JGJ/T70-2009 and GB/T 50082-2009. Experimental results indicated that the mechanical properties and frost resistance of the AACGM were superior to those of ordinary Portland cement mortar (OPCM). Compared with the OPC group, the compressive and flexural strength of the W0.50 group increased by 16.01% and 14.19%. Moreover, the loss rate of mass, flexural strength, compressive strength, and microstructure damage of the AACGM were less than those of the OPCM. Between freeze–thaw cycles 25 and 100, the cracks and pores of specimens gradually grew, and the maximum crack width increased by 277.78%. In addition, the slag was beneficial in improving the flexural strength, compressive strength, and frost resistance of the AACGM. Finally, the freeze–thaw damage mechanism of the CGBG mortar was systematically analyzed. Full article
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