Corrosion and Durability of Building Materials
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 (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 1026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: corrosion of engineering materials; durability of reinforced concrete; pre-stressed concrete
Interests: corrosion; electrochemistry; concrete; coatings
Interests: corrosion; reinforced concrete repair; cathodic protection
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The aging infrastructure in the US and abroad has resulted in growing concern for corrosion-related failures such as the recent structural collapses and closures of highway bridges, residential buildings, and other vital systems. The corrosion-related deterioration of the infrastructure increases the risk to public health and safety, reduces the economic vitality, and increases the costs required for maintenance and replacement. The cost of corrosion has been estimated to be over USD 2 trillion and 3% of the global GDP. Addressing this major challenge requires broad perspectives and information exchange between owners, industry, as well as the academic community. The broad wealth of information and experiences from owners, practitioners, and researchers is not well disseminated between them and across disciplines. Tackling the challenge involves research in a diverse range of topics including corrosion mechanisms; resilient and sustainable materials; effective and robust construction; effective mitigation and repair; structural health monitoring and damage detection. This Special Issue aims for wide dissemination and information exchange to advance the perspective of the needs in the field and encourage research to support the development of practical solutions. Authors are encouraged to submit papers addressing topics including, but not limited to, the following:
- Forensic evaluations of corrosion failures;
- Challenges of assessing corrosion mechanisms and corrosion detection in the field;
- Long-term corrosion durability of construction materials;
- Novel construction materials for corrosion mitigation;
- Corrosion risk or corrosion mitigation associated with construction;
- Effective use or deficiencies of non-destructive testing and structural health monitoring;
- Novel NDT and NDE for corrosion.
Dr. Kingsley Lau
Dr. Samanbar Permeh
Guest Editors
Ivan Lasa
Guest Editor Assistant
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- corrosion
- infrastructure
- non-destructive testing
- structural health monitoring
- steel
