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Advances in Automation and Intelligence in Construction

edited by Ebrahim Parvaresh Karan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in construction; smart construction; Internet of Things (IoT) sensors in construction; autonomous heavy construction equipment; pre-fabrication and modular construction

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

Research on Safety Control and Risk Management in Construction Engineering: Progress, Challenges and Strategies

edited by

José Luis Fuentes-Bargues

,

Cristina Gonzalez-Gaya

,

Alberto Sanchez-Lite

and B. María Villena Escribano

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk management; security integration; building information modeling; artificial intelligence; safety in engineering works; risk management simulations; safety programming and control; engineering projects

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

Performance Evaluation of Composite Building Materials

edited by Wen Liu, Yao Wu and Yaqiang Li

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbon cementitious composites; high performance cementitious composites; smart building materials; biomass composite building materials; green and eco-friendly building materials; performance evolution

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

Comfortable Environments: Materials for Room Acoustics and Noise Control

edited by Jesús Carbajo,

Pedro Poveda-Martínez

and

J. Ramis-Soriano

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: room acoustics; noise control; acoustic materials

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

Research on Corrosion Resistance of Reinforced Concrete

edited by Subbiah Karthick,

Han-Seung Lee

and

Jitendra Kumar Singh

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel; zinc; aluminum; magnesium; corrosion; inhibitor; coating; concrete; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; potentiodynamic polarization; cyclic polarization; open circuit potential; nano-technology; advanced materials and processes; X-ray diffraction; scanning electron microscopy; atomic force microscopy; raman spectroscopy; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; reinforcement corrosion; building and construction; repair materials; material science and technology

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

Selected Papers from the 1st International Online Conference on Buildings (IOCBD2023)

edited by

David Arditi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: building structures ; building materials; and repair & renovation; building energy; physics; environment; and systems; architectural design; urban science; and real estate; construction management; and computers & digitization

Advances in Sustainable and Smart Cities

edited by

Francesc Pardo-Bosch

,

Marcel Macarulla Marti

and

Pablo Pujadas Álvarez

submission deadline 1 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 19128 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency and environment; buildings and infrastructure; mobility and intermodality; sustainable city; smart city

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

Advanced Studies in Structure Materials

edited by

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submission deadline 1 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10562 | Submission Open

Keywords: structures concrete; durability; repair materials; sustainable materials; structures mortar; freeze-thaw; sulfate attack; mechanical property; geo-materials; environmental factor

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

Seismic Risk Analysis and Management of Structure Systems

edited by

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submission deadline 10 May 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13192 | Submission Open

Keywords: structure and infrastructure; earthquake engineering; seismic risk; risk mitigation and management; life-cycle analysis; resilience assessment; data-driven approaches; multi-hazard analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Seismic Analysis of Multistoried Buildings

edited by

Magdalini D. Titirla

submission deadline 10 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8733 | 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)

Advances in Development and Application of New Materials for Civil Engineering

edited by Qingbiao Wang and Bin Gong

submission deadline 10 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4077 | Submission Open

Keywords: fibrous concrete; underground engineering grouting; underground engineering disaster prevention and control; underground engineering monitoring; resource utilization of construction waste; machine learning; 3D-printed concrete

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

Design, Fabrication and Construction in the Post-heuristic Era

edited by Guy Austern, Yasha Jacob Grobman and Tanya Bloch

submission deadline 10 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2067 | Submission Open

Keywords: post-heuristic; computational design; machine learning; computer-aided manufacturing; artificial intelligence; architectural design; digital fabrication; building information modelling; construction management; digital fabrication

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

Current Progress of Concrete and Composite Structures

edited by

Faqi Liu

,

Qinghe Wang

, Chuanchuan Hou and

Hui Zhao

submission deadline 10 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1693 | Submission Open

Keywords: material; member/structure; test; numerical simulation; field monitoring; design; extreme loads; evaluation

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

Research on Advanced Materials in Road Engineering

edited by Canlin Zhang, Xinxing Zhou, Zhengang Feng and Zhilong Cao

submission deadline 10 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1469 | Submission Open

Keywords: material design; waste materials utilization; low-carbon emission; life cycle assessment; green environmental protection; multiscale characterization; grouting materials; pavement material modification and life extension; cement; asphalt; road engineering

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

Properties of Wood and Bamboo Used in Construction

edited by Yu-Hsiang Yeh and Te-Hsin Yang

submission deadline 10 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1385 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood; timber; bamboo; joint; laminated; glued; shaped element; dowel; composite; hybrid

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

Innovation of Seismic Behavior in Structural Engineering

edited by Qiyun Qiao

submission deadline 10 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 684 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic behavior; concrete structure; composite structure; masonry structure; prefabricated structure; structure retrofitting; structure inspection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Dealing with Extreme Heat: Intelligent Approaches for Improved Building Performance and Occupant Thermal Comfort

edited by

Jack Ngarambe

and

Baojie He

submission deadline 10 May 2024 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart building materials; cool roofs; green roofs; and walls; intelligent controls for solar insolation and ventilation; climate-responsive dynamic facades and their control; intelligent controls of HVAC systems; digital twins for indoor thermal environment management; simulation and modeling of extreme heat in buildings; smart energy management systems in buildings; heat governance and policy frameworks

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

Architectural Design Supported by Information Technology: 2nd Edition

edited by

Frank Petzold

,

Luis Felipe González Böhme

and

Gerhard Schubert

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1186 | Submission Open

Keywords: early architectural design stages; computational design; design decision support; simulation; prediction; and evaluation in design; BIM; performance-based spatial design; machine learning; Construction 4.0/robotic fabrication/human– robot collaboration

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

Advanced Materials and Novel Technique in Civil Engineering

edited by

Xiaoming Liu

and

Jianguo Jiang

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7544 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced building materials; modifying methods; microscopic analysis; properties of building materials; mesoscopic modeling; molecular dynamics

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

Research on the Mechanical and Durability Properties of Concrete

edited by

Marek Dohojda

and

Olga Szlachetka

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5066 | Submission Open

Keywords: cement; concrete; carbon footprint; concrete mixture; construction product; quality control; special concretes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Technologies for Building Pathology Inspection

edited by

Iván Garrido

,

Eva Barreira

and

Ricardo M. S. F. Almeida

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2481 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced technologies; building pathology; building inspection; prevention; conservation; monitoring; thermal comfort; energy efficiency; digital twin; smart buildings

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

Contemporary Applications of Wood in Architecture and Construction

edited by Meng Gong, Takuro Mori and Ebenezer Ussher

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2167 | Submission Open

Keywords: architectural design; modern connections; engineered wood products; in-service performance; life cycle assessment; mass timber construction

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

High- and Ultra-High Performance Concrete: Properties, Developments and Applications

edited by

Styliani Papatzani

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2053 | Submission Open

Keywords: pre-fabrication; self-consolidating concrete; nanomodified concrete/cement; fiber-reinforced concrete; 3D-printed concrete/cement; self-sensing/self-healing concrete; recycled aggregate concrete; architectural/fair faced concrete; high- and ultra-high strength concrete

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

Digital Twins in Construction Projects

edited by

Qiuchen Lu

, Zigeng Fang and Yuting Chen

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1826 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins (DTs); construction informatics; digital transformation; construction simulation; construction automation; virtual construction; building information modelling (BIM); machine learning (ML)

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

Innovations in Urban Sensing and Intelligent Infrastructure Management

edited by

Zhewei Liu

,

Yue Yu

and

Chao Xu

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; building information modeling (BIM); urban sensing technologies; spatial data science; geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI); light detection and ranging (LiDAR); simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM); urban data analysis; sustainable urban planning; intelligent infrastructure management

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

Research on Steel and Steel–Concrete Composite Structures Under Seismic Loading Conditions

edited by Jiping Hao

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel structures; composite structures; seismic performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

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

edited by

Michael Angelo B. Promentilla

and

Takafumi Sugiyama

submission deadline 25 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3816 | 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)

Sustainable and Low-Carbon Building Technology: Education, Design, and Practice

edited by

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and

submission deadline 28 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6580 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon building; carbon emission management; construction technology; BIM technology; sustainable design technology; repair and protection; educational innovation

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

Advancements in Large-Span Steel Structures and Architectural Design

edited by Jinsan Ju, Tao Lan, Haosong Chang,

Yancheng Cai

and Wei Zhen

submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8943 | Submission Open

Keywords: structure performance; stability; progressive collapse; joint; construction; fracture; impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Construction and Building Materials

edited by

Mohammad Hajmohammadian Baghban

and Davoud Tavakoli

submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7733 | Submission Open

Keywords: phase change material (PCM); sustainable building materials; green concrete; energy-efficient buildings; sustainability; building envelope; thermal insulation

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

Construction Management, Disaster Risk Management and Reconstruction for Resilient and Sustainable Cities

edited by

Emlyn Witt

and

Abdulquadri Ade Bilau

submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5122 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction management; built environment; disaster risk reduction; risk management; reconstruction; build back better; resilience; sustainability; Stakeholder value; circular economy

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

Low-Carbon and Green Materials in Construction—2nd Edition

edited by

Long Li

, Pujin Wang,

Jie Xiao

and Lingfei Liu

submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 4612 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon materials; recycled aggregate concrete; alkali-activated materials; 3D concrete printing; carbonation; ultra-high performance concrete; ECC; machine learning

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

Multispecies Architectural Design: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by Yasha Jacob Grobman

submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2220 | Submission Open

Keywords: multispecies design; ecology; animal-aided design; biodiversity; zoomorphic architecture; organic architecture; biomimicry; sustainability; computational design; green buildings

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

Innovative Utilization of Construction Demolition Waste for Sustainable Building Applications

edited by

Erick I. Saavedra Flores

and Siva Avudaiappan

submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1459 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable non-conventional building materials; reuse; recycling of waste materials; high-strength building materials; durability; stiffness; tensile of waste materials; complex behaviour of waste materials; environmentally friendly building materials; sustainable cementitious building materials

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

Challenges in Seismic Analysis and Assessment of Buildings

edited by

Costas Providakis

submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1214 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced earthquake engineering analysis and structural dynamics; far and near-fault seismic analysis and design; seismic monitoring and non-destructive testing of buildings; structural control technologies and intelligent materials; building performance during earthquakes; probabilistic and deterministic methods of dynamic analysis; retrofitting; material mechanics and characterization; nonlinear numerical analysis; experimental studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

New Technology of Green Intelligent Construction and Risk Assessment in Architectural Structures

edited by

Bo Huang

and

Xiaolu Cui

submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1010 | Submission Open

Keywords: green architecture; low-carbon technologies; artificial intelligence; high-performance materials; intelligent robots; structural disaster prevention; risk assessment; structural design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Recent Advances in the Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Building Structures

edited by

Yazhi Zhu

submission deadline 30 May 2024 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials; concrete– steel composite structures; steel– timber composite structures; hybrid structures; seismic resilience; fire behavior; blast resistance; multi-hazard resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Research on Seismic Design and Retrofitting of Building Structures

edited by

Jinkoo Kim

submission deadline 30 May 2024 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic resilience; building retrofit; seismic design; performance-based design; seismic vulnerability assessment; energy dissipation devices; seismic response; earthquake protection systems; repair and strengthening

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Smart and Digital Construction in AEC Industry

edited by

Jun Wang

,

Shuyuan Xu

and

Yongwei Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15053 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital construction; smart construction; BIM; construction automation; asset management

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

New and Future Progress for Concrete Structures

edited by

, Jitao Zhong,

,

and

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13212 | Submission Open

Keywords: Concrete structure; Building materials; Composite structure; Structural analysis; Structural design; Construction technology and engineering; Structural assessment

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

Advances in Methods for Performance Characterization and Prediction of Reinforced Concrete

edited by

Jiaolong Ren

and

Jiandong Huang

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11851 | Submission Open

(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 31 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11248 | 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)

Study on Real Estate and Housing Management

edited by

Jerry Liang

,

Song Shi

and

Han-Suck Song

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10476 | Submission Open

Keywords: real estate management; corporate real estate; housing policy; housing economics; real estate finance; real estate valuation

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

Latest Advances of Green Concrete Technology in Civil Engineering

edited by

Peng Zhu

,

Changjun Zhou

and

Qi Cao

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10125 | Submission Open

Keywords: green concrete; recycled materials; waste utilization; recycled powder; recycled aggregates; construction and demolition wastes; lifecycle sustainability; ultra-high-performance concrete; resilient infrastructures

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

Multi-Dimensional Organic Conservation of Historical Neighborhood Buildings in the Context of Sustainable Urban Renewal

edited by

Fei Chen

and

Gang Feng

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8980 | Submission Open

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

Green Building Design and Construction for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Yongtao Tan

,

Peng Mao

, Xiaolong Gan and

Hui Xu

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8910 | Submission Open

Keywords: green building design; green construction; green materials; green retrofit; building environmental impacts; carbon emission; life cycle assessment

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

Mechanical Performance of Steel and Composite Beams

edited by

Carlos Humberto Martins

,

Alexandre Rossi

and

Yasin Onuralp Özkılıç

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8493 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel beams; composite beams; machine learning; stainless steel; fire resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Sustainable Tall Building Developments and the 21st Century City

edited by

Kheir Al-Kodmany

and Mir M. Ali

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7803 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; vertical development; urban sprawl; engineering innovations; architectural solutions; financial feasibility; urban design; transportation; health; eco-design

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

Cold-Formed Steel Structures

edited by

Krishanu Roy

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7669 | 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)

Fire Science and Safety of Bridge Structure

edited by

Gang Zhang

,

Xiaomeng Hou

and

Huanting Zhou

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6607 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

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