Dear Colleagues,

Concrete materials and structures are the most important components of current buildings, such as beams, columns, slabs, and other structural members, which are widely used in urban multi-story buildings, high-rise buildings, and super high-rise buildings. However, in the event of a fire, due to the effects of high temperature, flue gas movement and hot air convection in combustion, RC structural elements are often seriously damaged, which affects the overall safety of the structure. Scholars have carried out a lot of research on the fire resistance of concrete or steel material and structural elements, but most studies focus on ordinary concrete material itself or a single member. Therefore, it is still a challenge to accurately and comprehensively describe the fire behavior of concrete materials and structures under actual working conditions.

This Special Issue aims to collect information on the fire or post-fire behavior of RC structural elements, including new concrete materials, steel, prestressed concrete, cast-in-place concrete structures, prefabricated concrete structures, etc. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) tests, numerical methods, and analytical models to study the mechanical behavior and failure patterns of concrete material and structural members under high temperatures or after fire.

Dr. Li Li
Dr. Cong Zhang
Dr. Mehran Khan
Dr. Yong Wang
Guest Editors

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• concrete or steel materials
• RC structures
• fire spread
• fire resistance
• fire test
• post-fire
• numerical simulation
• theoretical analysis