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Innovative Construction Materials for Advanced Engineering Applications

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction and Building Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2023) | Viewed by 1182

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Styliani Papatzani

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1. Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering, School of Engineering, University of West Attica, 28 Ag. Spyridonos Street, 12243 Aigaleo, Greece
2. Department of Mathematics and Engineering Sciences, Evelpidon Avenue, 16672 Vari, Greece
3. Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports, Directorate for the Restoration of Byzantine and Post-byzantine Monuments, Tzireon 8-10, 11742 Athens, Greece
Interests: nanomaterials; cementitious nanocomposites; portland cement; cement chemistry; durability and sustainability of concrete; wastes added to concrete; fibre reinforced polymers; composite materials; material characterization; structural analysis; concrete design
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Prof. Dr. Dionysis (Dennis) E. Mouzakis

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Director of Mechanics of Materials Laboratory, Hellenic Army Academy, Department of Military Sciences Sector of Mathematics and Engineering Applications, Varis—Koropiou Avenue, P.O. Box 16673 Vari, Greece
Interests: smart health monitoring of structures by using magnetoelastic contactless sensors in conjunction with wireless networks for data collection; aging health assessment of various structures including composite ones; smart polymers and materials for structural applications; biomaterials and biomechanics; polymer composites materials and polymer nanocomposites; experimental and stochastic fracture mechanics
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Zero carbon emission policies call for greener solutions in cementitious composites, concrete mixes, fibre-reinforced polymers, nanomaterials, and adhesives, as well as revolutionary design, processing and production methods to reduce the usage of raw materials and energy costs. There is also a focus on prolonging the service life of structures and the cyclic economy. Recycling of used materials is at the forefront and new composites are being invented and tested. As a result, new adaptations to already existing testing methods are being devised and new production methods are being presented. Furthermore, 3D printing is revolutionizing the way the infrastructure is perceived, and engineering is entering all sectors of life. 

This issue celebrates all advancements and particularly welcomes new studies on combinations of construction materials, be they bio-based, nanosized, recycled, energy-harvesting, self-sensing, fatigue-resisting, compatible with materials of historical structures, 3D-printed, smart or others. Particular emphasis is placed on green technology and materials, new characterization methods and novel structural tests that can be performed on the materials.

Dr. Styliani Papatzani
Prof. Dr. Dionysis (Dennis) E. Mouzakis
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • mechanical behavior
  • 3D printing
  • cement-based composites
  • fibre-reinforced polymers/concrete
  • nanomaterials
  • case studies
  • nanomaterials, self-sensing, smart materials
  • durability and sustainability of concrete
  • biomaterials, bio-based composites

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Enhancing Mechanical Behavior and Energy Dissipation in Fiber-Reinforced Polymers through Shape Memory Alloy Integration: A Numerical Study on SMA-FRP Composites under Cyclic Tensile Loading
by Saeed Eilbeigi, Mohammadreza Tavakkolizadeh and Amir R. Masoodi
Materials 2023, 16(16), 5695; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16165695 - 19 Aug 2023
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Conventional fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs) have a relatively linear stress–strain behavior up to the failure point. Therefore, they show brittle behavior until the failure point. Shape memory alloys, in addition to having high ductility and good energy dissipation capability, are highly resistant to corrosion [...] Read more.
Conventional fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs) have a relatively linear stress–strain behavior up to the failure point. Therefore, they show brittle behavior until the failure point. Shape memory alloys, in addition to having high ductility and good energy dissipation capability, are highly resistant to corrosion and show good performance against fatigue. Therefore, using the SMA fibers in the production of FRPs can be a suitable solution to solve the problem of the brittle behavior of conventional FRPs. SMA fibers can be integrated with a polymeric matrix with or without conventional fibers and create a new material called SMA-FRP. This study investigates the effect of using different volume fractions of conventional fibers (carbon, glass, and aramid) and SMA fibers (NiTi) in the super-elastic phase and the effect of the initial strain of SMA fibers on the behavior of SMA-FRP composites under cyclic tensile loading. Specimens are designed to reach a target elastic modulus and are modeled using OpenSees (v. 3.5.0) finite element software. Analyzing the results shows that in the SMA-FRP composites that are designed to reach a target elastic modulus, with an increase in the volume fraction of SMA fibers, the maximum stress, residual strain, and strain hardening ratio are reduced, and the ability to energy dissipation capability and residual stress increases. It was also observed that increasing the percentage of the initial strain of SMA fibers increases the maximum stress and energy dissipation capability and reduces the residual strain and yield stress. In the investigation of the effect of the type of conventional fibers used in the construction of composites, it was found that the use of fibers that have a larger failure strain increases the maximum stress and energy dissipation capability of the composite and reduces the strain hardening ratio. In addition, increasing the elastic modulus of conventional fibers increases the residual strain and residual stress of the composites. Full article
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