Research on the Performance of Traditional, New and Potential Building Materials: 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Building materials are always new subjects as they evolve with the development of science and technology. Although traditional building materials (e.g., timber, bamboo, masonry, concrete and steel) still dominate the building industry, new materials, such as fibers, composites, 3D printing materials and materials with ultra-high strength, have also emerged as alternative solutions for new or existing structures with special requirements (e.g., high-rise, long span, within corrosive environments) that are hard to satisfy with traditional building materials. Furthermore, graphene, bio-inspired materials and other potential building materials have brilliant prospects for the building industry, which may lead to fundamental revolutions within building engineering in the future. The interests and enthusiasm of the researchers and scientists focused on these building materials resulted in the publication of the Special Issue “Research on the Performance of Traditional, New and Potential Building Materials (1st Edition)”, which aroused considerable attention.

This second edition of the Special Issue still provides an open forum to discuss the various performances of traditional, new and potential building materials. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the above examples; all traditional, new and potential materials used in building engineering are welcomed. The scopes cover the static (e.g., compression, tension, bending) mechanical behaviors, resistances against dynamic actions (e.g., impact, fatigue and seismic), ductility performance of the building materials and corresponding structural members, investigated utilizing a variety of techniques (e.g., analytical, numerical, and experimental methods).

Dr. Yue-Ling Long
Prof. Dr. Zhenhao Zhang
Dr. Ying Qin
Dr. Zhiliang Zuo
Dr. JinJing Liao
Guest Editors

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• traditional building materials (steel, concrete, masonry, timber, bamboo, etc.)
• composite materials and fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs)
• potential building materials (graphene, bio-inspired materials, etc.)
• ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC)
• 3D printing materials
• concrete-filled steel tubes (CFSTs)
• static and dynamic performance
• structural reliability
• cross-section instability
• numerical simulation

• Research on the Performance of Traditional, New and Potential Building Materials in Buildings (9 articles)