Advances in Methods for Performance Characterization and Prediction of Reinforced Concrete
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 May 2024) | Viewed by 16610
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fatigue and fracture; data-driven method; green civil materials
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Interests: AI prediction; green civil materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Reinforced concrete is very important for buildings and construction. However, conventional concepts and approaches in performance characterization and prediction of reinforced concrete are not always appropriate for current requirements of durability and toughness for civil engineering. Notwithstanding the enormous efforts of academic researchers and industry, a general solution for performance characterization under special conditions (e.g., dynamic loads, freeze thawing) and high-efficiency performance prediction (e.g., big data, uncertainty, self-adaption) remains to be further discussed. This Special Issue aims to collect both original research and review articles regarding innovative methods for performance characterization and prediction of reinforced concrete materials and structures.
Potential topics include but are not limited to:
- Multiscale analysis;
- Image processing technology;
- Thermal analysis;
- Machine learning method;
- Data-driven method;
- Uncertainty quantification;
- Special loading conditions (dynamic loads, freeze thawing, etc.).
Dr. Jiaolong Ren
Dr. Jiandong Huang
Guest Editors
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