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Advances in Soil–Geosynthetic Composite Materials
edited by , and Phan Truc T.T.
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1124 | Submission Open
Keywords: composite behavior; geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS); field-scale experiments; finite element (fe); compaction loads
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Sustainable and Low-Carbon Building Materials and Structures
edited by Shaojun Cao, Dehong Wang, Pang Chen and Yu Yan
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1120 | Submission Open
Keywords: green building materials; low-carbon construction; mechanical properties; durability performance; structural fire resistance; seismic performance; impact and explosion resistance; bridge seismic resistance; composite materials; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Advances in Low-Carbon Design, Construction and Operation in Civil Engineering
edited by , Han Wu and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1084 | Submission Open
Keywords: low-carbon building materials; carbon footprint analysis of buildings; green building; healthy building; low-carbon design; low-carbon construction; low-carbon operation
Structural Assessment and Strengthening of Masonry Structures submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1045 | Submission Open
Keywords: masonry structures; experimental study; seismic assessment; historical masonry; masonry-strengthening techniques; life cycle assessment; carbon footprint
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Research on Rate-Dependent Mechanical Properties of Ultra-High Strength Concrete
edited by Shaohua Li and Weitan Zhuang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1027 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultra-high performance concrete; dynamic properties; micromechanics; strain rate; mechanical performance; multi-scale
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Vibration Monitoring and Control of the Built Environment
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 980 | Submission Open
Keywords: damper; earthquake engineering; friction damping; hysteretic damping; isolator; monitoring; negative stiffness; soil structure interaction; structural control; structural dynamics; tuned mass damper; vibration absorber; wind engineering
Advancements in Energy Efficiency and Life-Cycle Assessment of Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage Applications
edited by Zohir Younsi, Naoual Belouaggadia, , , Nicolas Youssef and Mohamed Lachheb
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 951 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental impact; energy efficiency; energy storage; life-cycle assessment; phase change material; buildings; sustainable development; numerical simulations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Renewable Energy and Sustainable Building Design
edited by , Dengjia Wang, Barbara Galli and Xiaolei Ju
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 950 | Submission Open
Keywords: solar building; building energy saving; solar energy technology; indoor thermal environment; green building design; renewable energy management; renewable energy; building renovation; urban heat island; urban redevelopment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Research and Utilization of Solid Waste and Construction Waste
edited by Min Li, Shouxi Chai and Xuefei Wang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 743 | Submission Open
Keywords: construction waste; functional materials; environmental impacts; material performance; minimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Advanced Analysis and Design for Steel Structure Stability submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 736 | Submission Open
Keywords: steel structures; steel composite structures; steel bridges; beams; columns; beam– columns; joints and connections; hot-formed steel; cold-formed steel; material models; theoretical models; numerical modeling; physical testing; buckling; nonlinear analysis; finite element analysis; structural optimization; static loading; dynamic loading; wind loading; earthquake loading; design codes of practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Advanced Technologies in Foundations Engineering and Construction Materials—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 715 | 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 subbase structures; foamed concrete applications; water retention layers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Performance Analysis and Design Optimization of Renewable Energy Heating Systems
edited by , , Jiewen Deng and Chao Zeng
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 703 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy utilization; solar PV system; geothermal system; hydrogen system; hybrid energy system; long-term simulation; in situ monitoring; multi-object optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Application of Building Information Modelling in Construction Management submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 639 | Submission Open
Keywords: BIM; Construction 4.0; dynamic data exchange and transformation; IoT-oriented project management; scan to BIM; active BIM; BIM legislation and contracting; BIM and blockchain technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Reconstruction of 3D Buildings Models and 3D Buildings Extraction from High-Resolution Geospatial Data
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 407 | Submission Open
Keywords: building extraction; 3D building models; 3D/city modeling; geospatial data for BIM
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Dynamic Response of Civil Engineering Structures under Seismic Loads
edited by Yanyan Li and Jingshu Xu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open
Keywords: dynamic response; engineering structure; civil engineering; seismicload; earthquake engineering; structural stability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Energy Efficiency, Health and Intelligence in the Built Environment
edited by Boya Jiang, Yiming Shao and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open
Keywords: low-carbon-emission building; energy-efficient design; life cycle assessment; vertical farming; indoor environment quality; sustainable building technology; building information modelling; intelligent design and construction; health- and well-being-oriented design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Open Issues in Building Conservation
edited by and Fabrizio Comodini
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open
Keywords: FRP-FRCM-SRG composite; masonry or reinforced concrete confinement; numerical model; flexural/shear strengthening; seismic risk assessment; seismic improvement of existing buildings; innovative seismic protection systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Indoor Environment and Thermal Comfort: Healthy, Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
edited by Weiwei Liu and Xiaoyu Tian
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal comfort; heat stress; building energy; built environment; sustainability; building technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Research on Solar Energy System and Storage for Sustainable Buildings
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open
Keywords: solar buildings; solar heating; solar cooling; sustainable buildings; thermal energy storage; building integrated photovoltaic; energy efficiency for data centre
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Seismic Design and Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete, Masonry and Steel Structures with Innovative Materials and Devices submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open
Keywords: seismic strengthening; seismic response control; dissipative devices; local strengthening; composite materials; numerical model; experimental investigation; FEM
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Research on Emerging Technologies for Structural Design, Inspection, and Maintenance
edited by and Zeren Jin
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence intelligent design and optimization smart sensing material; intelligent inspection equipment; advanced testing technique; multi-sensor and multi-source data fusion; digital twins for management; inspection and monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Advances in Methods for Performance Characterization and Prediction of Reinforced Concrete—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open
Keywords: reinforced concrete; durability; mechanical property; performance characterization; performance prediction; multiscale analysis; thermal analysis; data-driven method; special loading condition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Optimization Control and Energy Conservation in Smart Heating Systems
edited by Chengying Qi and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: district heating system; heat metering; smart heating; heat regulation and management; optimal control of building energy systems; building energy saving; thermo-active building systems (TABSs); energy system modeling and simulation; energy system planning and optimization; renewable energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Advanced Research on Improvement of the Indoor Acoustic Environment submission deadline 1 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7670 | Submission Open
Keywords: room and indoor acoustics  ; architectural design for noise control  ; acoustic conditioning and materials; acoustic modelling and simulation  ; emerging technologies for building insulation; acoustic sustainability  ; urban acoustics; soundscapes; psycho-acoustic; virtual reality technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Advanced Studies in Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings and Optimal Design submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 18788 | Submission Open
Keywords: nearly zero-energy buildings; net-zero-energy buildings; design optimization; cost-optimal analysis; uncertainty and sensitivity analysis; nZEBs renovation; nZEB Policies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Data Analytics Applications for Architecture and Construction submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7756 | Submission Open
Keywords: data-driven construction; data-driven architecture; big data application; data analytics; artificial; machine learning; process analytics; design analytics; visual analytics in construction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Studies on Metal Materials and Their Applications in Building Structures submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5594 | Submission Open
Keywords: steel structures; aluminum structuresp; alloys; codification; design; assessment; testing; numerical analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Advanced Technologies in Building Energy Saving and Carbon Reduction
edited by Xiaoping Li and Rong Hu
submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3350 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy conservation; carbon emission; energy use efficiency; low carbon; carbon neutrality; renewable energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Human Sensing and Artificial Intelligence in Buildings
edited by Kwonsik Song, Youjin Jang and Hyosoo Moon
submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1474 | Submission Open
Keywords: human factors; computer vision; wearable biosensors; machine learning; artificial intelligence; sustainable buildings; building systems; behavioral intervention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Advances in Automation and Intelligence in Construction
edited by Ebrahim Parvaresh Karan
submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1374 | 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)
Selected Papers from the “International Housing Congress in the Lusophone Space–5CIHEL2024”
edited by and António Baptista Coelho
submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 589 | Submission Open
Keywords: housing and new ways of living; housing project; BIM modeling; construction and housing quality; rehabilitation; urbanism and neighborhood; social housing; housing programs and policies; housing promotion; housing cooperatives
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)
Innovations in Urban Sensing and Intelligent Infrastructure Management
edited by , and
submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 458 | 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)
Damping Control of Building and Bridge Structures
edited by Zhaowei Chen, Lei Xu and
submission deadline 13 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural analysis; experimental studies; structural control; structural modelling; innovation in structural engineering; case studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Advances in Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9010 | Submission Open
Keywords: building physics; indoor air quality; thermal comfort; acoustic and visual comfort; ventilation; HVAC systems; pollutant dispersion in a built environment; control of airborne infectious disease; CFD application in a built environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Recent Developments in Structural Health Monitoring
edited by , Pengfei Cao and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6786 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural health monitoring; smart sensors and structures; damage identification; dynamic analysis; data-motivated model updating; performance assessment; buildings; bridges and dams; optical fiber sensing technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Energy Performance in Sustainable Architecture Design
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1421 | Submission Open
Keywords: building energy; sustainable building; architecture design; energy performance; energy efficiency  ; sustainable design; sustainable architecture  ; energy consumption  ; renewable energy  ; built environment; building material
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Advances in Building Asset Management Systems and Technologies
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 20961 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twins for facility and asset management; smart facility and assets management; data analytics/predictive modelling for facility and building asset management; smart facility and asset management systems; smart buildings; building information modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Integrated Project Delivery in Construction Industry submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13541 | Submission Open
Keywords: institutional perspectives on IPD; IPD workflow process; collaborative frameworks for IPD; digital technologies such as smart contracts; gaming technology; VR/AR/MR; building information modelling and management for IPD; CDE use and management for IPD; modular integrated construction (MiC)  ; benefits of adopting IPD; stakeholders’ perspectives of IPD; key performance indicators for collaborative project management; culture change for IPD; engendering trust and open communication; breaking down professional silos; client education for integrated procurement forms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Research on the Mechanical and Durability Properties of Concrete submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9327 | Submission Open
Keywords: cement; concrete; carbon footprint; concrete mixture; construction product; quality control; special concretes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Smart and Sustainable Buildings: Energy Use, Indoor Environmental Quality and Occupant Satisfaction submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8687 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy efficiency; occupant satisfaction; indoor environmental quality; smart buildings; performance optimization; performance gap; building management; user-centred control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Advanced Materials, Structural Systems and Construction for Green Buildings
edited by , and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7117 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable and green materials; building materials made from wastes; bio-based construction systems; functional materials and structures with life-cycle sustainability; low-carbon structures; structural optimisation; life-cycle assessments; new construction technology for energy efficiency; design and re-manufacturing for reuse; design for manufacturing and assembly (DfMA); damage detection and maintenance planning for life preservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Monitoring and Prevention of Dynamic Disasters in Deep Underground Engineering
edited by Zhibo Zhang, Hongtu Zhang, Chao Wang and Dong Chen
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5656 | Submission Open
Keywords: dynamic disaster evolution mechanism; monitoring and early warning; multidimensional information fusion; risk identification and evaluation; prevention and control; advanced equipment development; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Art and Design for Healing and Wellness in the Built Environment submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3530 | Submission Open
Keywords: art therapy (AT); therapeutic and healing design; mental health; wellness; well-being; architecture and building; built environment; digital technology; smart cities; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)
Health Monitoring of Building Structures: Emerging Technologies and Approaches submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3053 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural health monitoring (SHM); sensor technologies; data analytics and processing; machine learning and artificial intelligence; monitoring systems; damage detection and localization; non-destructive evaluation (NDE); predictive maintenance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Structural Resilience and Sustainable Development of Reinforced Concrete Structures
edited by José Jara, , Bertha Alejandra Olmos and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2118 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable materials; life-cycle of structures; seismic design and assessment of buildings; damage mitigation; control devices; advanced numerical modelling of structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Challenges in Seismic Analysis and Assessment of Buildings
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2069 | 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)
Digital Technology-Empowered Innovation and Application for Building Engineering Education
edited by and Lin Chen
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1686 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital education; engineering education; teaching innovation; visualization technology; education for wisdom; intelligent tutoring system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Performances of Structural Concrete: Data-Driven Analysis Using AI, Numerical and Experimental Investigation
edited by Rwayda Kh S. Al-Hamd and Asad S. Albostami
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1358 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; analytical techniques; numerical methods; finite element analysis; concrete; experimental investigations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Innovative Solutions for Enhancing Seismic Resilience of Buildings
edited by Himan Hojat Jalali and Arman Mamazizi
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 982 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural resilience damage control; damper; rocking mechanism; low-damage system; repairable seismic system; self-centering seismic system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Failures in Underground Engineering Structures: Material Fatigue, Natural Disaster Impacts, and Other Factors
edited by Peng He, Jie Xiao and Jie Hu
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open
Keywords: engineering failure analysis; fatigue of underground engineering materials; underground engineering construction; real-time mobile interaction; non-contact measurement; safety management; real-time monitoring; intelligent early warning; multi-information
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
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