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Sustainable Polymeric Materials in Building and Construction
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Sustainable Polymeric Materials in Building and Construction

A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 September 2024 | Viewed by 670

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Elnaz Esmizadeh

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Assistant Research Officer, Durability and Service Life Prediction of Polymeric Materials, Construction Research Centre (CONST), National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada
Interests: polymer durability; service life prediction of polymers; constructive polymers; eco-building; polymer composite; reinforcement
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Dr. Michael A. Lacasse

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Construction Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, 1200 Montreal Road, Building M-24, Ottawa, ON K1A0R6, Canada
Interests: buildings and building engineering; climate and climate modelling; simulation and numerical modelling; materials and materials technology; durability of materials and components; sustainability
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

With a growing emphasis in the construction industry on eco-friendly and environmentally responsible practices, this Special Issue, titled “Sustainable Polymeric Materials in Building and Construction”, aims to consolidate cutting-edge scientific and industrial research on sustainable polymeric materials. Contributions are requested and may cover a broad spectrum of subjects that span, but are not limited to, the following topics:

  • Resilience in building practice;
  • Green polymers in building and construction;
  • The real-world performance of polymeric building materials;
  • The life cycle assessment of polymeric building materials;
  • Durability and service life prediction of polymers in building construction;
  • The integration of polymers in sustainable building practices;
  • Recyclability and upcycling of polymeric building materials.

This Special Issue aims to significantly contribute to the ongoing global effort towards greener and more sustainable construction practices, serving as a platform for researchers, experts, and scholars whose research is focused on sustainable polymeric materials used in building and construction to share their recent findings. The editors of this Special Issue welcome contributions from a diverse range of topics on how polymeric materials are used in construction, including original research articles, review papers, communications, and theoretical discussions pertaining to the subject matter. We extend this invitation to all those whose research may offer an advantageous contribution to the literature in this field. We look forward to receiving your valuable contribution.

Dr. Elnaz Esmizadeh
Dr. Michael A. Lacasse
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Polymers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • green polymers
  • resilient building
  • sustainable construction
  • durability prediction
  • life cycle assessment
  • recycling in building

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Review and Assessment of Material, Method, and Predictive Modeling for Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Partially Confined Concrete Columns
by Muhammad Usman Ghani, Nauman Ahmad, Kahsay Gebresilassie Abraha, Rana Zafar Abbas Manj, Muhammad Haroon Sharif and Li Wei
Polymers 2024, 16(10), 1367; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16101367 - 10 May 2024
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The repairing and strengthening of concrete structures using external and internal partial confinements are inevitable in the construction industry due to the new standards and rapid developments. The conventional materials and methods of confinement are unable to meet modern safety and functional standards. [...] Read more.
The repairing and strengthening of concrete structures using external and internal partial confinements are inevitable in the construction industry due to the new standards and rapid developments. The conventional materials and methods of confinement are unable to meet modern safety and functional standards. The fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) enhances the strength and ductility of deteriorating and new concrete columns by reducing lateral confinement pressure and resistance against seismic shocks. The precise methods of partial confinement are inevitable for effective FRP-concrete bonding, durability, and cost-effectiveness under different loading conditions and to cope with external environmental factors. Predictive modeling and simulation techniques are pivotal for the optimization of confinement materials and methods by investigating the FRP-concrete novel confinement configurations, stress–strain responses, and failure modes. The novel materials and methods for concrete columns’ partial confinement lack high compressive strength, ductility, chemical attack resistivity, and different fiber orientation impacts. This review provides an overview of recent confinement materials, novel methods, and advanced modeling and simulation techniques with a critical analysis of the research gaps for partial FRP confinement of concrete columns. The current challenges and future prospects are also presented. Full article
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