Advanced Research on Functional Cement-Based Composites

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 July 2024) | Viewed by 669

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College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
Interests: novel functional cementitious composites; self-healing concrete; thermal storage concrete; self-immune concrete; functionalized artificial aggregates

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Guest Editor
College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
Interests: cement based composite material

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

A recent innovation in concrete materials, technologies and devices has enabled the design, construction, maintenance and recycling of sustainable and durable concrete structures. This Special Issue, entitled ‘Advanced Research on Functional Cement-Based Composites’, aims to introduce the latest developments and advances that address the global sustainability challenges in the life-cycle performance of concrete structures. A total of 25–30 papers will be collected in this Special Issue, which is expected to be published in June 2023. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

▶Self-healing and self-immune cement-based composites;

▶Inspection and assessment of cement-based composites;

▶Protection and strengthening of cement-based composites;

▶Thermal storage cement-based composites;

▶Cement-based composites with recycled materials;

▶Cement-based composites with green materials.

Dr. Leyang Lv
Dr. Chun Pei
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • self-healing
  • thermal storage
  • durability
  • sustainability
  • functionalized artificial aggregates
  • inspection and assessment methods

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Tensile Performance and Aging Increase Factor Constitutive Model of High-Strength Engineered Cementitious Composites under Sulfate Salt Attack
by Yangke Li, Jingyun Wang, Yi Yang and Tengfei Tang
Buildings 2024, 14(10), 3124; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14103124 - 29 Sep 2024
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This study investigates the uniaxial tensile behavior of high-strength engineered cementitious composites (HS-ECCs) in sulfate erosion environments. Five different sulfate erosion ages were established (0 days, 30 days, 60 days, 90 days, and 120 days), and the development of the macro-mechanical properties of [...] Read more.
This study investigates the uniaxial tensile behavior of high-strength engineered cementitious composites (HS-ECCs) in sulfate erosion environments. Five different sulfate erosion ages were established (0 days, 30 days, 60 days, 90 days, and 120 days), and the development of the macro-mechanical properties of HS-ECCs was revealed from a microscopic perspective using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results indicate that, under the influence of sulfate erosion, the strength of HS-ECCs exhibits a trend of initial increase followed by a decrease, while ductility shows a continuous decline. This phenomenon is primarily attributed to changes in the microstructure and reaction products. Based on the test results, an aging growth factor was introduced to fit the stress–strain curve, demonstrating that the model can effectively predict the tensile performance of HS-ECCs with greater accuracy compared to traditional models. This study not only provides data references for the engineering application of HS-ECCs in sulfate environments but also offers a novel approach for constructing predictive models in other environmental contexts. Full article
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