Buildings

Blast Loading and Blast Effect on Building Structures—2nd Edition

edited by

María Chiquito

,

Ricardo Castedo

and

Weifang Xiao

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: blast loading; experimental tests; numerical modelling; structural response; protective structures; reinforced concrete slabs; masonry walls; steel plates; retrofitting techniques; fluid– structure interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advances in Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) and UHPC Structures

edited by

George Morcous

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrastructure deterioration; repair and rehabilitation; composite sections; early age properties; concrete jacketing; girder end repair; overlay protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Study on Shear Performance of Structure under Concentrated Load

edited by Caiqi Zhao and Gan Tang

submission deadline 25 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural mechanics; mechanics of materials; composite structure; failure mode; static load; dynamic load; shear Performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Optimal Design of Lighting/Daylighting in Buildings

edited by Payam H. Matin,

Negar H. Matin

and

Ali Eydgahi

submission deadline 25 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: lighting/daylighting; optimal design; optimization; computation/simulation; analytical design; experimental design; design tools

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Strategies for Building Energy Efficiency

edited by

Da Xu

, Xiaodong Yang,

Xiaolong Jin

, Xuebo Qiao and Ziyi Bai

submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5581 | Submission Open

Keywords: building microgrid; building power/load forecasting; building energy consumption; demand response strategies; transactive energy control; building management strategies; economic optimization strategies; urban distribution systems; building HVAC; cyber-physical system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Application of Digital Technology in the Preservation and Restoration of Historic Buildings

edited by

Juan Enrique Nieto-Julián

,

Juan J. Moyano

and

Silvana Bruno

submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1781 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; conservation; scan-to-BIM; HBIM; photogrammetry; drone photogrammetry; artificial intelligence; building archaeology; image segmentation; masonry structure; point pattern analysis; digital twin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Smart and Sustainable Infrastructure: Theory and Practice

edited by

Jonghoon Kim

and Hariharan Naganathan

submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1103 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrastructure projects; fostering renewables; reducing environmental and carbon footprint; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Trends and Prospects in Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings

edited by

David Coley

submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 555 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-energy buildings; net zero; energy modeling; society; architecture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Innovations in Integrated Renewable Energy and Adaptive Building Envelopes

edited by Yelin Zhang and Haoshan Ren

submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: building integrated photovoltaics; solar thermal; smart glazing; radiative sky cooling; phase change materials; dynamic insulation; demand response; techno-economic analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

AI and Data Analytics for Energy-Efficient and Healthy Buildings: 2nd Edition

edited by

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submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy-efficient and healthy buildings; AI and data analytics; data-driven modelling; smart digital technology; smart buildings; smart urban planning; smart cities; intelligent architecture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Construction Workplace Trends and Work Health and Safety

edited by

Yingbin Feng

and

Peng Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 21494 | Submission Open

Keywords: work health and safety; technology; resilience; offsite construction; sustainability; construction workplace; cultural diversity; digitalisation; industrialisation; globalisation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Multi-Dimensional Organic Conservation of Historical Neighborhood Buildings in the Context of Sustainable Urban Renewal

edited by

Fei Chen

and

Gang Feng

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12442 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Advances in the Implementation of Circular Economy in Buildings

edited by

Viorel Ungureanu

,

Luís Bragança

and

Charalampos Baniotopoulos

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9569 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; built environment; integrated design; design for adaptability; design for disassembly; reversible buildings; recovery and reuse; business models; circularity index; design strategies and tools

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Engineering Problems and Legal Challenges in Urban and Rural Low-Carbon Development

edited by

Yujun Yang

, Zongzhou Zhu, Yao Zhang,

Tao Zhang

and Duo Xu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5048 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-friendly and green facade design; low-carbon design; sustainable materials; building-integrated photovoltaic; building-attached photovoltaic; economy of renovation; low-carbon renovation; fairness of development.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Heat and Mass Transfer and Energy Efficiency in Building

edited by

Mourad Rahim

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3780 | Submission Open

Keywords: in-situ monitoring of hygrothermal behavior of building envelope; modelisation of hygrothermal behavior of building in various conditions; investigation on the hygrothermal behavior of a new multilayer building envelope; hygrothermal behavior and moisture buffer potential; mould growth and risk assessment for emerging bio-based envelopes; sustainable hugroscopic material construction case studies; analyses for prediction of building hygrothermal performance; sustainable design and green buildings; lightweight construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Research on Indoor Air Environment and Energy Conservation

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2960 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor air quality; indoor thermal environment; materials for energy conversion; renewable energy system; integrated energy system; modeling of energy system; energy efficience in building; passvie energy in building; building simulation; flexible; building

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Urban Sustainability: Sustainable Housing and Communities

edited by Daizhong Tang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2344 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable housing community engagement policy optimization urban sustainability smart cities multi-subject participation urban planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Research on the Seismic Design of Steel Frames

edited by

Linfeng Lu

and Shaofeng Nie

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2317 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel frame; seismic design; connection; braced steel frame; steel plate shear wall; retrofit; joints

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

The Power of Knowledge in Enhancing Construction Project Delivery

edited by Ghada Gad and

Siddharth Banerjee

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2280 | Submission Open

Keywords: knowledge management; knowledge extraction; project performance; disputes and claims management; KM for effective contract management; claim analysis; advancements in technology; data visualization; artificial intelligence; digital twins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Optimizing Living Environments for Mental Health

edited by

Xiaohuan Xie

,

Ling Zhang

and

Yiqi Tao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1290 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health; behavioral activity; human perception; living environment; built environment; environmental quality; environmental justice; health promotion strategy; design and evaluation of intervention strategies; interdisciplinary research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Structural Health Monitoring, Damage Detection and Long-Term Performance

edited by

Esequiel Mesquita

,

Humberto Varum

,

Paulo Antunes

and

Antonella D'Alessandro

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1189 | Submission Open

Keywords: new approaches for SHM; short and long-term monitoring; new sensors and sensorial networks; digital methodologies for monitoring applications; monitoring strategies for construction sustainability; cultural heritage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Multi-scale Modelling and Characterization of Asphalt Pavement Materials—Second Edition

edited by

Pengfei Liu

and

Jing Hu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 881 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative multi-scale characterisation methods; innovative image processing and multi-scale model reconstruction; novel; sustainable; multifunctional high-performance building materials; bridging scale methods; combined FEM and DEM approach to determine multiphase behaviour of pavement materials; numerical modelling of multifunctional pavement materials; molecular dynamics modelling; multiphysics simulation of pavement materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Regenerative Design and Simulation for Future Carbon-Negative Districts

edited by Zicheng Hu, Zhiyuan Tang,

Jindong Wu

, Wei Zhang, Shuqin Chen,

Ingo Leusbrock

and

Xingxing Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 736 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate neutrality; regenerative design; holistic design; carbon-negative strategies; renewable energy integration; green infrastructure; simulation and modeling; community engagement; adaptive design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Text Mining and Natural Language Processing in the Built Environment

edited by

Maria Paula Mendes

,

Jónatas Valença

and

Ana Silva

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 725 | Submission Open

Keywords: operations and maintenance of infrastructures; risk assessment; urban planning and development; users’ preferences and perceptions; safety management; stakeholders management; life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Big Data and Machine/Deep Learning in Construction

edited by

Fan Lei

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 711 | Submission Open

Keywords: detection of objects; hazards and defects at construction sites; semantic segmentation of construction scenes; building information modeling (BIM); sustainable construction practices; energy efficiency in construction; data-driven decision making in construction; monitoring and quality control of construction processes; predictive construction-related maintenance; construction project management and resource optimization; construction risk management; AI-enabled wearable technology in construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Low-Carbon Construction Materials and Advanced Manufacturing Technologies

edited by

Lingyu Xu

, Lan-Ping Qian, Xing Li, Yu-Zhu Guo and Dandan Shi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 705 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon construction materials; sustainable concrete; geopolymer materials; artificial aggregate; fiber-reinforced concrete; 3D Printing; numerical simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Recent Advances in Intelligent Infrastructure and Construction Engineering

edited by Ye Zhang and

Shuai Han

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 550 | Submission Open

Keywords: automation in construction; deep learning; natural language processing; BIM; monitoring; digital twins; intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Structural Analysis of Underground Space Construction

edited by Yong Fang, Zhigang Yao and Zhen Wei

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 454 | Submission Open

Keywords: underground structures; structure failure analysis; interactions between supporting structures and surrounding rocks; supporting structure performance evaluation and prediction; effect of dynamic perturbation on supporting structures; development of new supporting structures; blasting impact on tunnel linings and tunnel environments; formation stability analysis and control measures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

The Latest Research on Building Materials and Structures

edited by

Duc-Kien Thai

, Yiyi Zhou and Zhengyi Kong

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 437 | Submission Open

Keywords: reinforced concrete structures; high-performance concrete structures; steel structures; composite structures; numerical simulation; high-strength steel; structural optimization; smart structures; bio-inspired structures; experimental investigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Towards More Practical BIM/GIS Integration

edited by

Junxiang Zhu

, Ran Wei,

Yi Tan

and Mengtian Yin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: BIM/GIS integration; semantic web; graph theory; labelled property graph; infrastructure management; building permit; smart city; digital twin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Optimal Design of FRP Strengthened/Reinforced Construction Materials

edited by

Kaiqi Zheng

,

Pu Zhang

,

Haitao Wang

and Yirui Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite structures; FRP profiles/bars/sheets; etc.; analytical and design method; prestressing and anchoring FRP; novel FRP composites; FRP-reinforced structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

A Compendium of the Latest Developments in Operational Modal Analysis of Civil Engineering Structures with Applications

edited by

Carlo Rainieri

and

Carmelo Gentile

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: operational modal analysis; vibration-based structural health monitoring; model updating; civil structures

Damping Control of Building Structures and Bridge Structures

edited by Hanyun Liu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: bridge structures; seismic; damping control; new damping devices; structural damping mechanisms; new anti-vibration methods; applications of structural vibration control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Climate-Responsive Architectural and Urban Design

edited by

Jose-Manuel Almodovar-Melendo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-responsive design; net zero carbon emissions; building energy efficiency; passive design; architectural simulation; monitoring; vernacular architecture; thermal comfort

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Advanced Solar Building Technology

edited by

Yang Cai

,

Weiwei Wang

and

Fuyun Zhao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: building integrated photovoltaic; solar thermal collector; solar driven ventilation; solar-assisted heat pump; solar cooling; solar photocatalysis; solar composite utilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

BIM Uptake and Adoption: New Perspectives

edited by

Jason Underwood

,

Ümit Işikdağ

and Alan Hore

submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: BIM; life-cycle; collaboration; adoption; circular economy; point cloud; energy analysis; project management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Construction and Building Materials

edited by

Mohammad Hajmohammadian Baghban

and Davoud Tavakoli

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10414 | Submission Open

Keywords: phase change material (PCM); sustainable building materials; green concrete; energy-efficient buildings; sustainability; building envelope; thermal insulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Advances in Modeling and Characterization of Cementitious Composites

edited by

Abedulgader Baktheer

and

Farid Abed

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4906 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete; reinforced concrete; non-metallic reinforcement; bond behavior; constitutive modeling; nonlinear finite element analysis; damage and plasticity; time-dependent behavior; multiscale and multiphysics modeling; impact loading; cyclic loading; progressive collapse

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Eco-Friendly Building Materials: Recycled Waste and Sustainable Design

edited by

Yanni Bouras

,

Le Li

and

Wasantha Liyanage

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 4725 | Submission Open

Keywords: building materials; embodied energy; environmental impacts; recycled waste; sustainable construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Selected Papers from the 17th International Conference on Alkali-Aggregate Reaction in Concrete (ICAAR 2024)

edited by

Leandro F. M. Sanchez

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: preventing AAR in concrete; mitigating AAR in concrete; condition assessment of AAR-affected infrastructure; diagnosis and prognosis tools to appraise AAR-affected concrete; structural implications of AAR in concrete; modeling of AAR in concrete: micro; meso and macro; rehabilitation of AAR-affected concrete; management protocols for AAR-affected infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Intelligent Design, Green Construction, and Innovation

edited by Yongping Yu, Zhonghai Xu and Shaopeng Zheng

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent design; green construction; novel materials; 3D printing; building structures; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Advanced Studies in Structure Materials—2nd Edition

edited by

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submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: structures concrete; durability; repair materials; sustainable materials; structures mortar; freeze– thaw; sulfate attack; mechanical property; geo-materials; environmental factor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Structural Modelling, Identification and Monitoring of Existing Structures—2nd Edition

edited by

Egidio Lofrano

and Paolo Di Re

submission deadline 17 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; dynamic identification; damage detection; inverse problem; machine learning in SHM; sensor network; optimal sensor placement; sensor technologies; remote monitoring; model updating

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Sustainable Preservation of Buildings and Infrastructure

edited by

Antonia Moropoulou

,

Evangelos J. Sapountzakis

,

Kyriakos Lampropoulos

and

Theodore E. Matikas

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10685 | Submission Open

Keywords: building materials; structural analyses; environmental impact on buildings and infrastructure; non-destructive evaluation of building materials and structures; preservation and protection of built cultural heritage; methodologies and strategies for the enhancement of the sustainability of built environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Advanced Research on Cultural Heritage

edited by

Emilia Vasanelli

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3696 | Submission Open

Keywords: heritage; repair and conservation; NDT; decay and durability; case studies; diagnostic tools; digital technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Buildings for the 21st Century

edited by

Wahidul K. Biswas

and

Chithirai Pon Selvan

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2782 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Numerical and Experimental Research on Steel-Concrete Composite Structural Systems

edited by Jizhi Zhao,

Muxuan Tao

and Liangdong Zhuang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2701 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite structures seismic performance; structural analysis; numerical simulation; machine learning; mechanical behavior; composite structural systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Life Cycle Management of Building and Infrastructure Projects

edited by

Pramen P. Shrestha

and

Kishor Shrestha

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1598 | Submission Open

Keywords: procurement; contracting; and project delivery method; building information modelling; civil infrastructure modelling; building comfort; life cycle analysis; legal and disputes resolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Sustainable Building Thermal and Energy Management: Novel Materials and Advanced Cooling Strategies

edited by

Chi Yan Tso

and

Jianheng Chen

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1005 | Submission Open

Keywords: building sustainability; building materials; cooling strategies; thermal management; energy efficiency; thermal insulation; passive cooling; renewable energy; indoor thermal comfort; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Assessment and Retrofitting of Existing Infrastructure—Second Edition

edited by

Hany El Naggar

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 882 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrastructure; structural assessment; retrofitting; seismic performance; soil– structure interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

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