Advances in Geopolymer and Cement Concrete Composites
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 August 2023) | Viewed by 1955
Special Issue Editors
Interests: geopolymer; artificial aggregate; fibre-reinforced concrete; engineered cementitious composites; engineered geopolymer composites; ultra-high-performance concrete
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Interests: resilient and sustainable infrastructures; sustainable building materials; advanced composites for construction; green construction techniques; high-performance concrete materials and structures
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Interests: ultra-high-performance concrete; fibre-reinforced polymer; fibre-reinforced concrete; self-sensing cementitious materials; constitutive models of cementitious materials; dynamic behaviours of engineering materials; finite element modelling; concrete fatigue; concrete structures
Interests: fibre-reinforced composites; analytical modelling; natural fibre-reinforced composites; sustainable construction
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Interests: impact dynamic; dynamic behaviours of engineering materials; dynamic response of engineering structures; constitutive models of cementitious materials; concrete fracture; high-performance concrete materials and structures
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent decades, higher performance and increased sustainability are the two major research trends in concrete technology. On the one hand, concrete materials for modern construction are expected to possess better mechanical behaviour, using either advanced binder technology or high-performance fibre reinforcement. On the other hand, tremendous interest has been attracted to greener concrete materials in order to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate the consumption of natural resources. Among the available achievements, geopolymers can typically be regarded as a green cementless binder, sourced from industrial/agricultural/urban wastes/by-products. The development of both high-performance and green geopolymer/cement concrete composites can be solid foundations to support modern urbanization and civilization.
This Special Issue aims to present the recent advances and new achievements on green or high-performance geopolymer/cement concrete composites for sustainable and resilient infrastructure. We welcome high-quality original research papers and state-of-the-art reviews dealing with, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Geopolymer (alkali-activated) concrete and composites;
- Cementitious composites;
- High-performance geopolymer/cement composites;
- Fibre-reinforced geopolymer/cement composites;
- Nanotechnology in geopolymer/cement composites;
- 3D printed geopolymer/cement concrete;
- Fibre-reinforced polymers in construction;
- Other low-carbon binder materials.
Dr. Lingyu Xu
Dr. Bo-Tao Huang
Dr. Yu Xiang
Dr. Mehran Khan
Dr. Xing Yin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cement
- geopolymer
- concrete
- fibre-reinforced concrete
- fibre-reinforced cementitious composites
- fibre-reinforced geopolymer composites
- high-performance concrete
- fibre-reinforced polymers
- artificial geopolymer aggregate
- alkali-activated materials
- low-carbon cementitious composites
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