Nanotechnology for Concrete Multifunctionality and Decarbonization
Concrete infrastructures are at risk of premature failure due to degradation, which can compromise their serviceability and reliability. Substantial efforts are required to maintain aging infrastructures in a safe and serviceable condition. Recent advances in intelligent or multifunctional concrete, combined with nanotechnology, show promise in addressing these issues and potentially enhancing functionalities such as self-healing and self-monitoring, thereby adding value to smart infrastructure.
Compared to conventional concrete, properly designed intelligent concrete can optimize the strength, serviceability, durability, and other functions of infrastructures. It can also reduce life-cycle costs, resource consumption, and environmental impacts. Decarbonization through nanotechnology offers a promising pathway forward, including the utilization of solid waste and carbon capture technologies in construction material production, as well as applications in carbon sink development. Thus, potential topics for this special issue illustrate a broad range of ideas and potential applications of nanotechnology to challenging problems with construction materials.
Guest editors:
Scientia Associate Prof. Wengui Li, PhD
The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
(Intelligent concrete (self-sensing, self-healing, hydrophobicity, photocatalysis, energy-saving), Concrete nanotechnology);
Prof. Florence Sanchez, PhD
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA
(Nanoscale behavior and nanomodification of cement and concrete materials; Nanoscale interfacial interactions and dynamics);
Prof. Kejin Wang, PhD
Iowa State University, Ames, USA
(Nanotechnology and application in concrete (nano-silica, nano-clay, nano-limestone));
Prof. Liberato Ferrara, PhD
Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
(Self-healing concrete, 3D printing with cementitious materials, Durability, Nanotechnology);
Prof. Marco Liebscher, PhD
Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
(Nanotechnology and structural morphology, Functionalization, Sensing applications, Thermoelectrics, Joule-heating);
Prof. Surendra P. Shah, PhD
The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, USA
(Smart and multifunctional structural materials; Multiscale characterization of complex concrete nano-, micro- and macro- scales).
Manuscript submission information:
You are invited to submit works to the special issue through https://www.editorialmanager.com/conbuildmat/default2.aspx.
When submitting your manuscript please select the article type “VSI: Concrete Nanotechnology”. Please submit your manuscript before the submission deadline.
The portal will be available on 1-June-2024;
The submission deadline: 31-December-2024.
Keywords:
(1) Production, functionalization, and characterization of nanomaterials
(2) Self-healing and self-repairing concrete
(3) Self-sensing and intelligent infrastructure materials
(4) Self-heating and self-powering concrete for renewable energy
(5) Phase-change materials for energy saving
(6) Photocatalysis, air-purifying, and self-cleaning concrete
(7) Concrete capacitors and batteries for energy harvesting and storage
(8) Electromagnetic shielding concrete for external electromagnetic fields
(9) Sustainable construction materials using solid wastes and industrial by-products
(10) Practical application of nanoengineered construction materials
Construction and Building Materials的CAR指数
2023年3月份科睿唯安官方一次性踢除35本SCI期刊，多数涉及学术诚信问题，让我们意识到学术期刊的“被踢”指数，也很重要。目前，对于期刊的“被踢”指数，这里介绍一下：CAR指数（关于CAR的详细介绍，请关注：www.jcarindex.com），这是一种评价期刊学术诚信风险的指数，指数越高代表可能的风险越大。从数据看，Construction and Building Materials不管是2022年度，还是2023年度的CAR指数，都是比较低的。当然，CAR指数仅供参考，期刊风险情况，需以科睿唯安或中科院预警等官方为准！
让推送更美好~
