Research on Engineering Structures and Materials (RESM) announces an upcoming Special Focus Issue dedicated to sustainable construction materials and their critical role in enhancing the durability, performance, and resilience of modern engineering structures.
The construction sector continues to grapple with carbon emissions, intensive resource consumption, construction and demolition waste, and the progressive deterioration of aging infrastructure. Addressing these challenges requires materials that not only mitigate environmental impacts but also satisfy strict requirements for safety, service life, and structural resilience.
This Special Focus Issue provides an international platform for bridging material-level innovations with structural engineering applications. Particular emphasis is placed on establishing connections between material composition, mechanical behavior, damage evolution, long-term durability, and structural performance under extreme or service loading conditions. Both experimental investigations and advanced numerical or data-driven studies are welcome.
Scope and Key Topics
The issue welcomes original research articles, review papers, and technical contributions covering areas including:
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Recycled aggregate concrete and circular construction materials
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Low-carbon, alkali-activated, and alternative cementitious binders
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Durability, environmental degradation, and long-term service-life prediction
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Structural behavior under cyclic, impact, fatigue, and severe loading conditions
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Structural strengthening, repair, and rehabilitation using sustainable composites
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Damage mechanisms, cracking, and failure modes of resilient systems
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Structural resilience assessment incorporating material deterioration models
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Life-cycle assessment (LCA) integrated with structural durability performance
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Machine learning and data-driven methods for predicting material and structural responses
Guest Editorial Team
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Dr. Tian Su (Lead Guest Editor), Shandong University of Technology, China / University of Malaya, Malaysia
- Dr. Liu Yu, Liaoning University of Science and Technology, China
- Dr. Dadi Lin, Wenzhou University of Technology, China
Submission Details
Now Open for Submissions
Submission Deadline: December 31, 2026
Submission Instructions: Authors should select the section titled “SFI: Sustainable Resilience” when uploading their manuscript through the journal’s submission system.
