To reduce the consumption and waste of energy and materials in industry, construction and
transport, there exists an urgent need to increase the efficiency of infrastructure and …

Traditional concrete, primarily employed for structural purposes, ensures the safety and
reliability of infrastructure due to its excellent mechanical and durability properties. However …

Allocating different capabilities to structural elements simultaneously is still challenging. In
this study, a field-applicable multifunctional planar braided composite with the abilities of …

The development of building materials capable of combining structural features with
additional functionalities is a modern demand for creating smart and multifunctional …

Doping steel fibers (SFs) can greatly improve the tensile mechanical properties of concrete
as the SFs form reinforcement networks inside concrete. Meanwhile, steel wires (SWs), due …

The use of seawater sea-sand concrete in marine infrastructure not only offers significant
sustainability benefits by minimizing the energy consumption and carbon emissions …

The article presents the progress and applications of ultra-high-performance concrete
(UHPC), a revolutionary material in modern construction that offers unparalleled strength …

With the growing call for low-carbon and environmentally friendly materials, recycled
aggregate concrete (RAC) holds great promise for sustainable development. Nevertheless …

Over the last 20 years, the development of electrically conductive composites for removing
snow and ice from transportation infrastructure has received exceptional traction. However …

Endowing asphalt concrete with stable conductive properties is beneficial to develop smart
pavement such as self-sensing, self-healing, self-deicing and snow-melting pavement, thus …