Special Issue: Smart Materials in Civil Structures

Guest Editor

Prof. Maged A. Youssef
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
Email: youssef@uwo.ca

Manuscript Topics

Smart materials have emerged as promising solutions for enhancing civil structures' performance, resilience, and sustainability. This special issue explores the latest advancements, applications, and challenges of smart materials in civil engineering. Topics covered in this issue include, but are not limited to, self-healing materials, structural health monitoring, adaptive and responsive structures, sensing and actuation technologies, energy harvesting and sustainable design, durability and performance enhancement, case studies and practical applications, and challenges and future directions.


This special issue welcomes original research articles, review papers, and perspectives that contribute to advancing the understanding and application of smart materials. We invite researchers, scientists, engineers, and practitioners from academia, industry, and government laboratories to submit their latest findings and insights to this special issue.


Key words:
• Smart materials
• Civil structures
• Structural health monitoring
• Self-healing
• Adaptive structures
• Sensor technologies
• Energy harvesting
• Sustainable design
• Durability enhancement
• Resilient infrastructure


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Paper Submission

All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed before their acceptance for publication. The deadline for manuscript submission is 31 August 2025

Published Papers(5)

Research article
Portland cement paste performance when inert limestone filler is added as clinker replacement
Andrés A. Torres-Acosta Rafael A. Méndez-Páramo Celene Arista-Perrusquía Eduardo S. Herrera-Sosa Samantha Reyes-Rodríguez
2025, Volume 12, Issue 2: 224-244. doi: 10.3934/matersci.2025012
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Review
A review of the applications of ultra-high performance concrete in flat components and the associated fire-induced spalling risk
Xiaodong Cheng Jun Xia Theofanis Krevaikas Luigi Di Sarno
2025, Volume 12, Issue 1: 165-202. doi: 10.3934/matersci.2025010
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Research article
Microstructural evolution and direct shear strength of cement-stabilized soil under freeze-thaw cycles
Congyan Zhang Feng Chen Xudong Wang
2025, Volume 12, Issue 1: 28-47. doi: 10.3934/matersci.2025003
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Research article
Laboratory investigation of the influence of aluminum hydroxide on the compressive strength of nickel slag-stabilized soft soils
Ichsan Rauf M. Taufiq Yuda Saputra Heryanto Heryanto M. Fatahilla Marsaoly
2024, Volume 11, Issue 6: 1220-1231. doi: 10.3934/matersci.2024060
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Research article
Characteristics of metakaolin-based geopolymers using bemban fiber additives
Nursiah Chairunnisa Ninis Hadi Haryanti Ratni Nurwidayati Ade Yuniati Pratiwi Yudhi Arnandha Tetti N Manik Suryajaya Yoga Saputra Nur Hazizah
2024, Volume 11, Issue 4: 815-832. doi: 10.3934/matersci.2024040
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