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In dealing with fracture and fatigue assessments of structural components, different approaches have been proposed in the literature. They are usually divided into three subgroups according to stress-based, strain-based, and energy-based criteria. Typical applications include both linear elastic and elastoplastic materials and plain and notched or cracked components under both static and fatigue loadings. The aim of this Special Issue is to provide an update to the state-of-the-art on these approaches. The topics addressed in this Special Issue are applications from nano- to full-scale complex and real structures and recent advanced criteria for fracture and fatigue predictions under complex loading conditions, such as multiaxial constant and variable amplitude fatigue loadings.

History of engineering & technology --- fatigue life prediction --- dissipated energy --- thermo-graphic technique --- thermal evolution --- peridynamics --- composite --- ordinary state-based --- double cantilever composite beam (DCB) --- delamination --- control volume concept --- critical plane approach --- fatigue life assessment --- severely notched specimens --- strain energy density --- monitoring of fatigue crack --- damage index --- ultrasonic guided waves --- sensor network --- structural health monitoring --- thermal fatigue --- thermal barrier coat --- master–slave model --- life prediction --- nozzle guide vane --- microcracks --- multiple fatigue crack --- crack coalescence --- concrete beams --- damage evolution --- multiscale --- fatigue damage evolution --- ABAQUS subroutine --- 3D reconstruction --- MCT scanning --- fatigue life --- cleat filler --- broken coal seam --- wellbore stability --- analytical model --- affecting factors --- fatigue crack --- welded bogie frame --- wheel polygon --- rail corrugation --- running speed --- finite fracture mechanics --- nanoscale --- silicon --- brittle --- notch --- fracture --- nanodevice --- life assessment --- crack initiation --- crack propagation --- finite element method --- scroll compressor --- fatigue --- crack --- metal --- structure --- welded joint --- FEM

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In dealing with fracture and fatigue assessments of structural components, different approaches have been proposed in the literature. They are usually divided into three subgroups according to stress-based, strain-based, and energy-based criteria. Typical applications include both linear elastic and elastoplastic materials and plain and notched or cracked components under both static and fatigue loadings. The aim of this Special Issue is to provide an update to the state-of-the-art on these approaches. The topics addressed in this Special Issue are applications from nano- to full-scale complex and real structures and recent advanced criteria for fracture and fatigue predictions under complex loading conditions, such as multiaxial constant and variable amplitude fatigue loadings.

History of engineering & technology --- fatigue life prediction --- dissipated energy --- thermo-graphic technique --- thermal evolution --- peridynamics --- composite --- ordinary state-based --- double cantilever composite beam (DCB) --- delamination --- control volume concept --- critical plane approach --- fatigue life assessment --- severely notched specimens --- strain energy density --- monitoring of fatigue crack --- damage index --- ultrasonic guided waves --- sensor network --- structural health monitoring --- thermal fatigue --- thermal barrier coat --- master–slave model --- life prediction --- nozzle guide vane --- microcracks --- multiple fatigue crack --- crack coalescence --- concrete beams --- damage evolution --- multiscale --- fatigue damage evolution --- ABAQUS subroutine --- 3D reconstruction --- MCT scanning --- fatigue life --- cleat filler --- broken coal seam --- wellbore stability --- analytical model --- affecting factors --- fatigue crack --- welded bogie frame --- wheel polygon --- rail corrugation --- running speed --- finite fracture mechanics --- nanoscale --- silicon --- brittle --- notch --- fracture --- nanodevice --- life assessment --- crack initiation --- crack propagation --- finite element method --- scroll compressor --- fatigue --- crack --- metal --- structure --- welded joint --- FEM

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Interfaces play an essential role in determining the mechanical properties and the structural integrity of a wide variety of technological materials. As new manufacturing methods become available, interface engineering and architecture at multiscale length levels in multi-physics materials open up to applications with high innovation potential. This Special Issue is dedicated to recent advances in fundamental and applications of solid material interfaces.

Kirchhoff-Love plate --- composite material --- thin inclusion --- asymptotic analysis --- equivalent cylinder of finite length --- Steigmann–Ogden surface model --- anisotropic properties --- contact problem --- unilateral constraint --- variational inequality --- Tykhonov triple --- Tykhonov well-posedness --- approximating sequence --- multiphase fiber-reinforced composites --- asymptotic homogenization method --- effective complex properties --- elastic composite --- interfaces --- coupled thermoelasticity --- adhesive layer --- butt joint --- mode-I --- mixed-mode --- damage evolution --- analytical solution --- n/a --- Steigmann-Ogden surface model

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In recent years, the implementation of sustainable concrete systems has been a topic of great interest in the field of construction engineering worldwide, as a result of the large and rapid increase in carbon emissions and environmental problems resulting from traditional concrete production and industry. For example, the uses of supplementary cementitious materials, geopolymer binder, recycled aggregate and industrial/agricultural wastes in concrete are all approaches to building a sustainable concrete system. However, such materials have inherent flaws due to their variety of sources, and exhibit very different properties compared with traditional concrete. Therefore, they require specific modifications in preprocessing, design, and evaluation before use in concrete. This reprint, entitled “Advances in Sustainable Concrete System”, covers a broad range of advanced concrete research in environmentally friendly concretes, cost-effective admixtures, and waste recycling, specifically including the design methods, mechanical properties, durability, microstructure, various models, hydration mechanisms, and practical applications of solid wastes in concrete systems.

high-strength concrete --- energy evolution --- elastic strain energy --- brittleness evaluation index --- concrete --- humidity --- moisture absorption --- moisture desorption --- numerical simulation --- acoustic emission --- AE rate process theory --- corrosion rate --- damage evolution --- axial load --- precast concrete structure --- lattice girder semi-precast slabs --- bending resistance --- FE modelling --- concrete damage --- GSP --- high strength --- hydration --- strength --- penetrability --- rice husk ash --- sustainable concrete --- artificial neural networks --- multiple linear regression --- eco-friendly concrete --- green concrete --- sustainable development --- artificial intelligence --- data science --- machine learning --- bagasse ash --- mechanical properties --- natural coarse aggregate --- recycled coarse aggregate --- two-stage concrete --- materials design --- recycled concrete --- crumb rubber concrete --- crumb rubber --- NaOH treatment --- lime treatment --- water treatment --- detergent treatment --- compressive strength --- materials --- adhesively-bonded joint --- temperature aging --- residual strength --- mechanical behavior --- failure criterion --- steel slag powder --- compound activator --- mortar strength --- orthogonal experiment --- GM (0, N) model --- ultrafine metakaolin --- silica fume --- durability --- fiber-reinforced concrete --- damage mechanism --- uniaxial tension --- cracked concrete --- crack width --- crack depth --- tortuosity --- sustainability --- concrete composites --- sulfate and acid attacks --- WPFT fibers --- coal gangue --- gradation --- cement content --- unconfined compressive strength --- freeze–thaw cycle --- minimum energy dissipation principle --- three-shear energy yield criterion --- damage variable --- constitutive model --- phosphorus slag --- limestone --- sulphate-corrosion resistance --- volume deformation --- blast furnace ferronickel slag --- alkali-activated material --- dosage of activator --- reactive powder concrete --- beam-column joint --- FE modeling --- crack --- cementitious gravel --- fly ash --- age --- optimal dosage --- bamboo --- sawdust --- pretreatment --- bio-based material --- mechanical property --- self-compacting concrete --- supplementary cementitious materials --- hydration mechanisms --- microstructure --- fresh properties --- synthetic polymer --- high temperature --- bentonite-free drilling fluid --- rheology --- filtration --- FRP reinforced concrete slab --- punching shear strength --- SHAP --- n/a --- freeze-thaw cycle

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Construction materials are the most widely used materials for civil infrastructure in our daily lives. However, from an environmental point of view, they consume a huge amount of natural resources and generate the majority of greenhouse gasses. Therefore, many new and novel technologies for designing environmentally friendly construction materials have been developed recently. This Special Issue, "Environment-Friendly Construction Materials", has been proposed and organized as a means to present recent developments in the field of construction materials. It covers a wide range of selected topics on construction materials.

fluorescence spectrum --- microstructure --- regeneration --- sensitivity analysis --- asphalt mixes --- limestone aggregates --- bio-oil --- plateau value of dissipated strain energy ratio --- diatomite --- water-leaching pretreatment --- fatigue performance --- ultra-thin wearing course --- recycling aggregate --- design optimization --- induction heating --- vibration noise consumption --- bitumen --- relaxation --- viscous-elastic temperature --- field evaluation --- healing agents --- transmittance --- Ca-alginate microcapsules --- artificially aged asphalt mixture --- sequencing batch Chlorella reactor --- waste concrete --- plant ash lixivium --- steel fiber --- ultra-high performance concrete --- titanate coupling agent --- SEM --- self-healing --- physical properties --- porous pumice --- thermal–mechanical properties --- aggregate morphology --- asphalt mortar --- adhesion energy --- styrene–butadiene–styrene (SBS) modified bitumen --- water solute exposure --- emulsified asphalt --- demulsification speed --- mineral-asphalt mixtures --- aging processes --- phase change materials --- surface texture --- long-term drying shrinkage --- contact angle --- aging depth --- asphalt --- calcium alginate capsules --- nitrogen and phosphorus removal --- micro-morphology --- rice husk ash --- low-temperature --- cement --- hydrophobic nanosilica --- asphalt mixture --- thickness combinations --- layered double hydroxide --- initial self-healing temperature --- environmentally friendly construction materials --- epoxidized soybean oil --- limestone --- chemical evolutions --- temperature sensitivity characteristics --- micro-surfacing --- cement emulsified asphalt mixture --- dynamic characteristics --- high-strength concrete --- flame retardant --- durability --- creep --- damping --- damage constitutive model --- Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) --- granite aggregate --- diatomite-modified asphalt mixture --- healing model --- asphalt combustion --- freeze-thaw cycle --- SBS-modified bitumen --- workability --- graphene --- flow behavior index --- fluidity --- parametrization --- fatigue property --- rankinite --- railway application --- crystallization sensitivity --- aqueous solute compositions --- pozzolanic reaction --- self-healing asphalt --- recycled material --- artificial neural network --- rheological properties --- molecular dynamic simulation --- building envelopes --- aluminum hydroxide --- crumb rubber --- optimization --- viscoelasticity --- building energy conservation --- diffusing --- anti-rutting agent --- molecular bridge --- engineered cementitious composites (ECC) --- pavement performance --- morphology --- colloidal structure --- hydrophilic nanosilica --- construction materials --- road engineering --- laboratory evaluation --- rejuvenator --- fatigue equation --- aggregates --- three-point bending fatigue test --- energy-based approach --- aggregate from sanitary ceramic wastes --- polyacrylic acid --- mastic --- CO2 --- specific surface area --- aggregate image measurement system --- solubilizer --- flexibility --- simplex lattice design --- SBS/CRP-modified bitumen --- water stability --- fatigue life --- rejuvenating systems --- skid-resistance --- reclaimed asphalt pavement --- rheology --- hydration characteristic --- surface energy --- modified asphalt materials --- asphalt pavement --- stripping test --- SOD --- tensile stresses --- ultraviolet radiation --- basalt fiber --- “blue-shift” --- polyvinyl alcohol --- sanitary ceramics --- dynamic moduli --- aggregate characteristics --- compound modify --- expanded graphite --- steel slag --- induced healing --- thermal property --- effective heating depth --- dissipated strain energy --- MDA --- mechanical behavior --- plateau value of permanent deformation ratio --- long-term field service --- crack healing --- desulphurization gypsum residues --- pavement failure --- rejuvenation --- interfacial transition zone --- combination --- polyethylene glycol --- adsorption --- tensile strains --- cold recycled asphalt mixture --- resistance to deformations --- asphalt-aggregate adhesion --- viscoelastic properties --- damage evolution --- carbonation --- microwave heating --- amorphous silica --- high-modulus asphalt mixture (HMAM) --- hot mix asphalt containing recycled concrete aggregate --- microfluidic --- dynamic responses --- concrete --- asphalt mastic --- crumb rubber powder --- response surface methodology --- nanomaterial --- self-compacting concrete (SCC) --- rutting factor --- X-ray computed tomography --- fiber modification --- overlay tester --- rubber modified asphalt --- ageing --- aged bitumen --- aged asphalt --- recycling --- damage characteristics --- dynamic tests --- permeation --- ageing resistance