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Cement and lime currently are the most common binders in building materials. However, alternative materials and methods are needed to overcome the functional limitations and environmental footprint of conventional products. This Special Issue dedicated to “New frontiers in cementitious and lime-based materials and composites” gathers selected reviews and experimental articles that showcase the most recent trends in this multidisciplinary field. Authoritative contributions from all around the world provide important insights into all areas of research related to cementitious and lime-based materials and composites, spanning from structural engineering to geotechnics, including materials science and processing technology. This Topical Collection is intended to foster innovation and help researchers and developers to identify new solutions for a more sustainable and functional built environment.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- durability --- hardened properties --- green composite --- fresh properties --- recycled concrete aggregates --- natural coarse aggregates --- enzyme-induced calcite precipitation --- microbial-induced calcite precipitation --- geotechnical engineering --- geoenvironmental engineering --- precast concrete wall --- interfacial bonding strength --- joint concrete --- interface processing --- washed rough surface --- roughness --- storage time --- cement mortar --- End-of-Life Tyre --- waste --- surface treatment --- compressive strength --- flexural strength --- workability --- fly ash --- freezing shaft sinking --- shaft lining structure --- uneven pressure --- hybrid fiber-reinforced concrete --- crack --- autogenous self-healing --- curing conditions --- supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) --- GRC-PC --- integrated wall panels --- composite method --- shrinkage properties --- dissipation energy density --- high-strength concrete --- Weibull distribution --- damage mechanics --- constitutive model --- repeated impact --- ACI 544-2R --- high temperatures --- fire --- residual strength --- lime-cement mortar --- air-entrained agent --- heritage conservation --- reconstruction and restoration of historical buildings --- properties --- mechanical --- electrical resistivity --- ecofriendly ternary concrete --- SCBA --- SF --- coastal cemented soil --- nano silica --- iron tailings --- mechanical properties --- microscopic mechanism --- granite dust --- stabilizer --- particle size --- plasticity --- unconfined compression strength --- cement --- lime --- sustainable materials --- fibre-reinforced composite --- recycled aggregates --- durability --- hardened properties --- green composite --- fresh properties --- recycled concrete aggregates --- natural coarse aggregates --- enzyme-induced calcite precipitation --- microbial-induced calcite precipitation --- geotechnical engineering --- geoenvironmental engineering --- precast concrete wall --- interfacial bonding strength --- joint concrete --- interface processing --- washed rough surface --- roughness --- storage time --- cement mortar --- End-of-Life Tyre --- waste --- surface treatment --- compressive strength --- flexural strength --- workability --- fly ash --- freezing shaft sinking --- shaft lining structure --- uneven pressure --- hybrid fiber-reinforced concrete --- crack --- autogenous self-healing --- curing conditions --- supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) --- GRC-PC --- integrated wall panels --- composite method --- shrinkage properties --- dissipation energy density --- high-strength concrete --- Weibull distribution --- damage mechanics --- constitutive model --- repeated impact --- ACI 544-2R --- high temperatures --- fire --- residual strength --- lime-cement mortar --- air-entrained agent --- heritage conservation --- reconstruction and restoration of historical buildings --- properties --- mechanical --- electrical resistivity --- ecofriendly ternary concrete --- SCBA --- SF --- coastal cemented soil --- nano silica --- iron tailings --- mechanical properties --- microscopic mechanism --- granite dust --- stabilizer --- particle size --- plasticity --- unconfined compression strength --- cement --- lime --- sustainable materials --- fibre-reinforced composite --- recycled aggregates

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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.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- Conservation of buildings & building materials --- 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 --- 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

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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