International Journal of Concrete Technology

• Cement chemistry and hydration: clinker composition and phase development, hydration kinetics and reaction products, microstructure formation and pore structure evolution, calorimetric and thermal analysis, and characterisation techniques including XRD, SEM, and NMR applied to cementitious systems.
• Supplementary cementitious materials and alternative binders: fly ash, ground granulated blast furnace slag, silica fume, metakaolin, and calcined clays, limestone calcined clay cements, alkali-activated and geopolymer binders, calcium sulfoaluminate and expansive cements, and reactivity assessment of novel binder components.
• Aggregates: aggregate mineralogy, grading, shape, and texture, physical and mechanical characterisation, alkali-reactivity assessment, recycled concrete and construction waste aggregates, manufactured and lightweight aggregates, and the influence of aggregate properties on concrete performance.
• Mix design and fresh concrete behaviour: proportioning methods and optimisation, rheology and workability, self-compacting and pumpable concretes, admixture chemistry and compatibility, setting and early-age behaviour, plastic shrinkage and bleeding, and mixing, placing, and curing practice.
• Mechanical behaviour of hardened concrete: compressive, tensile, and flexural strength development, elastic modulus and stress–strain response, creep and shrinkage, fracture behaviour and size effect, fatigue under cyclic loading, and behaviour under high strain rate and impact.
• Durability and deterioration mechanisms: chloride ingress and reinforcement corrosion, carbonation, sulfate and acid attack, alkali–silica and alkali–carbonate reaction, freeze–thaw damage and scaling, leaching and biodeterioration, permeability and transport properties, and service life modelling.
• Fibre-reinforced and high-performance concretes: steel, polymeric, glass, and natural fibre reinforcement, ultra-high performance concrete, engineered cementitious composites and strain-hardening behaviour, self-healing concretes, nano-modified cementitious systems, and lightweight and functional concretes.
• Reinforcement, bond, and composite action: steel and non-metallic reinforcement including FRP bars, bond behaviour and development length, prestressing systems and losses, corrosion protection of reinforcement, and interaction between concrete and reinforcement at member level.
• Structural behaviour of concrete members: flexural, shear, and torsional response, serviceability and crack control, behaviour of joints and connections, precast and prefabricated systems, and performance of concrete members under fire and extreme loading.
• Testing, monitoring, and quality control: standardised destructive and non-destructive test methods, rebound hammer, ultrasonic pulse velocity, pullout, and maturity techniques, core testing and in-situ strength assessment, embedded sensing and structural monitoring, and statistical quality control in concrete production.
• Production technology and digital fabrication: batching plant operation and process control, precast manufacturing, shotcrete and specialist placement methods, mass concrete and thermal control, three-dimensional printing of cementitious materials, and automation in concrete production.
• Repair, strengthening, and life extension: repair material selection and compatibility, surface protection and sealers, patch repair and overlays, strengthening with composites, electrochemical rehabilitation, and assessment of intervention performance.
• Sustainability and circularity: embodied carbon and life cycle assessment of concrete, low-clinker and carbon-reduced mixes, carbon capture and mineralisation in concrete, recycling and reuse of concrete waste, and durability-based design for extended service life.

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