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Welcome to International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials (IJCSM)

The International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials (IJCSM) provides an international forum about various topics related to concrete or cement based materials and structures. This forum provides an opportunity for international engineers and scientists to contribute their knowledge for the advancement and safety of human society. IJCSM is currently published under the auspice of the Korea Concrete Institute (KCI). In addition, international scholars from over 17 countries have contributed as editorial members for IJCSM, helping the world's top scholars to publish their best research papers.

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Explore and share top articles on composites, organized in four key topics: Composite Materials, Biocomposites, Composite Construction and Characterization & Evaluation of Composites here

Featured Article: Experimental Investigation on Flexural Behavior of Reinforced Ultra High Performance Concrete Low-Profile T-Beams

Experimental Investigation on Flexural Behavior of Reinforced Ultra High Performance Concrete Low-Profile T-BeamsThe flexural behavioral properties of ultra high performance concrete (UHPC) low-profile T-beams reinforced with a combination of steel fibers and steel reinforcing bars were investigated in this paper. Five large scale T-beams were tested and analyzed regarding their deflection, ductility, strain, curvature, load capacity and crack development. The experimental variables include the reinforcement ratio, the slenderness (length to diameter ratio) of the fiber reinforcements, and the fiber type.

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Article Processing Charge (APC) Paying Options

The following are the APC payment options that authors can take upon the submission to IJCSM. The option has to be selected at the time of a manuscript submission and follow up actions to the selection will be take place if the review decision of the submission is decided as “Accepted for publication”. 

Option 1: Author self-paying APC

The authors will pay the full charge of APC of their manuscript (EUR 1790 per paper). Self-paying authors will do so through Editorial Manager.

Option 2: Korean Concrete Institute (KCI) fee coverage request

There is full sponsorship available through KCI for authors without available funding for APCs. To request sponsorship, please contact journal@mail.kci.or.kr. Please note that this not the same as requesting a waiver (see Option 2).

Option 3: SpringerOpen fee waiver request

Authors from low income countries or from SpringerOpen Membership institutions will be able to separately request waivers or discounts in Editorial Manager.

2023

Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) with Low Embedded Carbon
International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 
Edited by: Nemkumar Banthia, Eugen Brühwiler and Doo-Yeol Yoo
Collection will start publishing soon


2018

Innovative Technologies of Structural System, Vibration Control, and Construction for Concrete High-rise Buildings
International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 
Edited by: Lan Chung, Kyeong-In Kang, Chee-Kyeong Kim, and Ta-Peng Chang, Sang-Hyun Lee, Hun-Hee Cho, Tae-Won Park, Soon-Wuk Kwon, Tae-Sung Eom, and Tae-Hoon Kim
Collection will start publishing soon

Durability Design, Monitoring and Rehabilitation
International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 
Edited by: Han-Seung Lee, Xiao-Yong Wang, Velu Saraswathy, Mohammed A. Ismail, Seung-Jun Kwon
Published 21 February 2018

Call for papers: Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) with Low Embedded Carbon

Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) has been attracted attention from engineers worldwide since the mid-1990s due to its excellent mechanical strengths, durability, fatigue resistance, etc. Based on a particle packing density theory, very compact mix design was developed, having a compressive strength over 150 MPa. By incorporating high volume fractions of steel fibers, ductile strain-hardening behavior in tension could be also achieved with a formation of multiple microcracks. We have indeed witnessed that UHPFRC provides a potential solution to overcome drawbacks of ordinary concrete and leads to innovative construction technology. Recently world faces the dire consequences of climate change. We thus need strategies to reduce the carbon footprint of UHPFRC in terms of sustainability for our future generation. Motivated by these outstanding characteristics, this special issue aims to introduce recent research efforts towards material development of UHPFRC with low embedded carbon and its structural applications.

Aims and scope

The International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials (IJCSM) provides an international forum for international civil engineers and material scientists to present and discuss various topics related to concrete, cement-based composites, polymer concrete, fiber-reinforced concrete, and concrete structures. Topics include, but are not limited to, research results on

  • Concrete materials and structures
  • Advanced experimental techniques for concrete or cement-based composites
  • Advanced modelling technologies about concrete materials and structures
  • Microstructural characterization of concrete or cement-based composites
  • Advanced concrete structural system
  • Fiber reinforced concrete technology
  • Concrete waste management

IJCSM also publishes Review articles and Discussions.
IJCSM is currently published under the auspice of the Korea Concrete Institute. In addition, scholars from over 17 countries have contributed as editorial members for IJCSM, helping the world's top scholars to publish their best research papers.

Benefit from our free funding service

We offer a free open access support service to make it easier for you to discover and apply for article-processing charge (APC) funding.

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International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials is affiliated with Korea Concrete Institute.

Annual Journal Metrics

  • 2022 Citation Impact
    3.4 - 2-year Impact Factor
    3.6 - 5-year Impact Factor
    1.721 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
    0.871 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

    2023 Speed
    24 days submission to first editorial decision for all manuscripts (Median)
    129 days submission to accept (Median)

    2023 Usage 
    556,138 downloads
    19 Altmetric mentions

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