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Smart and Multifunctional Concrete Toward Sustainable Infrastructures

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  • Offers practical guidance and covers future development and challenges

  • Is the first book available on smart/multifunctional concrete

  • Includes over 20 types of smart/multifunctional concrete

  • Provides valuable insights into the research and development of advanced civil- engineering materials and infrastructures

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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This book presents the latest research advances and findings in the field of smart/multifunctional concretes, focusing on the principles, design and fabrication, test and characterization, performance and mechanism, and their applications in infrastructures. It also discusses future challenges in the development and application of smart/multifunctional concretes, providing useful theory, ideas and principles, as well as insights and practical guidance for developing sustainable infrastructures. It is a valuable resource for researchers, scientists and engineers in the field of civil-engineering materials and infrastructures.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dalian University of Technology , Dalian, China

    Baoguo Han, Liqing Zhang

  • Harbin Institute of Technology , Haerbin, China

    Jinping Ou

About the authors

Baoguo Han received his PhD in the field of smart materials and structures from the Harbin Institute of Technology, China, in 2005. He is currently a professor of civil engineering in the Dalian University of Technology, China. His main research interests include smart materials and structures, sensors, structural health monitoring, traffic detection, nanotechnology and cement and concrete materials. He is a member of the editorial board of three international journals and has published 1 book, 10 book chapters and more than 100 technical papers. He was invited to the University of Minnesota and has worked as a visiting research scholar there for 3 years. He was also awarded the New Century Excellent Talents in University by the Ministry of Education of China and the First Prize of Natural Science by the Ministry of Education of China.
 
Liqing Zhang received her M.S. degree in materials science from the Dalian University of Technology, China, in 2015. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. degree at Dalian University of Technology, China. Her current research interests include cement and concrete composites, smart materials and structures, and nanotechnology. She has published 4 book chapters and 10 published journal papers.
 
Jinping Ou received his Ph.D. degree from the Harbin Institute of Technology, China, in 1987. He is a professor at both Harbin Institute of Technology and Dalian University of Technology, China. His main research interests include structural damage, reliability and health monitoring, structural vibration and control, smart materials and structures. He has published more than 300 technical papers/reports and four books. He has been awarded the second-level National Awards of Science and Technology Progress twice and the first-level provincial and ministerial Awards of Science and Technology Progress five times. He has been an academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering since 2003, and was the president of the Chinese Society for Vibration Engineering, the vice-president of the Architectural Society of China, an executive board member at the International Association for Structural Control and Monitoring, as well as the vice-president and fellow of the International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure.



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Smart and Multifunctional Concrete Toward Sustainable Infrastructures

  • Authors: Baoguo Han, Liqing Zhang, Jinping Ou

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4349-9

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-4348-2Published: 22 June 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5115-0Published: 09 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-4349-9Published: 12 June 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXV, 400

  • Number of Illustrations: 83 b/w illustrations, 191 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Building Materials, Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials, Materials Engineering

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