Topics of interest
ICDCS 2027 is organised around ten topics distilled from the priority directions of the NSFC strategic research report on architecture and civil engineering (2026–2035). They follow a logical chain — materials, deterioration mechanisms, extreme environments, performance assessment, design and service-life prediction, testing and monitoring, AI and digital twins, repair and life extension, reuse and recycling, and life-cycle/net-zero transition — covering the full research path of concrete durability.
- Innovative and low-carbon cementitious materials for durability enhancement
Solid-waste-based and low-carbon binders, 3D-printable concretes, and material/microstructural design that enhance durability at the source while cutting embodied carbon.
- Deterioration mechanisms under coupled multi-factor exposures
Deterioration processes, cross-scale mechanisms and accelerated testing methods for concrete under coupled chloride, carbonation, freeze–thaw and sustained loading.
- Durability in extreme and emerging service environments
Performance degradation and durability control of concrete in extreme and emerging environments such as deep sea, cold regions and saline-alkali lands.
- Performance assessment and residual capacity of deteriorated structures
Assessment methods accounting for material deterioration, quantifying residual capacity and reliability of existing structures to support maintenance decisions.
- Durability design, service-life prediction and multi-scale modelling
Performance- and reliability-based durability design frameworks, service-life prediction models and multi-scale numerical simulation methods.
- Testing, inspection and structural health monitoring
Non-destructive testing, smart sensing and structural health monitoring for accurate field assessment of concrete performance and deterioration state.
- AI-enabled durability assessment, digital twins and smart operation & maintenance
Artificial intelligence, physics-informed neural networks and digital twins for intelligent durability diagnosis, prediction and smart operation and maintenance.
- Repair, strengthening and life-extension technologies
Electrochemical repair, bio-based self-healing and high-performance strengthening materials to restore and extend the service performance of existing structures.
- Reuse, recycling and the circular economy of concrete structures
Recycled aggregates, concrete recycling and valorisation technologies towards a closed-loop circular economy for concrete structures.
- Life-cycle assessment, low-carbon applications and the net-zero transition
Life-cycle carbon accounting and environmental impact assessment of concrete structures in support of net-zero transition pathways and policy making.