Journal of Composites for Construction

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Composites for Construction publishes original research papers, review papers, and case studies on the use of fiber-reinforced composite materials in construction. Of special interest to the Journal are papers that bridge the gap between research in the mechanics and manufacturing science of composite materials and the analysis and design of large civil engineering structural systems and their construction processes. The Journal publishes papers about composite materials consisting of continuous synthetic or natural fibers and matrices for use in civil engineering structures and subjected to the loadings and environments of the infrastructure. The Journal publishes papers about composite materials in stand-alone forms (e.g., structural shapes) or used in conjunction with traditional construction materials such as concrete, masonry, metals and timber, either as reinforcing elements or in hybrid systems, for new construction and for strengthening, repair and retrofit of existing structures. The Journal also publishes papers about codes and standards related to fiber-reinforced composites for construction.

ASCE strives to advance research across civil engineering and related disciplines that will help inform, develop, and inspire sustainable action. We therefore encourage authors to categorize their research using at least one of the Sustainable Development Goals identified by the United Nations.

International Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief:
Fabio Matta, Ph.D., M.ASCE, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA

Founding Editor:
Lawrence C. Bank, Ph.D., P.E., F.IIFC, Dist.M.ASCE,Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Associate Editors:
Vicki Brown, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Widener University, USA
Lijuan Cheng, Ph.D., M.ASCE, University of California, Davis, USA
João R. Correia, Ph.D., University of Lisbon, Portugal
Tommaso D’Antino, Ph.D., Ing., Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy
Ehab El-Salakawy, Ph.D., P.Eng., University of Manitoba, Canada
Tamer El Maaddawy, Ph.D., P.Eng., United Arab Emirates University, UAE
Amir Fam, Ph.D., P.Eng., F.ASCE, F.IIFC, Queen's University, Canada
Gian Piero Lignola, Ph.D., Ing., A.M.ASCE, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Ayman Okeil, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Louisiana State University, USA
Azadeh Parvin, D.Sc., University of Toledo, USA
Oded Rabinovitch, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Pedram Sadeghian, Ph.D., P.Eng., M.ASCE, Dalhousie University, Canada
Lesley Sneed, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., M.ASCE, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Eleni Toumpanaki, Ph.D., University of Bristol, UK
Thanasis Triantafillou, Ph.D., P.E., F.IIFC, M.ASCE, University of Patras, Greece
Phillip Visintin, Ph.D., Aff.M.ASCE, The University of Adelaide, Australia
Tao Yu, Ph.D., Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China

International Editorial Board:
Riadh Al-Mahaidi, Ph.D., C.P.Eng., M.ASCE, F.IIFC, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Yu Bai, Ph.D., Monash University, Australia
Charles E. Bakis, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, F.IIFC, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Michele Barbato, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, F.EMI, F.SEI, University of California, Davis
Cristina Barris, Ph.D., University of Girona, Spain
Joaquim A.O. Barros, Ph.D., University of Minho, Portugal
Abdeldjelil Belarbi, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, F.SEI, University of Houston, USA
Jan Bielak, Ph.D., RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Brahim Benmokrane, Ph.D., P.E., F.IIFC, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada
Elena Benvenuti, Ph.D., University of Ferrara, Italy
Elisa Bertolesi, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, Brunel University London, UK
Luke Bisby, Ph.D., P.Eng., M.ASCE, University of Edinburgh, UK
Dionysios Bournas, Ph.D., European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Italy
Chris Burgoyne, Ph.D., C.Eng., University of Cambridge, UK
Rigoberto Burgueño, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, Stony Brook University, USA
Christian Carloni, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, USA
Cheng Chen, Ph.D., Shenzhen University, China
Guang-Ming Chen, Ph.D., South China University of Technology, China
Jian-Fei Chen, Ph.D., F.IIFC, Southern University of Science and Technology, China
Marco Corradi, Ph.D., Ing., University of Perugia, Italy and Northumbria University, UK
Jian-Guo Dai, Ph.D., City University of Hong Kong, China
Julio F. Davalos, Ph.D., The City College of New York, USA
Gianmarco de Felice, Ph.D., Roma Tre University, Italy
Antonio De Luca, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc., USA
Arghya Deb, Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
Enrique del Rey Castillo, Ph.D., University of Auckland, New Zealand
Mohammed El-Gendy, Ph.D., P.Eng., Lakehead University, Canada
Ahmed K. El-Sayed, Ph.D., P.Eng., King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Peng Feng, Ph.D., Tsinghua University, China
Francesco Focacci, Ph.D., Ing., Università eCampus, Italy
Mariaenrica Frigione, Ph.D., University of Salento, Italy
Mário Garrido, Ph.D., University of Lisbon, Portugal
T. Russell Gentry, Ph.D., P.E., Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Bahman Ghiassi, Ph.D., University of Nottingham, UK
Nabil F. Grace, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Lawrence Technological University, USA
Ehab Hamed, Ph.D., University of New South Wales, Australia
Reza Hassanli, Ph.D., University of South Australia, Australia
Ardalan Hosseini, Ph.D., Simpson Strong-Tie, USA
Alper Ilki, Ph.D., Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Cheng Jiang, Western Sydney University, Australia
Tao Jiang, Ph.D., Zhejiang University, China
Chris Karayannis, Ph.D., Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
Vistasp M. Karbhari, Ph.D., F.ASCE, F.IIFC, University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Thomas Keller, Ph.D., École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Jimmy Kim, Ph.D., P.Eng., M.ASCE, University of Colorado, Denver, USA
Renata Kotynia, Ph.D., F.IIFC, Lodz University of Technology, Poland
Lampros Koutas, Ph.D., University of Thessaly, Greece
Guan Lin, Ph.D., Southern University of Science and Technology, China
John Mander, Ph.D., M.ASCE, Texas A&M University, USA
Gaetano Manfredi, Ph.D., P.E., University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Amir Mirmiran, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, University of Texas at Tyler, USA
Giulia Misseri, Ph.D. University of Florence, Italy
Amir Mofidi, Ph.D., Newcastle University, UK
Antonio Nanni, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, F.IIFC, University of Miami, USA
Martin Noël, Ph.D., P.Eng., University of Ottawa, Canada
Luciano Ombres, Ph.D., University of Calabria, Italy
Togay Ozbakkaloglu, Ph.D., Texas State University, USA
Catherine "Corina" G. Papanicolaou, Ph.D., University of Patras, Greece
Alva Peled, Ph.D., Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Carlo Pellegrino, Ph.D., University of Padua, Italy
S. Suriya Prakash, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India
Rajan Sen, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, University of South Florida, USA
Jose Sena-Cruz, Ph.D., University of Minho, Portugal
Khaled Sennah, Ph.D., P.Eng., Ryerson University, Canada
Rudolf Seracino, Ph.D., M.ASCE, F.IIFC, North Carolina State University, USA
Saverio Spadea, Ph.D., University of Dundee, UK
Kiang Hwee Tan, Dr.Eng., P.Eng., National University of Singapore, Singapore
Jovan Tatar, Ph.D., M.ASCE, University of Delaware, USA
Jin-Guang Teng, Ph.D., F.ASCE, F.IIFC, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Georgia Thermou, Ph.D., University of Nottingham, UK
Douglas Tomlinson, Ph.D., University of Alberta, Canada
Eleni Toumpanaki, Ph.D., University of Bristol, UK
Tamon Ueda, Dr.Eng., F.IIFC, Hokkaido University, Japan
Joshua Woods, Ph.D., P.Eng., Queen’s University, Canada
Chao Wu, Ph.D., Beihang University, China
Yufei Wu, Ph.D., M.ASCE, Shenzhen University, China
Zhishen Wu, D.Eng., F.ASCE, F.IIFC, Ibaraki University, Japan
Shi-Shun Zhang, Ph.D., Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Bo-Tong Zheng, Ph.D., University of Southern California, USA
Abdul-Hamid Zureick, Ph.D., M.ASCE, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

International Advisory Board:
Charles E. Bakis, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, F.IIFC, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Lawrence C. Bank, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, F.IIFC, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Thomas Keller, Ph.D., École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Gaetano Manfredi, Ph.D., P.E., University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Amir Mirmiran, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, University of Texas at Tyler, USA
Antonio Nanni, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, F.IIFC, University of Miami, USA
Carol K. Shield, Ph.D., M.ASCE, University of Minnesota, USA
Jin-Guang Teng, Ph.D., F.ASCE, F.IIFC, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Tamon Ueda, Dr.Eng., F.IIFC, Hokkaido University, Japan

Construction Institute Board of Directors:
Ryan Charles Sauer, A.M.ASCE, President
James Galligan Starling, P.E., M.ASCE, Past President
Gregory Clarence P. Moore, A.M.ASCE, Vice President
Zachary Pucel, P.E., M.ASCE, Secretary/Treasurer
Jun Wong, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, ASCE Presidential Appointee
Daniel Richard Cook, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE, Governor
Jordan Henshaw, P.E., M.ASCE, Governor
Emma G. Herr, A.M.ASCE, Governor
Vineet Rajendra Kamat, Ph.D., F.ASCE, Governor
LeAnne Marie Napolillo, P.E., F.ASCE, Governor
Yvonne Adjoa Owusu-Safo, P.E., M.ASCE, Governor
Agnes E. Weber, P.E., M.ASCE. Governor
Katerina Lachinova, Director