Aims and Scope

The Open Construction & Building Technology Journal is an Open Access journal that publishes original research articles, review/mini-review articles, short articles (letters), and guest-edited single topic issues on all areas of construction and building technology. It also includes articles on topics related to building and structural engineering as well as to building materials (mechanical and physical characteristics). The journal encourages submissions related to the following fields of construction and building technology:


  • Additives
  • Cement, concrete reinforcement, bricks, and mortars
  • Ceramics
  • Corrosion technology
  • Glass fibres
  • Modeling of mechanical properties of structural materials
  • New works and repair /maintenance of all civil engineering structures
  • Polymers
  • Soft computing techniques in structural engineering and materials
  • Steel
  • Structural design, diagnostics, and health monitoring
  • Timber
  • Other related areas

The Open Construction & Building Technology Journal, being a peer-reviewed journal, is an important and reliable source of current information on important developments and research in the field. Emphasis is placed on publishing quality papers, making them freely available to researchers worldwide.


Recent Articles

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Static Performances of Timber- and Bamboo-Concrete Composite Beams: A Critical Review of Experimental Results

Simret T. Deresa, Jinjun Xu, Cristoforo Demartino, Giovanni Minafò, Gaetano Camarda

The use of composite beams made with traditional concrete and bio-based materials (such as timber and bamboo) is a valuable solution to reduce the environmental impact of the building sector. Timber-Concrete Composite (TCC) beams have been used for decades in structural applications such as new buildings, refurbishment of old timber structures, and bridges. Recently, different researchers suggested composite beams based on engineered bamboo, commonly named Bamboo-Concrete Composite (BCC) beams. This study presents a systematic comparison of structural performances and connection behavior of TCC and BCC beams under short-term static load. TCCs beams are compared to BCC ones using similar shear connectors. The most important aspects of the two composite systems are compared: mechanical behavior of connectors and structural behaviors of full-scale composite beams (e.g., failure modes, connection stiffness, connection shear strength, ultimate load-carrying capacity, maximum deflection and composite efficiency). This comprehensive review indicates that BCC beams have similar or even better structural performances compared with TCC.


March 31, 2021
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