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Mechanism and control of the long-term performance evolution of structures

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It is well known that structural properties degrade under long-term environmental exposure and loading and that the degradation rate is controlled by inherent physical and chemical degradation mechanisms. The elucidation of the degradation mechanisms and the realization of effective long-term performance degradation control have been a research frontier in the field of civil engineering in recent years. Currently, the major topics that concern this research frontier include revealing the physical and chemical mechanisms of structural performance evolution under long-term environmental exposure and loading and developing structural performance degradation control technologies based on fiber-reinforced materials, for example, fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs) and fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM). In addition, there are novel structural performance control technologies, such as using a shape memory alloy (SMA) and self-healing concrete. This paper presents a brief state-of-the-art review of this topic, and it is expected to provide a reference for subsequent research.

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The authors would like to acknowledge financial support from the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20190369 and BK20191146), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51908118 and 51525801), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2242020K40087).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Concrete and Prestressed Concrete Structures of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China

    Zhiqiang Dong, Gang Wu, Hong Zhu & Yihua Zeng

  2. National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Intelligent Construction and Maintenance, Nanjing, 210096, China

    Zhiqiang Dong, Gang Wu, Hong Zhu & Yihua Zeng

  3. College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China

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Dong, Z., Wu, G., Zhu, H. et al. Mechanism and control of the long-term performance evolution of structures. Front. Struct. Civ. Eng. 14, 1039–1048 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-020-0667-7

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