Testing of Materials and Elements in Civil Engineering

Abstract

This issue is proposed and organized as a means to present recent developments in the field of testing of materials in civil engineering. For this reason, the articles highlighted in this issue should relate to different aspects of testing of different materials in civil engineering, from building materials and elements to building structures. The current trend in the development of materials testing in civil engineering is mainly concerned with the detection of flaws and defects in elements and structures using destructive, semi-destructive, and nondestructive testing. The trend, as in medicine, is toward designing test equipment that allows one to obtain a picture of the inside of the tested element and materials. Very interesting results with significance for building practices of testing of materials and elements in civil engineering were obtained.

Artificial Weathering Resistance Test Methods for Building Performance Assessment of Profiles Made of Natural Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites

“…NFPC products are susceptible to sunlight [ 18 , 22 ]. Their exposure to UV light was discovered to contribute to a more significant decrease in the mechanical properties than exposure to microorganisms and high temperatures [ 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 ]. Tests on NFPC products’ resistance to sunlight are typically carried out with accelerated methods, using laboratory light sources [ 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 ].…”

Does Standardisation Ensure a Reliable Assessment of the Performance of Construction Products?

“…The risk of an incorrect decision, related to the uncertainty of test results, is described in many publications on chemistry, metrology, biology and medicine, e.g., [14][15][16][17][18]. Some papers were also published on the risk related to the uncertainty in construction product assessment [5,6,[19][20][21]. The worrying signals concerning the divergent test and assessment results are worthy of further deliberation and adequate work.…”

Research and TLS (LiDAR) Construction Diagnostics of Clay Brick Masonry Arched Stairs

“…Only by uncovering, it is possible to fully assess the quality of brick and mortar and their degree of degradation. The evaluation of the material properties of the structure is possible by taking representative samples and performing laboratory tests [2,10,[54][55][56][57][58][59]. A deeper analysis of the performance of the structure and the causes of its damage is possible using FEM-based 3D models [57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64].…”

“…The evaluation of the material properties of the structure is possible by taking representative samples and performing laboratory tests [2,10,[54][55][56][57][58][59]. A deeper analysis of the performance of the structure and the causes of its damage is possible using FEM-based 3D models [57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64]. On this basis, it is possible to precisely select the reinforcement methods.…”