1、AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 25 Jun 2012 1CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALSAn international journal dedicated to the investigation and innovative use of materialsin construction and repairAUTHOR INFORMATION PACKTABLE OF CONTENTS.XXX. Description Audience Impact Factor Abstracting and Indexing Editoria
2、l Board Guide for Authorsp.1p.1p.2p.2p.2p.3ISSN: 0950-0618DESCRIPTION.Construction and Building Materials provides an international forum for the dissemination of researchand development in the field of construction and building materials and their application in new worksand repair practice. The jo
3、urnal publishes a wide range of research and application papers whichdescribe laboratory and numerical investigations or report on full scale projects.Construction and Building Materials also publishes detailed case studies and review articles, as wellas short communications and discussions.The mate
4、rials and technology covered include: cement, concrete reinforcement, bricks and mortars,additives, corrosion technology, ceramics, timber, steel, polymers, glass fibres, recycled materialsand by-products, sealants, adhesives.The scope of Construction and Building Materials includes, but is not rest
5、ricted to, new worksand repair and maintenance of the following: bridges, high-rise buildings, dams, civil engineeringstructures, silos, highway pavements, tunnels, water containment structures, sewers, roofing,housing, coastal defences.At a time when the pressure is on all engineers, architects and
6、 contractors to optimise use ofnew materials and up-to-date technologies, Construction and Building Materials provides essentialinformation that will help improve efficiency, productivity and competitiveness in world markets. It istherefore vital reading for all professionals and academics involved
7、with research into, or specificationof, building materials.Author duties: Acceptance of a manuscript for publication in the journal carries with it anunderstanding that the author, when requested, will fulfil an obligation to contribute their expertise tothe review of others manuscripts. Authors who
8、 are unwilling to assist with the review of a colleaguespaper may in extreme cases find that their manuscripts are no longer welcomed for publication inConstruction and Building Materials.AUDIENCE.Consulting engineers, architects, civil engineers, technical managers, project managers, structuralengi
9、neers and researchers.AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 25 Jun 2012 2IMPACT FACTOR.2010: 1.366 Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports 2011ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING.CompendexEngineering IndexMaterials Science Citation IndexResearch AlertScience Citation IndexScopusEDITORIAL BOARD.Editor-in-Chief:Michael C. F
10、orde, University of Edinburgh, Institute for Infrastructure and Environment, School of Engineering,Edinburgh, UK, Email: m.fordeed.ac.ukSenior Editor:Masayusa Ohtsu, Kumamoto University, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto, Japan, Email:ohtsugpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jpEditors:P. A. Muhammed
11、 Basheer, Queens University of Belfast, School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering,Belfast, UK, Email: m.basheerqub.ac.ukKent Harries, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA, USA,Email: kharriespitt.eduEditorial Advisory Board:J. M. Ad
12、am, Universidad Politcnica de Valencia, Valencia, SpainG. Airey, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UKI. Al-Qadi, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USAN.O. Attoh-Okine, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USAL. C. Bank, City College of New York, New York City, NY, USAL. Bind
13、a, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, ItalyA.J. Boyd, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaJ.H. Bungey, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UKO. Buyukozturk, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USAK. Crews, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaA. Duran-Herrera, Un
14、iversidad Autnoma de Nuevo Len, Nuevo Leon, MexicoD.M. Frangopol, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USAO. Gunes, Cankaya University, Ankara, TurkeyM. Hall, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UKP.C. Hewlett, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UKK.C. Hover, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY,
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