The demand of economic and environmentally friendly materials for construction has risen in the last few decades owing to global climate change. With that perspective, the special issue on “Innovative Materials for Damage Mitigation in Civil Engineering” in the International Journal of Damage Mechanics (IJDM) was launched. The competitively selected papers in this special issue include exploration of materials from both the environment friendly (i.e. vegetation, biochar, bacteria) and design (segmented concrete and concrete filled steel tubes) perspectives. This special issue includes damage mitigation in various construction materials such as concrete, steel and soil. Overall, it can be concluded that there is a need to tailor the design process of materials to maximize their impact on damage mitigation in certain civil engineering infrastructure.

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《国际损伤力学》杂志上的“土木工程中减轻损伤的创新材料”特刊

由于全球气候变化，过去几十年来对建筑用经济和环保材料的需求增加了。从这个角度来看，《国际损伤力学》杂志上的“土木工程中减轻损伤的创新材料”特刊（IJDM）已启动。本期特刊中竞争激烈的论文包括从环保（即植被，生物炭，细菌）和设计（分段混凝土和钢管混凝土）的角度探索材料。本期特刊包括减轻各种建筑材料（如混凝土，钢材和土壤）的损坏。总的来说，可以得出结论，有必要调整材料的设计过程，以最大程度地提高材料对某些土木工程基础设施中减轻损害的影响。