This journal is designed to reflect current developments and advances being made in the general field of cement-concrete composites technology and in the production, use, and performance of cement-based construction materials. The word cement is interpreted in a wide sense, including not only Portland cement but also blended cements and other binding materials. In addition to novel aspects of conventional concrete materials, the journal covers a wide range of composite materials such as fiber-reinforced cement composites, polymer cement composites, polymer impregnated composites, ferrocement, and cement composites containing special aggregate inclusions or waste materials. Original papers dealing with microstructure (as it relates to engineering properties), material properties, testing and test methods, fracture mechanics, durability aspects, composite mechanics/technology, modelling, design, fabrication and practical applications of these materials form the major themes of the journal. Provided there is sufficient linkage to properties defined at the material scale, papers concerning the behavior of structural components and systems, in situ performance, and field studies will also be accepted for review, as well as those concerning the repair and maintenance, serviceability behavior, and sustainability of structures made with these materials.The journal has within the above context several specific objectives. It wants to foster a better understanding of construction materials, provide a forum for unusual and unconventional materials, encourage the development of low cost energy saving materials and bridge the gap between materials science, engineering performance, environmental effects, in situ behavior, design/service life and construction. It is the intention of the journal to also publish special issues devoted to topics of current or emerging interest. The journal aims to provide a unifying basis for collaboration between materials scientists, engineers, designers and fabricators.

本雜志旨在反映水泥混凝土復合材料技術的一般領域以及水泥基建筑材料的生產、使用和性能方面的最新發展和進展。“水泥”一詞的解釋范圍很廣，不僅包括波特蘭水泥，還包括混合水泥和其他粘結材料。除了傳統混凝土材料的新方面外，該期刊還涵蓋了各種復合材料，如纖維增強水泥復合材料、聚合物水泥復合材料、聚合物浸漬復合材料、鋼絲網水泥以及含有特殊骨料雜質或廢料的水泥復合材料。關于微觀結構（與工程特性有關）、材料特性、試驗和試驗方法、斷裂力學、耐久性、復合力學/技術、建模、設計、制造和這些材料的實際應用的原始論文構成了本雜志的主要主題。如果與材料規模上定義的性能有足夠的聯系，則還將接受有關結構部件和系統性能、現場性能和現場研究的論文，以及關于維修和維護、可用性行為和用T制造的結構的可持續性的論文。材料。期刊在上述背景下有幾個具體目標。希望能更好地理解建筑材料，為非常規材料提供一個論壇，鼓勵開發低成本節能材料，彌合材料科學、工程性能、環境影響、原位行為、設計/使用壽命和施工之間的差距。期刊還打算出版專刊，專攻當前或正在興起的熱門話題。該雜志旨在為材料科學家、工程師、設計師和制造商之間的合作提供統一的基礎。