Editorial for Special Issue “Fractal and Fractional in Cement-Based Materials”

Other text in scientific journal, 2022

Cement-based materials, including cement paste, mortar, and concrete, are the most widely used construction materials in the world. Cement-based materials have played a vital role in the development of the national economy and in the construction of infrastructure. The microstructural investigation of cement-based materials has always received widespread attention from global scientists and engineers. There is a common consensus that the properties of cement-based materials at the macro-level are closely related to their material structure at the micro- and meso-scales. A better understanding of the structure–property relationships is essential to the novel design and usage of these materials in practice.