Materials and Structures

Materials and Structures is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Springer Science+Business Media on behalf of the International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures. It covers research on fundamental properties of building materials, their characterization and processing techniques, modeling, standardization of test methods, and the application of research results in building and civil engineering. Materials and Structures also publishes comprehensive reports prepared by the society's technical committees. The editor-in-chief is Pietro Lura (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology).