Structure, fractality, mechanics and durability of calcium silicate hydrates

S Tang, Y Wang, Z Geng, X Xu, W Yu, J Chen - Fractal and Fractional, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cement-based materials are widely utilized in infrastructure. The main product of hydrated
products of cement-based materials is calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) gels that are …

Morphology of calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) gel: a molecular dynamic study

D Hou, H Ma, Z Li - Advances in Cement Research, 2015 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Due to its complexity at nanoscale, calcium silicate hydrate (CSH), the dominant binding
phase in cement hydrates, is not yet completely understood. In this study, molecular …

Effects of pH on the nano/micro structure of calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) under sulfate attack

X Liu, P Feng, W Li, G Geng, J Huang, Y Gao… - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
Calcium silicate hydrate (CSH), the most important Portland cement hydration product,
determines the mechanical properties and durability of cementitious materials. In marine …

Insight into the local CSH structure and its evolution mechanism controlled by curing regime and Ca/Si ratio

Z Wang, Y Chen, L Xu, Z Zhu, Y Zhou, F Pan… - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Calcium silicate hydrate (CSH), as the main hydration product in hardened Portland cement,
significantly affects its mechanical properties and durability. A profound insight into …

Calcium silicate hydrate from dry to saturated state: Structure, dynamics and mechanical properties

D Hou, H Ma, Y Zhu, Z Li - Acta materialia, 2014 - Elsevier
Calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) is the most important hydration product of cement-based
materials. In the nanostructure of CSH, structural water molecules are distributed in the …

Influence of the Ca/Si ratio on the compressive strength of cementitious calcium–silicate–hydrate binders

W Kunther, S Ferreiro, J Skibsted - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The relation between the chemical composition of calcium–silicate–hydrate (C–S–H)
phases and its influence on the compressive strength of cementitious materials is …

The multi-scale mechanical properties of calcium-silicate-hydrate

J Wang, C Gao, J Tang, Z Hu, J Liu - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023 - Elsevier
The mechanical properties of calcium-silicate-hydrates (C–S–H) directly affect the
performance of cement-based materials. C–S–H spans ranging from nanometers to …

Nano-scale mechanical properties investigation of CSH from hydrated tri-calcium silicate by nano-indentation and molecular dynamics simulation

D Hou, H Li, L Zhang, J Zhang - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) is the most important hydration product in cementitious
material. Due to its complexity, the investigation on its mechanical properties is still in …

Uniaxial tension study of calcium silicate hydrate (C–S–H): structure, dynamics and mechanical properties

D Hou, J Zhang, Z Li, Y Zhu - Materials and structures, 2015 - Springer
Calcium silicate hydrate (C–S–H) gels, the main binding phase of cement paste, determine
the mechanical properties of cementitious materials. In order to obtain the cohesive force in …

Property investigation of calcium–silicate–hydrate (C–S–H) gel in cementitious composites

C Hu, Y Han, Y Gao, Y Zhang, Z Li - Materials Characterization, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Calcium–silicate–hydrate (C–S–H) gel, the main product of cement hydration,
contributes the most to engineering properties of concrete. Hence, the microstructural …