Cement is the ubiquitous material upon which modern civilisation is built, providing long-
term strength, impermeability and durability for housing and infrastructure. The fundamental …

Despite more than a century of research, drying shrinkage still causes unwanted stresses
and cracks in our concrete infrastructures. This is partly due to the lack of understanding of …

In this review we focus on the technology associated with low-field NMR. We present the
current state-of-the-art in low-field NMR hardware and experiments, considering general …

In this study, the rate of change of microstructural re-organization in hardened cement paste
under the first drying, which is caused by the colloidal nature of calcium-silicate-hydrate …

Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) nowadays is one of the most powerful
and versatile analytical methods for modern organic chemistry,(1) catalysis,(2) biology,(3) …

1H nuclear magnetic resonance has been applied to cement pastes, and in particular
calcium silicate hydrate (C–S–H), for the characterisation of porosity and pore water …

This paper is a bibliographic tool reviewing experimental and theoretical studies related to
cement hydration and microstructure development that have been published within the four …

Cemented paste backfill (CPB) comprising mineral tailings, binders and mixing water is an
important potential support material in the mining industry. As the mechanical properties of …

Alkali-activated materials are environmentally friendly gelling agents that have been
intensively studied in soil solidification over a long period of time. Currently, there is little …

Characterizing and understanding the mechanisms underlying geopolymerization are
critical in achieving the use of sustainable construction material, geopolymer, for widespread …