Addressing pervasive environmental challenges, sophisticated next-generation cement-
based materials, engineered to fulfill comprehensive objectives including mechanical …

Energy-absorbing materials are widely used in transportations, sports, and the military
applications. Particularly, porous materials, including natural and artificial materials, have …

Ordinary silicate cement repair materials are slow to set and harden, have low early
strength, and cannot meet the demands of rapid repair, and the disadvantage of brittleness …

Fire alarms in buildings are essential for safety. However, due to the poor conductivity of
cement, it remains a challenge to detect fire without the assistance of other monitoring …

Cellulose aerogels prepared by the directional freezing method show huge potential in the
field of thermal insulation materials, tissue engineering, and building blocks. However, poor …

In order to investigate the viability of using oyster shell (OS) in ocean engineering, the
impact of calcination temperature of OS powder on the various properties of eco-friendly …

Reinforced concretes are widely used in construction owing to their ultrahigh mechanical
properties and long-term durability. However, the corrosion of steel bar within concrete …

The high cost and weak mechanical properties of silica-based aerogel seriously affect its
wide application in the field of building insulation. In this paper, low-cost SiO 2 aerogel …

Hydrophobic treatment is one of the common measures to improve the durability of concrete.
It enhances the durability of the concrete by establishing a hydrophobic barrier. However …

Low flexural strength and toughness have posed enduring challenges to cementitious
materials. As the main hydration product of cement, calcium silicate hydrate (C–S–H) plays …