In the last two decades self-healing of concrete through microbial based carbonate
precipitation has emerged as a promising technology for making concrete structures more …

The nano-to-micro mesoscale is crucial for cementitious materials; here reactions and
interactions between molecules produce complex mechanisms that determine the behavior …

Calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) is the main binding phase of Portland cement concrete.
Though CSH is known to be assembled from nanoscale features, there is little experimental …

This study presents a pioneering approach that enables remarkable crack closure up to 0.8
mm through stimulated biomineralization aiming to enhance the self-healing capacity of …

The geotechnical shortcomings observed in infrastructure projects, mainly arising from the
inadequate mechanical properties of weak soils, pose significant challenges that can lead to …

Autogenous self-healing of post-fire damaged concrete enables structure performance auto-
recovery leading to reduced repair costs, less generated waste, and lower CO 2 emissions …

The great challenge of cemented tailings backfill (CTB) is difficult simultaneously
maintaining its excellent mechanical properties and low cost. Fly ash (FA) can potentially …

With recent advances in atomic simulation, various upscaling methods emerged and
enabled the bottom-up investigation of the mechanical properties of CSH gel colloids. This …

This study investigated the adsorption-desorption kinetics of polyacrylic acid sodium salt
(AA) and polyacrylic acid-acrylamide copolymer (AM) under different relative humidities by …

The pH plays a key role in the hydration process of cement clinker and thus determines the
morphology and mechanical performance of cement-based materials. Herein the effect of …