Developing green and sustainable concrete in integrating with different urban wastes

H Chen, CL Chow, D Lau - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban waste accumulation has changed the landscape of cities through environmental
pollution. This detrimental change is pushing the development of advanced and green …

Effect of coral powder on the carbonation behavior of γ-C2S

X Zhang, Z Liu, F Wang - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract γ-dicalcium silicate (γ-C 2 S) is a potential sustainable binder owing to its high
carbonation reactivity and self-pulverization properties. In this study, porous coral powders …

An in-situ 3D micro-XRD investigation of water uptake by alkali-silica-reaction (ASR) product

G Geng, S Barbotin, M Shakoorioskooie, Z Shi… - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
The ASR products in concrete have various chemical compositions. It is yet unclear whether
and how these products develop micro-expansion upon moisture ingress. This paper …

Analytical and experimental studies on alkali-silica reaction mechanism: Aggregate cracking and chemical composition change of gel

HE Joo, Y Takahashi - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims at developing an analytical model to predict alkali-silica reaction (ASR)
induced expansion in concrete considering the aggregate cracking and changes in the …

[HTML][HTML] Moisture stability of crystalline alkali-silica reaction products formed in concrete exposed to natural environment

A Leemann, Z Shi, M Wyrzykowski, F Winnefeld - Materials & Design, 2020 - Elsevier
Crystalline ASR products were extracted from concrete exposed to natural environment and
analyzed by scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, Raman …

Phase evolution and mechanical-hydroscopic properties of alkali-silica reaction gels modified by magnesium nitrate

A Sinha, J Wei - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Alkali-silica reaction (ASR)'s destructiveness is governed by the compositions and
properties of ASR products, while methods of converting these hygroscopic-expansive gel …

Nanomechanics of ASR gels from coarse-grained simulations

S Ait Hamadouche, T Honorio - Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
Despite alkali–silica reaction (ASR) being a major durability problem in concrete, structural
features and properties of ASR gels remain poorly understood. Inspired by the success of …

Elucidating hardening mechanism of carbonatable binders prepared with steel slag based on distribution of microhardness

W Long, C Zhu, Y Zhang - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
To ascertain the hardening process of carbonatable binders prepared with steel slag, this
study examined the distribution of carbonation products on the surface of steel slag particle …

Time-dependent Effect of Expansion due to Alkali-silica Reaction on Mechanical properties of Concrete

X Ji, HE Joo, Z Yang, Y Takahashi - Journal of Advanced Concrete …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
This study investigates the time-dependent mechanical properties of concrete deteriorated
by the alkali–silica reaction (ASR). Previous analytical and experimental studies have …

Long-term investigation of alkali-silica reaction behaviors in seawater sea-sand concrete

Y Zhang, X Xu, Q Zhao, J Chang, S Ding, X Liu… - Cement and Concrete …, 2024 - Elsevier
The potential sustainability and cost-effectiveness of seawater sea-sand concrete (SWSSC)
have sparked widespread research interest and prompted extensive applied studies …