A comprehensive review on the loss of wellbore integrity due to cement failure and available remedial methods

N Yousuf, O Olayiwola, B Guo, N Liu - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
With the recent abrupt fluctuations in oil pricing and the need of complying with
environmental and social requirements, nowadays it is an urgent call for the oil and gas …

[HTML][HTML] Fracture properties and microstructure formation of hardened alkali-activated slag/fly ash pastes

S Zhang, Z Li, B Ghiassi, S Yin, G Ye - Cement and Concrete Research, 2021 - Elsevier
This study presents a comprehensive experimental investigation on the fracture properties of
hardened alkali-activated slag/fly ash (AASF) pastes in relation to the microstructure …

Spherical and acicular representation of hydrates in a micromechanical model for cement paste: prediction of early-age elasticity and strength

B Pichler, C Hellmich, J Eberhardsteiner - Acta Mechanica, 2009 - Springer
Early-age stiffness and strength evolution of cement paste is studied in the framework of
continuum micromechanics. Based on the self-consistent scheme, elastic and strength …

[PDF][PDF] Reliable concrete repair-a critical review

M Luković, G Ye, K Van Breugel - Proc. of international …, 2012 - researchgate.net
RELIABLE CONCRETE REPAIR-A CRITICAL REVIEW Page 1 RELIABLE CONCRETE
REPAIR-A CRITICAL REVIEW Mladena Luković1, Guang Ye 1,2, Klaas van Breugel1 1Delft …

Modeling the elastic properties of concrete composites: Experiment, differential effective medium theory, and numerical simulation

Z Sun, EJ Garboczi, SP Shah - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2007 - Elsevier
Concrete is a mixture of cement, water and aggregates. In terms of microstructure, besides
the cement paste matrix and aggregate inclusions, there is a third phase, which is called the …

Cement shrinkage measurement in oilwell cementing—a comparative study of laboratory methods and procedures

BR Reddy, Y Xu, K Ravi, D Gray… - SPE Rocky Mountain …, 2007 - onepetro.org
Cement sheath shrinkage after placing the cement slurry in the annulus has been of concern
in oilwell cementing because of the potential detrimental effects that shrinkage can have on …

[HTML][HTML] Micromechanical modelling of deformation and fracture of hydrating cement paste using X-ray computed tomography characterisation

M Zhang, AP Jivkov - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Cement paste is the basic but most complex component in cement composites, which are
the dominant construction material in the world. Understanding and predicting elastic …

Prediction of elastic properties of cement pastes at early ages

L Stefan, F Benboudjema, JM Torrenti… - Computational Materials …, 2010 - Elsevier
Cementitious materials are known to be sensitive to cracking at early ages. During the first
days which follow the contact between water and cement, the system is continuously …

Few-layers graphene-based cement mortars: production process and mechanical properties

S Polverino, AE Del Rio Castillo, A Brencich… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cement is the most-used construction material worldwide. Research for sustainable cement
production has focused on including nanomaterials as additives to enhance cement …

A hierarchical creep model for cement paste: from decoding nano-microscopic CSH creep to considering microstructure evolution

X Su, M Jia, Y Wu, L Yao, W Xu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The creep of cement paste significantly affects the long-term performance of concrete
structures. However, the accurate prediction of cement paste creep remains to meet …