Thermodynamics of calcined clays used in cementitious binders: origin to service life considerations

T Hanein, H Nguyen, JL Provis, C Utton… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of calcined clays in construction materials has attracted significant attention in the
last few years. Based on the continued need for sustainable construction materials to meet …

Cation doping approach for nanotubular hydrosilicates curvature control and related applications

AA Krasilin, EK Khrapova, TP Maslennikova - Crystals, 2020 - mdpi.com
The past two decades have been marked by an increased interest in the synthesis and the
properties of geoinspired hydrosilicate nanoscrolls and nanotubes. The present review …

A deep learning potential applied in tobermorite phases and extended to calcium silicate hydrates

Y Zhou, H Zheng, W Li, T Ma, C Miao - Cement and Concrete Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Based on the datasets of first-principle simulations, machine learning potentials (MLPs) can
achieve both accurate predictions of complex material systems and high-efficiency …

Nanoscale mechanical behavior of kaolinite under uniaxial strain conditions

LL Zhang, YY Zheng, PC Wei, QF Diao, ZY Yin - Applied Clay Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanoscale mechanical behavior of kaolinite as a fundamental failure mechanism has been
investigated under uniaxial tension and compression using Molecular Dynamics (MD) …

Elastic moduli of clay minerals and their aggregates: A review

P Cosenza, R Giot, S Hedan - Applied Clay Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The main objective of this review paper is to take a crossed look at all of the data of elastic
moduli of clay minerals acquired from various experimental and theoretical methods. The …

Mechanical properties of defective kaolinite in tension and compression: A molecular dynamics study

C Xiao, Z Chai, T Li, K Yan, X Liu, Y Shen, Z Xin - Applied Clay Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Influenced by the external environment, clays often contain a large number of lattice defects
inside, and the defects have an essential influence on the physical and mechanical …

Experimental exploration and mechanism analysis of the deflagration pressure of methane/pulverized coal blenders inhibited by modified kaoline-containing …

M Yu, F Wang, T He, H Li, S Han, R Lou, K Zheng, Y Yu - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, with the assistance of the intercalation modification approach, three kinds of
intercalated compounds, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), potassium acetate (KAc), and …

First-principles analysis on phase transition, atomic, electronic, and mechanical properties of kaolinite under pressures

J Zhao, W Wang, Z Luan, M He - Physica B: Condensed Matter, 2024 - Elsevier
Kaolinite is the major clay mineral and dispersed widely in topsoil and subsoil in the world.
The structural, electronic, and mechanical properties of kaolinite are closely related to their …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular insight into structural and mechanical properties of Halloysite structure

MH Pebdani - Computational Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we simulated the rolling mechanism of Halloysite by molecular dynamics (MD)
under different conditions. We have illustrated that the transformation from slab Halloysite to …

Machine learning potentials of kaolinite based on the potential energy surfaces of GGA and meta-GGA density functional theory

K Kobayashi, A Yamaguchi, M Okumura - Applied Clay Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Machine learning molecular dynamics (MLMD) is a promising method for predicting
material properties with high accuracy and low computational costs. Two kaolinite machine …