[HTML][HTML] Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of cements

B Walkley, JL Provis - Materials Today Advances, 2019 - Elsevier
Cement is the ubiquitous material upon which modern civilisation is built, providing long-
term strength, impermeability and durability for housing and infrastructure. The fundamental …

Advances in atomistic modeling and understanding of drying shrinkage in cementitious materials

MJA Qomi, L Brochard, T Honorio, I Maruyama… - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite more than a century of research, drying shrinkage still causes unwanted stresses
and cracks in our concrete infrastructures. This is partly due to the lack of understanding of …

Cemdata18: A chemical thermodynamic database for hydrated Portland cements and alkali-activated materials

B Lothenbach, DA Kulik, T Matschei, M Balonis… - Cement and Concrete …, 2019 - Elsevier
Thermodynamic modelling can reliably predict hydrated cement phase assemblages and
chemical compositions, including their interactions with prevailing service environments …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of alkali hydroxide on calcium silicate hydrate (CSH)

Y Yan, SY Yang, GD Miron, IE Collings… - Cement and Concrete …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the effect of KOH and NaOH on CSH structure and solubility. Both
KOH and NaOH have a similar effect, they increase pH values and silicon concentrations …

Combinatorial molecular optimization of cement hydrates

MJ Abdolhosseini Qomi, KJ Krakowiak… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Despite its ubiquitous presence in the built environment, concrete's molecular-level
properties are only recently being explored using experimental and simulation studies …

Pore structure characterization of cement paste by different experimental methods and its influence on permeability evaluation

ZL Jiang, YJ Pan, JF Lu, YC Wang - Cement and Concrete Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The permeability of cement pastes depends on their pore structures. In this paper, various
indirect and direct methods were used to comprehensively reveal the microstructures; then …

Quantifying the effects of wet carbonated recycled cement paste powder on the properties of cement paste

Y Mao, S Drissi, P He, X Hu, J Zhang, C Shi - Cement and Concrete …, 2024 - Elsevier
The use of carbonated recycled cement paste powder (RCPP) as a mineral admixture
affects the properties of the cement paste through multiple effects. This study proposes a …

Investigation of CASH composition, morphology and density in Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3)

F Avet, E Boehm-Courjault, K Scrivener - Cement and Concrete Research, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, the CASH composition, morphology and density are characterized for
Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC 3-50) blends containing clays with various kaolinite …

Effect of conditions on wet carbonation products of recycled cement paste powder

Y Mao, P He, S Drissi, J Zhang, X Hu, C Shi - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wet carbonation is deemed a successful approach to recycling waste concrete powder.
Controlling the growth and properties of products in the recycled cement paste powder …

Experimental studies and thermodynamic modeling of the carbonation of Portland cement, metakaolin and limestone mortars

Z Shi, B Lothenbach, MR Geiker, J Kaufmann… - Cement and Concrete …, 2016 - Elsevier
The carbonation of Portland cement, metakaolin and limestone mortars has been
investigated after hydration for 91 days and exposure to 1%(v/v) CO 2 at 20° C/57% RH for …