Application of thermodynamic modelling to hydrated cements

B Lothenbach, M Zajac - Cement and Concrete Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Thermodynamic modelling is essential to understand the effect of binder composition on
hydrate assemblage in modern Portland composite cements and its effect on durability …

Recent advances on yield stress and elasticity of fresh cement-based materials

N Roussel, H Bessaies-Bey, S Kawashima… - Cement and Concrete …, 2019 - Elsevier
The interest in the elastic and yielding properties of fresh cement-based materials has
recently grown due to the development of new processing techniques, which avoid the use …

Investigation on early-age hydration, mechanical properties and microstructure of seawater sea sand cement mortar

P Li, W Li, T Yu, F Qu, VWY Tam - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Using seawater for concrete manufacturing promisingly provides significant economical and
environmental benefits. In this study, ordinary Portland cement (OPC) hydration in distilled …

Effects of activator properties and GGBFS/FA ratio on the structural build-up and rheology of AAC

X Dai, S Aydın, MY Yardımcı, K Lesage… - Cement and Concrete …, 2020 - Elsevier
The effects of ground granulated blast furnace slag/fly ash (GGBFS/FA) ratio, mass ratio of
SiO 2 to Na 2 O (M s) of activator solution and sodium silicate dosage on structural build-up …

Towards a further understanding of cement hydration in the presence of triethanolamine

Z Lu, X Kong, D Jansen, C Zhang, J Wang… - Cement and Concrete …, 2020 - Elsevier
The acting mechanism of triethanolamine (TEA) on cement hydration was studied by
combination of techniques including calorimetry, in-situ XRD and pore solution analysis …

The acceleration mechanism of nano-CSH particles on OPC hydration

F Wang, X Kong, L Jiang, D Wang - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent decades, a novel concept of accelerating hydration process of cement has been
proposed by adding external nuclei into a hydrating cement system, which is called seeding …

Influence of aluminates on the hydration kinetics of tricalcium silicate

E Pustovgar, RK Mishra, M Palacios… - Cement and Concrete …, 2017 - Elsevier
We used a combination of experimental and modelling techniques to study the effect of
NaAlO 2 on C 3 S hydration. pH sensitive inhibition of C 3 S hydration occurred at an early …

Mechanochemical effect of alkanolamines on the C4AF: Crystal structure, hydration behavior, and strength enhancement

H Kang, S Kim, Y Lee, S Jung, J Moon - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2024 - Elsevier
The mechanochemical effects of synthesized C 4 A 0.588 F 1.412 (C 4 AF) interground with
0, 0.1, and 0.3% of three different alkanolamines (AA) have been studied. The chosen AAs …

Structural supercapacitor electrolytes based on cementitious composites containing recycled steel slag and waste glass powders

P Zhan, J Xu, J Wang, J Zuo, Z He - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023 - Elsevier
Incorporating solid wastes into cement-based materials is beneficial for the waste disposal
and the conservation of natural resources. In this study, cement-based electrolyte …

Strength, hydration, and microstructure of seawater sea-sand concrete using high-ferrite Portland cement

S Han, J Zhong, W Ding, J Ou - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The increasing construction of marine engineering is severely limited by the scarcity of raw
sources of fresh water and river sand, and thus the development of seawater sea-sand …