Building and infrastructure damages, such as tunnels, have become a more important issue
because of the continuous expansion of rural and urban constructions. It is well-known that …

Many crystallization processes of great importance, including frost heave, biomineralization,
the synthesis of nanomaterials, and scale formation, occur in small volumes rather than bulk …

High-resolution X-ray Computed Tomography (HRXCT) or micro-CT (μCT) is a frequently
used non-destructive 3D imaging and analysis technique for the investigation of internal …

Fluid flow and mass transport in geological materials are crucial in diverse Earth science
applications. To fully understand the behavior of geological materials in this context, the …

Self-healing strategies are regarded as a promising solution to reduce the high maintenance
and repair cost of concrete infrastructures. In the present work, a bacterial-based self …

The durability of building materials with respect to salt crystallization is commonly
determined by accelerated weathering tests, carried out in the laboratory. An effective …

Reactive transport modeling is a process-based approach that accounts for advection,
diffusion, dispersion and a multitude of biogeochemical reactions. The occurrence of these …

This paper describes two X-ray micro-CT scanners which were recently developed to extend
the experimental possibilities of microtomography research at the Centre for X-ray …

Freeze–thaw cycling stresses many environments which include porous media such as soil,
rock and concrete. Climate change can expose new regions and subject others to a …

The large deformation of nonlinear soft rock caused by the interaction between water and
rock is a prominent problem faced in engineering rock masses. Furthermore, the strength …