[HTML][HTML] Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of cements
Cement is the ubiquitous material upon which modern civilisation is built, providing long-
term strength, impermeability and durability for housing and infrastructure. The fundamental …
term strength, impermeability and durability for housing and infrastructure. The fundamental …
Advances in atomistic modeling and understanding of drying shrinkage in cementitious materials
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 …
and cracks in our concrete infrastructures. This is partly due to the lack of understanding of …
Study of the influence of seawater and sea sand on the mechanical and microstructural properties of concrete
D Pan, SA Yaseen, K Chen, D Niu, CKY Leung… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
With the continuous increase of infrastructural construction worldwide, the supply of river
sand and fresh water for making concrete encountered enormous shortage, especially for …
sand and fresh water for making concrete encountered enormous shortage, especially for …
[HTML][HTML] Kinetics of Al uptake in synthetic calcium silicate hydrate (CSH)
The effect of equilibration time on the composition, structure and solubility of calcium
aluminate silicate hydrate (CASH) was investigated in 0.5 M NaOH solutions at Al/Si= 0.1 …
aluminate silicate hydrate (CASH) was investigated in 0.5 M NaOH solutions at Al/Si= 0.1 …
[HTML][HTML] Thermal stability of CSH phases and applicability of Richardson and Groves' and Richardson C-(A)-SH (I) models to synthetic CSH
ET Rodriguez, K Garbev, D Merz, L Black… - Cement and Concrete …, 2017 - Elsevier
Synthetic CSH samples prepared with bulk C/S ratios from 0.75 to 1.5 were analyzed by
coupled TG/DSC/FTIR and in-situ XRD while heating, in order to correlate observed weight …
coupled TG/DSC/FTIR and in-situ XRD while heating, in order to correlate observed weight …
Advances in characterizing and understanding the microstructure of cementitious materials
Progress in microstructural characterization methods is summarized. Special attention is
given to advanced probes, such as X-ray imaging and spectroscopy, 1 H NMR relaxometry …
given to advanced probes, such as X-ray imaging and spectroscopy, 1 H NMR relaxometry …
[HTML][HTML] A structurally-consistent CASH+ sublattice solid solution model for fully hydrated CSH phases: thermodynamic basis, methods, and Ca-Si-H2O core sub …
A new thermodynamic model, CASH+, is proposed, aimed at accurately describing
equilibrium composition, stability, solubility, and density of CSH gel-like phases at varying …
equilibrium composition, stability, solubility, and density of CSH gel-like phases at varying …
Reaction of calcium carbonate minerals in sodium silicate solution and its role in alkali-activated systems
R Firdous, T Hirsch, D Klimm, B Lothenbach… - Minerals …, 2021 - Elsevier
This article investigates the role of calcium carbonate minerals in an alkali-activated system
through their reaction with sodium silicate solution. The early reaction kinetics and reaction …
through their reaction with sodium silicate solution. The early reaction kinetics and reaction …
[HTML][HTML] Extensions of CASH+ thermodynamic solid solution model for the uptake of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals in CSH
The new CASH+ core sublattice solid solution model of calcium-silicate-hydrate (CSH) can
describe calcium uptake, solubility, water content, and mean silicate chain length up to 90° …
describe calcium uptake, solubility, water content, and mean silicate chain length up to 90° …
In situ TEM observation of calcium silicate hydrate nanostructure at high temperatures
Fire poses a substantial threat to concrete structures because calcium silicate hydrate (CSH)
is not thermally stable at high temperatures. Herein, in situ TEM at temperatures from 20 to …
is not thermally stable at high temperatures. Herein, in situ TEM at temperatures from 20 to …