Carbonation of cement-based materials: Challenges and opportunities

W Ashraf - Construction and Building Materials, 2016 - Elsevier
This article summarizes the existing knowledge regarding the carbonation of cement-based
materials and identified the areas which require further investigations. Available studies …

Nanotechnology for High‐Performance Textiles: A Promising Frontier for Innovation

M Syduzzaman, A Hassan, HR Anik, M Akter… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nanotechnology embodies a groundbreaking innovation for the textile and apparel industry,
facilitating enhancements to the functionality and performance of textiles, including …

Natural cellulose nanofibers as sustainable enhancers in construction cement

L Jiao, M Su, L Chen, Y Wang, H Zhu, H Dai - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Cement is one of the mostly used construction materials due to its high durability and low
cost, but it suffers from brittle fracture and facile crack initiation. This article describes the use …

Examining layer height effects on the flexural and fracture response of plain and fiber-reinforced 3D-printed beams

SAO Nair, A Tripathi, N Neithalath - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2021 - Elsevier
A significant amount of work has focused on the development of concrete mixtures for digital
manufacturing (3D printing), and their rheological and mechanical properties. However, for …

Stimulated electron transfer inside electroactive biofilm by magnetite for increased performance microbial fuel cell

P Liu, P Liang, Y Jiang, W Hao, B Miao, D Wang… - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Inefficient extracellular electron transfer within bioanode leads to low current production by
microbial fuel cell (MFC). In this study, magnetite was sprinkled in electroactive biofilm with …

Utilizing industrial byproducts for the manufacture of clay-cellulose nanocomposite cements with enhanced sustainability

MS El-Feky, AH Badawy, P Youssef, M Kohail - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This study investigates the influence of different nano clay contents (0, 1, 3, and 5 wt% of
cement) on the microstructure and the mechanical properties of cement composites …

Fracture toughness of fly ash-based geopolymer gels: Evaluations using nanoindentation experiment and molecular dynamics simulation

GA Lyngdoh, S Nayak, NMA Krishnan, S Das - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents the fracture toughness of sodium aluminosilicate hydrate (NASH) gel
formed through alkaline activation of fly ash. While the fracture toughness of NASH is …

[PDF][PDF] Glass fibre reinforced concrete (GFRC)

M Iskender, B Karasu - El-Cezerî Fen ve Mühendislik Dergisi, 2018 - researchgate.net
In the 1940's, potential of glass as a construction material was realized and improvement
continued with the addition of zirconium dioxide in 1960's for harsh alkali conditions. To …

[HTML][HTML] Experiments and modelling to understand FeCO3 cement formation mechanism: time-evolution of CO2-species, dissolved-Fe, and pH during CO2-induced …

S Srivastava, R Jacklin, R Snellings, R Barker… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
FeCO 3 cement can be produced by reacting CO 2 (aq) and particulate-Fe (0). Process
conditions and solution compositions influence cement properties through kinetics of Fe …

Fracture process zone and tensile behavior of blended binders containing limestone powder

S Das, M Aguayo, G Sant, B Mobasher… - Cement and Concrete …, 2015 - Elsevier
Higher volumes of limestone can be used as OPC replacement by exploiting its increased
reactivity in the presence of aluminous sources, thereby ensuring property-equivalence or …