Water penetration can cause severe performance deterioration and even failure of concrete
constructions through various degradation mechanisms, such as chemical erosion, dry-wet …

The bulk of the cement industry's environmental burden is from the calcareous source.
Calcium is mostly available naturally as limestone (CaCO 3), where almost half of the mass …

While concrete production accounts for significant CO 2 emissions and natural resources
(eg, river sand and freshwater) depletion, the incorporation of sea sand, seawater, and …

Featured Application Systematic review of electrical resistivity and impedance
measurements methods and applications on cement-based materials. Abstract This paper …

The use of pozzolans to partially replace Portland cement in concrete has generally
demonstrated beneficial impacts on the durability characteristics of concrete for decades. In …

Calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement could be a promising alternative to ordinary Portland
cement (OPC) to reduce environmental impact of concrete production. This paper …

In this study, several tests for supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) were evaluated
to find the best methods to rapidly screen out inert materials, measure overall reactivity, and …

The effect of drinking water sludge ash (DWSA) on the properties of DWSA-cement pastes is
investigated in this study using x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy coupled with …

This study presents the workability, mechanical properties, ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV),
heat of hydration, degree of hydration, hydration products, durability (chloride ion diffusion …

The durability and permeability of concrete could be investigated by different test methods
that evaluate various transport mechanisms of water and ions in cement-based materials …