Numerical study on the chemical and electrochemical coupling mechanisms for concrete under combined chloride-sulfate attack

Z Meng, Q Liu, N Ukrainczyk, S Mu, Y Zhang… - Cement and Concrete …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cementitious materials exposed to marine and saline environments are commonly
threatened by a combined attack of sulfate and chloride ions. This study developed a …

Durability and microstructure of cementitious composites under the complex environment: Synergistic effects of nano-SiO2 and polyvinyl alcohol fiber

C Wang, P Zhang, J Guo, J Wang, T Zhang - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
As the most commonly used construction material for marine buildings, cementitious
composites are exposed to a complex environment of coupled action of relative humidity …

Finite element analysis on the diffusion-reaction-damage behavior in concrete subjected to sodium sulfate attack

GJ Yin, ZQ Shan, L Miao, YJ Tang, XB Zuo… - Engineering Failure …, 2022 - Elsevier
The deterioration of concrete caused by sodium sulfate attack (SSA) is a process of volume
expansion and cracking layer by layer, causing the external solution to flow directly into …

On the competitive antagonism effect in combined chloride-sulfate attack: A numerical exploration

Y Yu, W Gao, Y Feng, A Castel, X Chen, A Liu - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
It is of tremendous difficulty to draw a conclusive verdict on the complex process of mutual
interference regarding the combined chloride-sulfate attack on concrete, where many have …

A Review on the Transport-Chemo-Mechanical Behavior in Concrete under External Sulfate Attack

GJ Yin, XD Wen, L Miao, D Cui, XB Zuo, YJ Tang - Coatings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cementitious concrete structures serving in sulfate environments suffer from serious
durability challenges caused by chemical sulfate attacks (CSA), which lead to the volume …

[HTML][HTML] On the hydration of limestone calcined kaolinitic clay cement and energy-efficient production

Y Yu, C Gunasekara, Y Elakneswaran, D Robert… - Cement and Concrete …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding hydration kinetics of cement composite incorporating calcined clay is crucial
in further progressing low-carbon binder designs. However, due to diversity of clays and …

Behavior of polyvinyl alcohol fiber reinforced geopolymer composites under the coupled attack of sulfate and freeze-thaw in a marine environment

N Zhao, S Wang, X Quan, F Xu, K Liu, Y Liu - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
As an important construction material in marine structure engineering, concrete is subject to
the dual erosion effects of sulfate and freeze-thaw cycles in a high-latitude marine …

Interpretable ensemble machine learning for the prediction of the expansion of cementitious materials under external sulfate attack

B Hilloulin, A Hafidi, S Boudache, A Loukili - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
External sulfate attack (ESA) is a key degradation mechanisms of cementitious materials.
Although the advantages of low-C 3 A cement and supplementary cementitious materials …

Stacking ensemble tree models to predict energy performance in residential buildings

AS Mohammed, PG Asteris, M Koopialipoor… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this research, a new machine-learning approach was proposed to evaluate the effects of
eight input parameters (surface area, relative compactness, wall area, overall height, roof …

Behavior of fiber reinforced cementitious composites under the coupled attack of sulfate and dry/wet in a tidal environment

N Zhao, S Wang, X Quan, K Liu, J Xu, F Xu - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
As an essential building material for marine engineering structures, concrete is exposed to
both sulphate and wet and dry cycles in a tidal environment, which can easily affect the …