Analysis of freeze-thaw damage and pore structure deterioration of mortar by low-field NMR

Y Wang, W Yang, Y Ge, P Liu, A Zhang - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study analyzes the deterioration process of mortar with three different water-cement
ratios and compares the performances of mortar with and without air voids. The mass loss …

Nondestructive measurement of the capillary water absorption coefficient and water transport behaviors of porous building materials by using single-sided NMR

Z Long, Z Zhang, H Zhang - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Capillarity has an important effect on the durability of buildings, and the capillary absorption
coefficient is a key parameter to describe the strength of material capillarity. Most of the …

Early warping deformation of high-speed railway CRTS III track slabs

R Liu, L Song, J Cao, Z Xia, Z Yu - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Excessive flatness deviation issues in the track slabs of railway tracks make it difficult to
achieve precise adjustments for both the track slabs and rails. This study aimed to analyze …

Investigating icing behavior in cementitious material during freeze–thaw using low-temperature low-field NMR

Y Wang, W Yang, A Zhang, P Liu, Y Ge - Cement and Concrete Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Low-temperature low-field nuclear magnetic resonance was applied to analyze the icing
amount in water saturated white cement paste specimens at different temperatures during …

Geopolymer-based moisture sensors for reinforced concrete health monitoring

L Biondi, M Perry, J McAlorum, C Vlachakis… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Moisture plays a critical role in reinforced concrete corrosion, underpinning structural
degradation which costs the global economy a staggering $350 bn per year (0.5% GDP) …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation and performance study of active chemicals in cementitious capillary crystalline waterproofing materials

Y Zhang, Q Wang, J Chen, J Tang, H Zhou… - Case Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
As inorganic rigid waterproof materials with excellent substrate compatibility, non-toxicity,
harmless, and deep penetration depth, cementitious capillary crystalline waterproof …

Transmission micro-focus X-ray radiographic measurements towards in-situ tracing capillary imbibition fronts and paths in ultra-thin concrete slices

Q Zeng, X Wang, R Yang, N Jike, Y Peng, J Wang… - Measurement, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present study, we attempted to trace the imbibition fronts and paths in concrete by
controlling specimen dimensions and imbibition liquids in transmission microfocus X-ray …

Drying and wetting mechanisms of cementitious materials under natural climate: Models, simulations, and experiments

J Liu, L Song, C Cui, R Liu, Z Yu - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Water transfer in concrete has an important effect on the durability of reinforced concrete
structures. The purpose of this study is to investigate the water transfer processes under …

New insight of solvent-replacement-induced damage to pores of cement stone by comparison with 1H NMR relaxometry, mercury intrusion porosimetry, and nitrogen …

A Zhang, Y Ge, W Yang, G Wang - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The consensus on the damage to pore structure of cement-based materials caused by
solvent-displacement-drying method has yet not been achieved. This work explored the …

Vertical water transport model in concrete based on the coupled effects of the capillarity, gravity and evaporation

P Liu, Y Chen, Z Yu, F Xing - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
A novel vertical water transport model in consideration of the capillarity, gravity effect and
evaporation was proposed, and the corresponding finite difference method was …