Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) are key components of sustainable, low
carbon cements. To maximize their use in blended cements, the impact of SCMs on cement …

Progress in understanding hydration mechanisms of alite and Portland cement is reviewed.
Up to the end of the induction period, dissolution rates determined by the undersaturation of …

Presented within is a critical overview of the effect of sulfates on cement hydration,
properties, and optimum sulfate content in Portland cement. Calcium sulfate is used in …

Concrete digital fabrication is an innovative construction approach where infrastructural
elements can be built additively without using formwork. This represents a significant …

Belite cements, BCs, containing mainly belite, alite and calcium aluminates, are currently
used as low heat cements. These binders produce high amounts of C–S–H gel and have …

Optimising the hydration of cementitious materials is crucial to leverage their full potential
and avoid wasting resources, embodied energy and CO 2. Understanding the fundamental …

As an available and high-quality supplementary cementing materials (SCMs), Consumption
of Metakaolin (MK) was proposed by many research to replace Portland cement to improve …

The following article introduces, in a thorough manner, how the chemical pozzolanic
reaction takes place in cement composites containing the fly ash (FA) additive. In the …

Progress in understanding the use of SCMs in blended Portland cement and related effects
is reviewed. An optimized use of cement components will avoid wasting unreacted particles …

CSH seeding in Portland cements is well known from basic scientific works and field
applications. Moreover, this activation approach could be beneficial for low-CO 2 cements …