Due to humanity's huge scale of thermal energy consumption, any improvements in thermal
energy management practices can significantly benefit the society. One key function in …

Binders containing fly ash as cement substitute have been used for many years. Typical
amount of fly ash in cement composite does not exceed 35% of mass of binder …

Reducing environmental pollution is becoming an important issue that must be taken into
consideration, particularly, when producing concrete. Mineral additives used as cement …

Cement-based materials behave with brittle properties at the macro scale. By contrast, at the
nanoscale, its main phase, the calcium silicate hydrate (C–S–H) grain, shows better ductility …

The degree of hydration in ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is known to be low due
to low water-cement ratio, leading to a substantial portion of cement merely being an …

Research on using biochar for environmental applications has witnessed unprecedented
advances in the past decade. Biochar is universally considered one of the best alternatives …

This paper provides an in-depth analysis of the rehydration behaviour of recycled cement,
obtained from thermal activation of waste cementitious materials. Phases' early age …

This paper focuses on the microstructural characterisation of pastes produced with
thermoactivated recycled cement (RC). To this end, a comprehensive experimental program …

Understanding the microstructure evolution during the cyclic freezing-thawing process is
crucial to studying the deterioration mechanisms of concrete under cyclic freezing-thawing …

In order to enhance the hydration rate and degree of ultra-high performance concrete
(UHPC) originated from the extremely low water to binder ratio, thermal curing is widely …