Industrial land civil buildings made of reinforced concrete are increasingly exposed to
ambient electromagnetic radiation. The study of the influence of electromagnetic radiation …

Iron is the fourth most abundant element in the Earth's crust, and cementitious materials are
expected to contain iron-bearing phases, either in major or minor quantities. Iron-rich …

The concrete biological shield (CBS) of light water reactors is exposed to high neutron
radiation dose in the long term, which may lead to the degradation of the concrete's …

An alternative low-energy alinite-chlormayenite clinker was produced and its hydration with
different gypsum content was studied. The clinker was produced at 1225° C using reagent …

In the past decade, several studies have demonstrated CSH seeds to be a new series of
concrete admixtures which can accelerate hydration kinetics and improve strength …

Nuclear power plants are aging around the world, and a precise assessment of irradiation
damage in their components is needed. One key component, concrete, and specifically the …

The influence of thermal deformation in lattice structure and inter-atomic distance on the
residual mechanical properties of calcium silicate hydrate (CSH)/polycarboxylate …

The concrete biological shield in light-water reactors is exposed to neutron and gamma
irradiation, which deteriorates the concrete's mechanical properties in the long term. To …

The paper characterizes concurrent effects of gamma-irradiation and presence of water in
Portland cement pastes. An extensive nanomechanical quantification (Young's modulus …

Background Modifying the mechanical properties of the solid phase of a porous material, in
this study calcium-silicate-hydrate, is frequently possible by changing synthesis conditions …