[HTML][HTML] Carbon nanotube reinforced cementitious composites: A comprehensive review

M Ramezani, A Dehghani, MM Sherif - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
During the past decade, researchers investigated the incorporation of carbon nanotubes
(CNTs) as a reinforcement for cementitious materials to achieve multifunctional properties …

Autogenous shrinkage of high performance concrete: A review

L Wu, N Farzadnia, C Shi, Z Zhang, H Wang - Construction and Building …, 2017 - Elsevier
Autogenous shrinkage is a major concern in early age cracking of high performance
concrete (HPC). Low water-to-binder ratio and incorporation of supplementary cementitious …

Sustainable materials for 3D concrete printing

S Bhattacherjee, AS Basavaraj, AV Rahul… - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper explores the sustainability aspects of binders used in concrete 3D concrete
printing. Firstly, a prospective approach to conduct sustainability-assessment based on the …

A review on nanomaterial dispersion, microstructure, and mechanical properties of carbon nanotube and nanofiber reinforced cementitious composites

S Parveen, S Rana, R Fangueiro - Journal of Nanomaterials, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Excellent mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and
nanofibers (CNFs) have motivated the development of advanced nanocomposites with …

Concrete: An eco material that needs to be improved

RJ Flatt, N Roussel, CR Cheeseman - Journal of the European Ceramic …, 2012 - Elsevier
Concrete is the largest volume material used by man and is irreplaceable for innumerable
large infrastructure developments. From the point of view of natural resources, ecology and …

Modeling and simulation of cement hydration kinetics and microstructure development

JJ Thomas, JJ Biernacki, JW Bullard, S Bishnoi… - Cement and concrete …, 2011 - Elsevier
Efforts to model and simulate the highly complex cement hydration process over the past
40years are reviewed, covering different modeling approaches such as single particle …

Influence of cement fineness and water-to-cement ratio on mortar early-age heat of hydration and set times

J Hu, Z Ge, K Wang - Construction and building materials, 2014 - Elsevier
In this study, hydration of mortars containing portland cement of three different finenesses
and prepared at four different water-to-cement ratios (w/c) were investigated using …

Effect of particle-size distribution and specific surface area of different binder systems on packing density and flow characteristics of cement paste

I Mehdipour, KH Khayat - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2017 - Elsevier
The particle-size distribution (PSD) and specific surface area (SSA) of binders significantly
affect the fresh and hardened characteristics of cement-based materials. An experimental …

Heat of hydration models for cementitious materials

AK Schindler, KJ Folliard - ACI Materials Journal, 2005 - search.proquest.com
The objective of this paper is to present the formulation of a general hydration model for
cementitious materials. The degree of hydration characterizes the formation of hydration …

Mitigation strategies for autogenous shrinkage cracking

DP Bentz, OM Jensen - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2004 - Elsevier
As the use of high-performance concrete has increased, problems with early-age cracking
have become prominent. The reduction in water-to-cement ratio, the incorporation of silica …