Progress in microstructural characterization methods is summarized. Special attention is
given to advanced probes, such as X-ray imaging and spectroscopy, 1 H NMR relaxometry …

Despite its ubiquitous presence in the built environment, concrete's molecular-level
properties are only recently being explored using experimental and simulation studies …

When drilling for oil and gas, maintaining wellbore stability is of primary importance to
reduce non-productive time and trouble cost. Shale swelling causes many problems related …

Despite the ever-increasing interest in multiscale porous materials, the chemophysical origin
of their thermal properties at the nanoscale and its connection to the macroscale properties …

With shear interest in nanoporous materials, the ultraconfining interlayer spacing of calcium–
silicate–hydrate (C–S–H) provides an excellent medium to study reactivity, structure, and …

The mechanical behavior of montmorillonite is sensitive to water content and structural
anisotropy. In this study, the evolution of atomic structure and mechanical behavior of …

Swelling clays are known to exhibit crystalline swelling at the layer scale (∼ nm): X-ray
diffraction (XRD) identifies discrete jumps in interlayer spacing upon a change in relative …

Calcium-silicate-hydrate (CSH), the main binding phase in cementitious materials,
possesses a complex multiscale porous texture where nanosized particles interact …

Shales are heterogeneous sedimentary rocks which typically comprise a variable
mineralogy (including compacted clay particles sub-micrometer in size), silt grains, and …

The structural evolution of cost-effective organo-clays (montmorillonite modified with
different loadings of CTAB (cetyltrimethylammonium bromide)) is investigated and linked to …