Advances in understanding hydration of Portland cement

KL Scrivener, P Juilland, PJM Monteiro - Cement and Concrete Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Progress in understanding hydration is summarized. Evidence supports the geochemistry
dissolution theory as an explanation for the induction period, in preference to the inhibiting …

[HTML][HTML] Utilization of rock dust as cement replacement in cement composites: An alternative approach to sustainable mortar and concrete productions

M Dobiszewska, O Bagcal, A Beycioğlu… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Production of concrete is consuming significant amounts of raw materials, high level of
energy, and is heavily dependent on fossil fuels. This induces significant harmful impact on …

CHARMM-GUI nanomaterial modeler for modeling and simulation of nanomaterial systems

YK Choi, NR Kern, S Kim, K Kanhaiya… - Journal of chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Molecular modeling and simulation are invaluable tools for nanoscience that predict
mechanical, physicochemical, and thermodynamic properties of nanomaterials and provide …

Hydration states of AFm cement phases

LG Baquerizo, T Matschei, KL Scrivener… - Cement and Concrete …, 2015 - Elsevier
The AFm phase, one of the main products formed during the hydration of Portland and
calcium aluminate cement based systems, belongs to the layered double hydrate (LDH) …

Effects of different nanomaterials on hardening and performance of ultra-high strength concrete (UHSC)

Z Wu, C Shi, KH Khayat, S Wan - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2016 - Elsevier
Nanomaterials have attracted much interest in cement-based materials during the past
decade. In this study, the effects of different nano-CaCO 3 and nano-SiO 2 contents on …

Hydration and strength development in ternary portland cement blends containing limestone and fly ash or metakaolin

K Vance, M Aguayo, T Oey, G Sant… - Cement and Concrete …, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper reports the influence of limestone particle size and the type of (partial) cement
replacement material on hydration and the mechanical properties of cement pastes …

Limestone and silica powder replacements for cement: Early-age performance

DP Bentz, CF Ferraris, SZ Jones, D Lootens… - Cement and Concrete …, 2017 - Elsevier
Developing functional concrete mixtures with less ordinary portland cement (OPC) has been
one of the key objectives of the 21st century sustainability movement. While the supplies of …

Multi-scale investigation of microstructure, fiber pullout behavior, and mechanical properties of ultra-high performance concrete with nano-CaCO3 particles

Z Wu, C Shi, KH Khayat - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2018 - Elsevier
The mechanical properties of a fiber-reinforced concrete are closely related to the properties
of the matrix, fiber, and fiber-matrix interface. The fiber-matrix bond property is mainly …

Multi-scale investigation of the performance of limestone in concrete

DP Bentz, A Ardani, T Barrett, SZ Jones… - … and Building Materials, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO 3) has long been a critical component of
concrete, whether as the primary raw material for cement production, a fine powder added to …

Hydration and mechanical properties of cement-marble powder system incorporating triisopropanolamine

J Wang, B Ma, H Tan, C Du, Z Chu, Z Luo… - Construction and Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to improve the mechanical properties of cement-marble powder (MP)
mortar by incorporating triisopropanolamine (TIPA) to promote the optimal utilization of …