A neutron radiography study on the drying of cement mortars: effect of mixture composition and crack length

Z Hu, T Cajuhi, N Toropovs, M Griffa… - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
The drying process has a prominent impact on the volume changes, crack propagation and
durability of concrete structures. This study is to quantify the moisture distribution in real-time …

A rheometric approach to assess plastic shrinkage and implications of early age drying on the microstructure of cement-based materials

MK Mohan, AV Rahul, Y Villagran-Zaccardi… - Cement and Concrete …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printed cementitious materials are subjected to environmental drying from a very
early age as it does not have any formwork protection. In this paper, we present a novel …

Development of cement-based self-stress composite grouting material for reinforcing rock mass and engineering application

JP Zhang, LM Liu, QH Li, W Peng, FT Zhang… - … and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Grouting is an important method to reinforce fractured rock mass in underground
engineering. To improve the grouting reinforcement effect of fractured rock mass, the theory …

Assessment and mechanism analysis of municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash as aggregate in cement stabilized macadam

K Yan, H Sun, F Gao, D Ge, L You - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
The objective of the paper is to assess the feasibility of using solid waste incineration
(MSWI) bottom ash (BA) as cement-stabilized macadam (CSM) aggregate. CSM was …

Field data-based probabilistic assessment on degradation of deformational performance for shield tunnel in soft clay

H Huang, Y Zhang, D Zhang, BM Ayyub - Tunnelling and Underground …, 2017 - Elsevier
Performance assessment of operated metro shield tunnel is critical for safety, functionality
and durability of segmental lining structures. Furthermore, aleatory and epistemic …

Effects of mixing water salinity on the properties of concrete

T Dhondy, Y Xiang, T Yu… - Advances in Structural …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The use of seawater and sea-sand in producing concrete has attracted increasing research
attention in recent years to address the shortage of river sand and in certain applications the …

The effect of rain on photovoltaic systems

C Del Pero, N Aste, F Leonforte - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic technology can be considered a key energy source for the future sustainable
development, therefore it's important to carry out a continuous and comprehensive …

Shrinkage properties of plain and recycled steel–fibre-reinforced rapid hardening mortars for repairs

H Al-musawi, FP Figueiredo, M Guadagnini… - … and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
This article investigates the time dependent transport properties and shrinkage performance
of rapid hardening plain and fibre reinforced mortars for repair applications. Two plain and …

Effects of seawater concentration on the drying shrinkage of seawater concrete

X Wang, H Wu, R Chen, M Wang, R Chen… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
To address the problem of scarce freshwater in marine engineering construction, seawater
is used as a substitute for freshwater in concrete, offering both environmental and economic …

Transport of water through strain-hardening cement-based composite (SHCC) applied on top of cracked reinforced concrete slabs with and without hydrophobization …

C Schröfl, V Mechtcherine, A Kaestner… - … and Building Materials, 2015 - Elsevier
Composite specimens of steel-reinforced concrete (RC) strengthened with strain-hardening
cement-based composite (SHCC) were characterized according to their water uptake and …