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ABSTRACT In the present paper, graphene oxide (GO) was used to modify isobutyltriethoxysilane. GO/isobutyltriethoxysilane composite emulsion was then prepared by the sol-gel method. The properties of the obtained composite emulsion [...]

ABSTRACT The movement of water and ions in the calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) gel pores determines the durability for the material. In this study, molecular dynamics was utilized to study [...]

ABSTRACT Sodium aluminosilicate hydrate (NASH) gel is the primary adhesive constituent in geopolymer. In the nanostructure of NASH gel, structural water has a great impact on the structure and mechanical [...]

ABSTRACTIt would make sense to detect the rules and mechanisms of degradation and mass transport of alkaliactivated slag concrete (AASC) in actual service environment. In this paper, hydration products characterization [...]

ABSTRACTCalcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) is the most important hydration product in cementitious material. Due to its complexity, the investigation on its mechanical properties is still in progress. In this study, [...]

ABSTRACT Sulfate attack of concrete is still a 'confused world' that deserves further study. An active acoustic method is employed to monitor the early-age evolution of fresh concrete mixed with [...]

ABSTRACT The composite of organic and inorganic phases is a promising design to create higher performance cement-based materials. In this work, with aniline monomers mixed with synthetic calcium silicate hydrate [...]

ABSTRACT One brand new cement-based magnetoelectric (ME) composite with its outstanding performance has initiated new directions for updated sensor development and monitoring applications in civil engineering. On the premise of [...]

ABSTRACT The chloride ions, imbibition in the reinforcement concrete, are detrimental to the durability of the material. In this paper, a low shrinkage and high ductile conductive cement-based mortar was [...]

ABSTRACT The hydration and dissolution of tri-calcium silicate mineral is of great importance for guiding the material design. In order to understand the hydration mechanism of [C.sub.3]S mineral in sodium [...]

ABSTRACT Sulfate attacking to the marine concrete is detrimental to the material durability. To better understand the sulfate attacking mechanism, [sup.29]Si and [sup.27]Al MAS NMR spectroscopy combined with SEM-EDS techniques [...]

ABSTRACT The material design of the alkali activated slag (AAS) contributes to the development of the sustainable 'Green Building Materials' for the recycle of industrial waste and energy reservation of [...]

ABSTRACT In this paper, an innovative mathematic model dealing with the hysteresis effect of evaporation of pore solution and the nonlinear relationship between diffusivity of moisture and saturation degree of [...]

ABSTRACT Foam concrete plays an important role on the roof, non load bearing walls and thermal pipe insulation layer application because of its special porous structure and excellent insulation performance. [...]

ABSTRACT Water and ions transport in the nano-meter channel of the porous calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) gel was investigated by the experiments and molecular dynamics. The C-S-H gel was first [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents the effect of graphene oxide (GO) on the properties and microstructures of the magnesium potassium phosphate cement (MKPC) paste with a lower water to solid ratio [...]

ABSTRACT For first time, an experimental and computational study has been conducted to investigate the properties of magnesium phosphate cement (MPC) mortar and its main hydration product struvite-K crystal that [...]

ABSTRACT A general effective media (GEM) equation-based scheme is proposed to estimate the relative electrical conductivity of C-S-H gel in this study. It is highlighted that the relative electrical conductivity [...]

ABSTRACT Objective: Studies on pore structure are essential to better understand the transport properties and durability of cement based materials. In this study, a two-scale modeling framework is proposed to [...]