Cracks in cement concrete composites, whether autogenous or loading-initiated, are almost
inevitable and often difficult to detect and repair, posing a threat to safety and durability of …

Concrete has played an important part in the building sector since the dawn of time.
Aggregates, cement, and water, with or without admixtures, make up this composite material …

The leakage and low thermal conductivity of paraffin phase change material (PCM) must be
addressed to achieve a more efficient energy storage process. In this study, cellulose …

Reinforcing cementitious composites with nanomaterials is an effective way to reduce
porosity and enhance thermal conductivity (TC). In this study, the TCs of cementitious …

This study tackles temperature-induced cracks in contemporary concrete by addressing their
low thermal conductivity. Heat-conductive concrete was developed by using graphite …

In this study, structural functional thermal energy storage concrete (TESC) containing
Tetradecane which is a low-temperature phase change material (PCM) has been …

In the recent decades, traditional concrete poses a great challenge to the modernization of
the construction industry because of low tensile strength, poor toughness, and weak …

In recent times, the applications of fiber-reinforced recycled aggregate concrete (FRAC) in
practical engineering have gained greater popularity due to its superior mechanical strength …

Cement-based sensors have been highlighted for using as structural health monitoring
sensors; however, the conventional cement-based sensors can only detect the levels of …

In this study, a nanoengineered thermal-energy storing cementitious composite incorporated
with a microencapsulated phase change material (m-PCM) and the combination of multi …