Recent advances of ultrasonic testing of cement based materials at early ages

G Trtnik, M Gams - Ultrasonics, 2014 - Elsevier
To summarize some of the most important findings in the field of ultrasonic (US) testing of
early age hydration and formation of structure of different cement based materials (CBMs), a …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal cycling stability of fly ash based geopolymer mortars

F Colangelo, R Cioffi, G Roviello, I Capasso… - Composites part b …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper fly ash based geopolymer mortars have been prepared and their thermal
behavior evaluated in order to assess the suitability of fly ash based alkali-activated binders …

Effect of fly ash as cement replacement on chloride diffusion, chloride binding capacity, and micro-properties of concrete in a water soaking environment

J Liu, J Liu, Z Huang, J Zhu, W Liu, W Zhang - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Featured Application The study on the diffusion, bonding and micro-properties of chloride
penetration in concrete in a water soaking environment can provide fundamental information …

Understanding the effect of curing age on the chloride resistance of fly ash blended concrete by rapid chloride migration test

J Liu, X Wang, Q Qiu, G Ou, F **ng - Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2017 - Elsevier
Chloride ingress is considered as the most responsibility to steel corrosion for offshore
concrete structure during service. Fly ash has been shown to effectively enhance the …

The hybrid effects of basalt and PVA fiber on properties of a cementitious composite: Physical properties and non-destructive tests

Ş Özkan, Ö Çoban - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to experimentally examine the physical properties and non-destructive
properties of cementitious composites for different hybrid basalt and PVA fiber contents. The …

High-performance microbial fuel cell anodes obtained from sewage sludge mixed with fly ash

Y Jia, H Feng, D Shen, Y Zhou, T Chen, M Wang… - Journal of hazardous …, 2018 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are promising for converting biomass energy into electricity, and
have attracted much research interest. However, few inexpensive high-performance anode …

Monitoring of cement hydration using embedded piezoelectric transducers

L Qin, Z Li - Smart Materials and Structures, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
The ultrasonic technique is very effective for non-destructive measurement of fresh and
hardened cementitious composites. In this study, the ultrasonic technique is further …

Acoustic emission behavior of early age concrete monitored by embedded sensors

L Qin, HW Ren, BQ Dong, F **ng - Materials, 2014 - mdpi.com
Acoustic emission (AE) is capable of monitoring the cracking activities inside materials. In
this study, embedded sensors were employed to monitor the AE behavior of early age …

Evaluation of clinker stabilized fly ash-mine overburden mix as sub-base construction material for mine haul roads

SR Mallick, MK Mishra - Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2017 - Springer
Increase in production capacity of opencast coal mines is realised through deployment of
increasingly larger capacity haul trucks, which require appropriately designed and well …

Ultrasonic wave characteristics in multiscale cementitious materials at different stages of hydration

S Basu, S Sasmal, T Kundu - Ultrasonics, 2024 - Elsevier
Monitoring the microstructural change in cementitious materials during hydration is an
essential but challenging task. Therefore, a non-invasive and sophisticated technique is …