Molecular deformation response of tobermorite 11 Å (a mineral analogue to CSH, the
primary constituent of hydrated cement paste) under uni/tri-axial loading (both tension and …

Despite growing interest of cement materials in design and construction of green buildings,
their thermal properties are not well understood at atomic scale. In this work, we reported the …

Machining of silica glass is indeed a challenge due to its extreme brittleness and hardness.
In recent years, laser-assisted machining (LAM) is becoming a powerful method for cutting …

Ordinary Portland cement (OPC) is the binding element in concrete materials and, CO 2
emissions associated with its manufacturing and use is about 8% of the world's CO 2 …

Buildings are responsible for a considerable fraction of the energy wasted globally every
year, and as a result, excess carbon emissions. While heat is lost directly in colder months …

Context In this paper, first-principle calculations reveal that the shear strength of the
graphene-cementitious interface (G/CS–H)(12 MPa) is lower than that of the epoxy, hydroxyl …

In this paper, functionalized nanotube-reinforced cementitious composites were prepared,
and the mechanical property test results showed that the 28d flexural strength of the …

The nanoengineering of the mechanical properties of crystalline calcium-silicate-hydrates
(ie, tobermorite 9 Å (T9) and 14 Å (T14)) using single-layer graphene sheets (GS) as …

Cement is a well-known infrastructural binder material. Typically, cement is obtained as a
powder material which on hydration forms a rock-solid material. Estimation of constituents of …