Municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash is considered as a hazardous waste that
requires specific treatment before disposal. The principal treatments encompass thermal …

Cement is the ubiquitous material upon which modern civilisation is built, providing long-
term strength, impermeability and durability for housing and infrastructure. The fundamental …

Thermodynamic modelling can reliably predict hydrated cement phase assemblages and
chemical compositions, including their interactions with prevailing service environments …

Different models have been proposed to investigate and predict the carbonation process of
cement-based materials. This paper firstly introduces the carbonation process occurred in …

One-part geopolymers attract wide interests due to their much lower CO 2 emissions and
similar practice as ordinary Portland cements (OPC), that is “just add water”, instead of …

Despite more than a century of research, drying shrinkage still causes unwanted stresses
and cracks in our concrete infrastructures. This is partly due to the lack of understanding of …

This study presents an analytical investigation based on thermodynamic simulation aimed at
achieving a holistic management of the phase assemblages of alkali-activated materials …

Thermodynamic modelling is essential to understand the effect of binder composition on
hydrate assemblage in modern Portland composite cements and its effect on durability …

Investigations on the carbonation of recycled concrete aggregates have been extensively
carried out. In this work, recycled concrete fine aggregates (RCFs) were firstly treated with …

This study investigates whether chloride ingress testing can be done using NaCl solution
instead of seawater when assessing the performance of concrete in marine conditions …