[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review of CSH empirical and computational models, their applications, and practical aspects

E Duque-Redondo, PA Bonnaud, H Manzano - Cement and Concrete …, 2022 - Elsevier
The CSH gel is an elusive material. Its variable composition and disordered nature
complicate a complete characterization of its atomic structure, and the elaboration of models …

A comprehensive review of the models on the nanostructure of calcium silicate hydrates

S Papatzani, K Paine, J Calabria-Holley - Construction and Building …, 2015 - Elsevier
The need to master factors affecting the performance of concrete has sparked research on
its basic constituent, cement, whose properties are determined by one of the most critical …

Reactive molecular simulation on water confined in the nanopores of the calcium silicate hydrate gel: structure, reactivity, and mechanical properties

D Hou, T Zhao, H Ma, Z Li - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2015 - ACS Publications
Calcium silicate hydrate (C–S–H) is a mesoporous amorphous material with water confined
in the gel pores, which provides the medium for investigating the structure, dynamics, and …

A review of cement-based materials as electroceramics

DDL Chung, X ** - Ceramics International, 2023 - Elsevier
The dielectric behavior of unpoled cured cement-based materials enables these materials to
serve as electroceramics. The behavior entails the DC polarization (apparent DC electrical …

[HTML][HTML] Mineralogical and microstructural alterations in a portland cement paste after an accelerated decalcification process

I Garcia-Lodeiro, G Goracci, JS Dolado… - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cement paste leaching and concomitant decalcification is a common cause of concrete
structure deterioration. Such alterations entail microstructural changes that condition …

Atomic scale characterization and surface chemistry of metal modified titanate nanotubes and nanowires

A Kukovecz, K Kordás, J Kiss, Z Kónya - Surface Science Reports, 2016 - Elsevier
Titanates are salts of polytitanic acid that can be synthesized as nanostructures in a great
variety concerning crystallinity, morphology, size, metal content and surface chemistry …

Recent advances in modeling for cementitious materials

JS Dolado, K Van Breugel - Cement and concrete research, 2011 - Elsevier
Abstract Since the 12th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement (Montreal, 2007)
there has been an intensive research activity devoted to describe the cementitious materials …

[HTML][HTML] Self-healing potential of supplementary cementitious materials in cement mortars: Sorptivity and pore structure

R Maddalena, H Taha, D Gardner - Developments in the built environment, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents the autogenic self-healing potential of Portland cement (PC) blends
made with conventional supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), to improve the water …

The interactions between water molecules and CSH surfaces in loads-induced nanopores: A molecular dynamics study

S Tang, A Hubao, J Chen, W Yu, P Yu, E Chen… - Applied Surface …, 2019 - Elsevier
Molecular dynamics simulations are used to investigate the interactions between water
molecules and CSH surfaces and transport properties of water confined in the nanopore …

Distribution of water in synthetic calcium silicate hydrates

C Roosz, S Gaboreau, S Grangeon, D Prêt… - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
Understanding calcium silicate hydrates (CSHs) is of paramount importance for
understanding the behavior of cement materials because they control most of the properties …