Diffusivity of saturated ordinary Portland cement-based materials: A critical review of experimental and analytical modelling approaches

RA Patel, QT Phung, SC Seetharam, J Perko… - Cement and Concrete …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper provides a comprehensive overview of existing experimental and modelling
approaches to determine effective diffusion coefficients of water saturated ordinary Portland …

Multiparticle effective field and related methods in micromechanics of composite materials

VA Buryachenko - 2001 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The numerous approaches used in micromechanics can be classified into four broad
categories: perturbation methods, self-consistent methods of truncation of a hierarchy …

Generalized implicit solution of ITZ percolation threshold and its effect on the diffusivity of concrete: Influence of aggregate shape-and size-polydispersities

M Li, H Chen, L Qing, J Lin - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2023 - Elsevier
Concrete is usually assumed to be a three-phase particulate composite composed of
aggregate, cement paste and interfacial transition zone (ITZ) around the aggregate. Due to …

Toward the prediction of pore volumes and freeze-thaw performance of concrete using thermodynamic modelling

K Bharadwaj, D Glosser, MK Moradllo, OB Isgor… - Cement and Concrete …, 2019 - Elsevier
Many properties of concrete are related to its pore volume and pore structure. This paper
describes an approach to predict gel and capillary pore volumes and other hardened …

A numerical framework for the ITZ percolation, effective fraction and diffusivity of concrete systems considering the nonuniform ITZ

J Lin, Q Zhao, H Chen, M Li, L Yuan - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The critical percolation and effective fraction of interfacial transition zone (ITZ) around the
aggregates are generally considered as two important structural factors in the prediction of …

Assessing the influence of ITZ on the steady-state chloride diffusivity of concrete using a numerical model

J Zheng, HS Wong, NR Buenfeld - Cement and Concrete Research, 2009 - Elsevier
In this study, the influence of the aggregate-cement paste interfacial transition zone (ITZ) on
the steady-state chloride diffusivity of mortars and concretes was examined using a semi …

Electrical conductivity in soils: Underlying phenomena

KA Klein, JC Santamarina - Journal of Environmental & Engineering …, 2003 - library.seg.org
Electrical conductivity can be accurately and readily measured in the laboratory and in the
field, with minimal electrode effects even in high specific surface soils and∕ or high ionic …

[BOOK][B] Local and nonlocal micromechanics of heterogeneous materials

VA Buryachenko - 2022 - Springer
Materials that are either manufactured or occur in nature and used both in industry and in
our daily lives (metals, rocks, wood, soil, suspensions, and biological tissue) are very …

[HTML][HTML] Cu1. 3Mn1. 7O4/LaNi0. 6Fe0. 4O3 composite with prospects for IT-SOFC/SOEC applications

K Domaradzki, Ł Mazur, M Zajusz, M Bik… - Journal of the European …, 2024 - Elsevier
Composite materials with the composition (100-x) Cu 1.3 Mn 1.7 O 4/xLaNi 0.6 Fe 0.4 O 3
(CMxLNF, where: x= 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40 and 50 wt%) were evaluated as possible coating …

Multipoint stochastic approach to localization of microscale elastic behavior of random heterogeneous media

MA Tashkinov - Computers & Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
The paper is devoted to the method of evaluation of local mechanical state in microscale
components of random heterogeneous media taking into account their morphological …