Many alkali-activated materials (AAMs) exhibit poor workability in mixing owing to great
viscosity of the paste and fast setting. Chemical admixtures commonly used in Portland …

In recent years, due to the higher requirements for mechanical properties and versatility of
cement-based composites (CBC), the research on new materials has become a heat wave …

The highly viscous property of alkali silicate-activated cements is one of the critical
challenges that hinder their wide application. The present study focuses on ameliorating the …

The study aims to improve flexural properties of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC)
prepared with different steel fiber volumes by controlling the rheological properties of the …

The degradation mechanisms of natural fiber in the alkaline and mineral-rich environment of
cement matrix are investigated. Cement hydration is presented to be a crucial factor in …

Ashes from biomass burning, such as from sugarcane bagasse, have great potential as
supplementary cementitious materials. The sugarcane bagasse ash (SCBA) possesses high …

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are attractive candidates as nanofillers in reinforcing ordinary
Portland cement (OPC) due to their superior mechanical properties. In this study, the …

The objective of this study is to link the molecular structure of polycarboxylate-ether-type
superplasticizers with the performance of cementitious systems in order to develop new …

The current trend in the development of self-compacting concrete with sustainable
construction materials has served as a guide to design a novel self-compacting concrete …

This paper reports on the use of nano-SiO2 (nS) and nano-TiO2 (nT) in cement pastes and
mortars. Samples with 0–3wt.% nS, 0–12wt.% nT and 0.5 water/binder weight ratio were …