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 …

Progress in microstructural characterization methods is summarized. Special attention is
given to advanced probes, such as X-ray imaging and spectroscopy, 1 H NMR relaxometry …

Coupling of organic and inorganic chemistry presents a new degree of freedom in nano-
engineering of thermo-mechanical properties of cement-based materials. Despite these vast …

Creep of the cement matrix affects the structural stability of concrete. In Portland cements,
the creep is largely controlled by the binding phase calcium-(aluminum-) silicate-hydrate, or …

Calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) is the primary binding phase in modern concrete. While
significant progress has been made in understanding the structure and behavior of CSH at …

The long-term stress response of concrete is controlled by the intergrain and intragrain
interactions of calcium-silicate-hydrates (CSH), nanocrystalline forms of tobermorites. To …