Research progress in advanced nanomechanical characterization of cement-based materials

Z Luo, W Li, K Wang, SP Shah - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Advanced characterization techniques have provided powerful tools for characterizations of
materials at micro-and nano-scales worldwide. Although some overviews on …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical behaviour of CSH agglomerates at multiscale

Z Zhang, Q Zhu, G Geng - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Calcium-Silicate-Hydrate (CSH) is the primary binding phase in cement and plays a
crucial role in lifecycle performance of concrete. Understanding its multiscale mechanical …

Curve clustering analysis and intelligent recognition of grid nanoindentation data for cementitious material

X Chen, T Sun, T Sun, H Yin, D Hou - Construction and Building Materials, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Grid nanoindentation method is commonly adopted to probe micro-mechanical properties of
composite materials, providing the basis of multi-scale design of materials and furtherly …

[HTML][HTML] Classification of mechanism of reinforcement in the fiber-matrix interface: Application of Machine Learning on nanoindentation data

G Konstantopoulos, EP Koumoulos, CA Charitidis - Materials & Design, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Carbon fiber reinforced polymer manufacturing is emerging, with multiple studies to focus on
the design of interfacial reinforcement to ensure the maximum of composite properties, but …

[HTML][HTML] Testing novel portland cement formulations with carbon nanotubes and intrinsic properties revelation: Nanoindentation analysis with machine learning on …

G Konstantopoulos, EP Koumoulos, CA Charitidis - Nanomaterials, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Nanoindentation was utilized as a non-destructive technique to identify Portland Cement
hydration phases. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and semi-supervised Machine Learning (ML) …

Meso-mechanical investigations on the overall elastic properties of multi-phase construction materials using finite element method

KQ Li, DQ Li, PT Li, Y Liu - Construction and Building Materials, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Many construction materials are multi-phase composites in mesoscale, and therefore their
overall mechanical properties strongly depend upon those of each component. Elastic …

Experimental-computational approach to investigate compressive strength of magnesium phosphate cement with nanoindentation and finite element analysis

Y Li, G Zhang, Z Wang, Z Guan - Construction and Building Materials, 2018‏ - Elsevier
This paper presented an experimental-computational approach to investigate compressive
strength of magnesium phosphate cement (MPC) with nanoindentation technique and finite …

Monitoring the hydration behavior of hardened cement paste affected by different environmental pH regimes

Y Zhu, Y Liu, J Zhang - Frontiers in Materials, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the hydration behavior of hardened Portland
cement paste cured in different environmental pH values by compressive strength, XRD, TG …

Synergistic effects of fly ash-cement slurry and CO2 mineralization on coal gangue aggregate and its concrete properties

S Gao, S Zhao, L Yang, Y Wang, X Guan… - … and Building Materials, 2025‏ - Elsevier
The limitations of gangue, including its low strength, high water absorption, and poor
bonding capacity with the concrete matrix, restrict its extensive use in construction materials …

3D meso-scale finite element modelling on cement paste corroded in sodium sulfate with X-ray CT technique

Y Li, Z Guan, Z Wang, P Wang, Y Li, G Zhang… - … and Building Materials, 2019‏ - Elsevier
In this study, the cement paste corroded in sodium sulfate solution was regarded as a three-
phase composites composing of unhydrated cement particles, reaction products and pores …