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Crystals, 2022 The purpose of this study is to investigate the healing performance of solid capsules made of cement as a basis for manufacturing self-healing capsules that can heal cracks in cementitious composites.
Yong Jic Kim, Yun Wang Choi, Sung-Rok Oh
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Advances in Civil Engineering, 2022 The Modified Andreasen and Andersen model (MAA model) is commonly chosen to realize condensed particle packing in ultra-high-performance concretes (UHPCs).
Zhihui Yu +3 more
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Buildings, 2021 This study aims to examine the potential use of a geopolymeric matrix as a sustainable alternative to commercial mortars in carbon fabric-reinforced matrix composites.
Feras Abu Obaida +2 more
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A Laboratory Study on the Potentiodynamic Polarization and Transport Properties of Binary Concrete with Silica Fume and Zeolite [PDF]
Civil Engineering Infrastructures Journal, 2022 The current study aims to investigate influence of w/cm ratio, cementitious materials content and supplementary cementitious materials on the transport properties of concrete and chloride-induced corrosion rate of reinforcement. To do this, several mixes
Jafar Sobhani +2 more
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The Use of Photocatalytic Cementitious Coatings to Reduce Nitric Oxide from Ambient Air [PDF]
Engineering and Technology Journal, 2018 Titanuim dioxide represents a novel photocatalyst material that can be used in different ways for air pollutants remediation. Air pollutants that are spreaded in the surrounding air could be transferred to more complex materials, especially in the ...
ayat Hussian +2 more
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Overview of the influence of waste materials on the thermal conductivity of cementitious composites
Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 2021 The high energy consumption by buildings has called for a need to use energy-efficient material for future construction applications. Cementitious composites in various forms are the most used building material for the construction of buildings ...
Adeyemi Adesina
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Buildings, 2022 Firebricks are generally used in furnace basins where glass, ceramics, and cement are produced. Firebricks have an important place in construction and demolition waste (CDW).
Ozer Sevim +2 more
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Composition and selected properties of low pH mortars and concretes for radioactive waste repositories [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2020 Conventional cementitious materials as tunnel supporting materials are utilised in the construction of the final repository for spent nuclear fuel. However, the use of cementitious material releases alkaline ions from pH12 to pH13 plumed into groundwater.
Cheng An +3 more
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Deformation resilient cement structures using 3D-printed molds
iScience, 2021 Summary: Cementitious structures exhibit high compression strength but suffer from inherent brittleness. Conversely, nature creates structures using mostly brittle phases that overcome the strength-toughness trade-off, mainly through internalized ...
Seyed Mohammad Sajadi +10 more
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Assessment of factors impacting thermal conductivity of cementitious composites—A review
Cleaner Materials, 2022 Considering the fact that thermal mass materials enable a significant reduction of 7–22% in energy consumption in buildings, it is vital to use cementitious materials with enhanced thermal insulation properties.
Waleed H. Khushefati +2 more
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