Effects of Curing Conditions on the Self-Healing of Geopolymer Paste [PDF]
Geopolymers are inorganic polymers produced by the reaction of aluminosilicates and alkaline solutions and show good mechanical and thermal features with a huge potential for use in the construction industry.
Ozen Meral Yildirim +3 more
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Mechanical characterization of strain-hardening cement based composites (SHCC) under impact shear load [PDF]
The paper presents a testing facility, which enables the characterization of the shear behavior of cementitious composites under quasi-static and impact shear load.
Tawfik Ahmed +2 more
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Study on the High-performance Composite Wall Panel Envelop of Building and its Relevant Joint Construction [PDF]
Aiming at the general problems of envelop wall panel about the existing building, such as large surface density, low strength, poor service performance and high maintenance cost, a kind of high-performance composite wall panel is proposed in this paper ...
Gao Yuxin +5 more
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Acknowledgment to the Reviewers of Construction Materials in 2022
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Functionalization of the Fine Al2O3 Abrasive by the Polyacrylamide Deposition
In order to enhance the dispersion stability of ultra-fine Al2O3 powder in aqueous media, the alumina particles were modified with silane coupling agent KH570 at first, and then 2,2'-Azobis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride (AIBA) was anchored onto the ...
Pengfei MA +5 more
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The article at hand is envisaged to enumerate significant technological parameters for the successful impregnation of carbon fiber rovings having 50,000 (50 K) filaments, each within a fine-grained, cementitious suspension.
Marco Liebscher +5 more
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Property and Structure Characterization of High Molecular Weight Polyacrylonitrile Polymers Initiated by 2,2'-Azobis (2-methyl propionamide) Dihydrochloride Using Aqueous Deposited Polymerization Technique [PDF]
Powdery high molecular weight polyacrylonitrile (HMW-PAN) polymers were successfully synthesized by aqueous deposited polymerization (ADP) method with 2,2'-azobis (2-methyl propionamide) dihydrochloride (AIBA) as the initiator and itaconic acid (IA) as ...
Zhao Yaqi +3 more
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Innovative construction materials: graphene-based smart composites
Over the recent decades, the cement composites sector has been characterised by experimentation and production of the so-called intelligent concrete, that can adjust their characteristics by reacting to external stimuli. The ultimate evolution
Salvatore Polverino +3 more
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New energy-saving enclosing structures with air gaps are proposed; when calculating the temperature fields in the enclosing structures, the method of finite element analysis in the ANSYS environment was used.
Nurlan Zhangabay +3 more
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Changes of microstructure and diffusivity in blended cement pastes exposed to natural carbonation
This study compares the phase assemblage and pore structure variation of Portland cement and blended cements, containing limestone and burnt oil shale, during carbonation.
Soja Wioletta +3 more
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