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Multi-layered cement-hydrogel composite with high toughness, low thermal conductivity, and self-healing capability

Nature Communications, 2023
The inherent quasi-brittleness of cement-based materials, due to the disorder of their hydration products and pore structures, present significant challenges for directional matrix toughening.
Yuan Chen, Yangzezhi Zheng, Yang Zhou, Wei Zhang, Weihuan Li, Wei She, Jiaping Liu, Changwen Miao   +7 more
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Potential utilization of superabsorbent polymer to develop sustainable concrete in plateau regions

Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2023
Facing with the sustainable development of civil infrastructures in plateau regions, this paper begins with a brief description of the problems need to be overcome when concrete is under plateau harsh environment, and concisely reviews the current ...
Xiaobin Dong, Han Wang, Yanchun Miao, Yuchao Gao, Yali Li, Junlin Lin, Jinyang Jiang, Zeyu Lu   +7 more
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Decoding concrete’s environmental performance: A detailed analysis of global EPDs across the entire life cycle [PDF]

MATEC Web of Conferences
Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for concrete are essential tools to quantify the environmental impact of this versatile building material throughout its life cycle, supporting sustainable choices in construction.
Albrecht Sophie Viktoria, Karamara Merve, Thiel Charlotte   +2 more
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Self-adaptive construction materials: future directions

, 2021
Self-healing construction materials have caused great interest in the last decade due to their several applications for civil engineering. A self-healing material is defined as an artificial or synthetically created material that has the built-in ability
Lourenco, Sergio, Theodoridou, Magdalini, Magdalini Theodoridou, Antonios Kanellopoulos, Kanellopoulos, Antonios, Harbottle, Michael, Sergio Lourenco, Michael Harbottle, Jose Norambuena-Contreras, Norambuena-Contreras, Jose, Norambuena-Contreras, J, Theodoridou, M, Nunes Lourenco, SD, Harbottle, M, Kanellopoulos, A   +14 more
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Statistical characteristics of compressive strength of normal & high strength concrete and concrete made with recycled aggregate

Revista Ingeniería de Construcción, 2022
The paper presents the statistical analysis on the compressive strength of concrete with strength ranging from 30 MPa to 130 MPa. To obtain these concrete strengths, concrete mixes with virgin aggregates were prepared with four different wate r to ...
P. Singh, P.N. Ojha, B. Singh, A. Singh, A. Sagar, R. Yadav   +5 more
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The Impact-Tensile Behavior of Cementitious Composites Reinforced with Carbon Textile and Short Polymer Fibers

Applied Sciences, 2019
The paper at hand focuses on the tensile behavior of ductile cementitious composites reinforced with short, randomly distributed, polymer fibers and a continuous carbon textile under quasi-static and impact loading.
Ting Gong, Ali. A. Heravi, Ghaith Alsous, Iurie Curosu, Viktor Mechtcherine   +4 more
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Cement/epoxy-based embedded ultrasonic transducers for concrete structure applications

Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2021
Embedded ultrasonic technology has the potential for a wide range of applications in structural health monitoring. In this study, embedded ultrasonic transducers were prepared with cement powder/epoxy resin composites as the matrix of each structural ...
Shunquan Zhang, Ruilin Cao, Zijian Jia, Yuanliang Xiong, Chun Chen, Yamei Zhang   +5 more
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The Effects of Anisotropic Insulations with Different Spatial Distributions on Material Properties of Mortar Specimens

International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, 2017
Insulating concrete is a material designed to reduce heat conduction with pores/insulations, and these pores strongly affect the material characteristics.
Sang-Yeop Chung, Mohamed Abd Elrahman, Dietmar Stephan   +2 more
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Building Materials and Construction: Constructing a Quality of Life [PDF]

, 2018
Catastrophes and new societal ambitions energized the huge construction effort undertaken between 1910 and 1970. The floods of 1917 and 1953 led to enormous investments in coastal defences. The government also undertook major investments in the construction of roadways and other infrastructural works.
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Multi-method characterization of 50-year-old mass concrete from the nuclear power plant Unterweser in Germany: A forensic approach

Case Studies in Construction Materials
Concrete core samples extracted from the base of the 50-year-old reactor building at the Unterweser nuclear power plant in Germany were analyzed using contemporary and complementary experimental techniques.
Asim Rauf, Thomas Köberle, Christof Schröfl, Marko Butler, Viktor Mechtcherine   +4 more
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