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Contribution of materials chemistry to the knowledge of
atomic structure and the modified interface coincide well with the model of functional polymers 20 cf. also Fig. 7 and suggest that nano-aspects crucially contribute to the design of MDF materials rep-resenting a new type of atomic-level structure in modified cementitious materials. M. DRÁBIK
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Mechanical Properties of Cementitious Materials Anton
Fig. 1 Four-level microstructure of cement-based composite materials Grid Indentation Technique A novel grid-indentation technique can not only be used to obtain key mechanical properties of heterogeneous materials (such as C-S-H) at a particular length scale but can also provide access to the volume fractions of independent phases.
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Solubility and Structure of Calcium Silicate Hydrate
Apr 10 2021 · When subjected to high temperatures cement-based materials can dehydrate which in turn affects the mechanical property of the main binding phase (calcium silicate hydrate) at the atomic
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Nanotechnology and Cementitious Materials
is our knowledge about the main hydrates phase in cement pastecalcium silicate hydrate C-S-H. Due to lack of long range crystalline order the structure of this phase is difficult to determine by conventional techniques such as X-ray diffrac-tion. Over the last 25 years or so a very clear picture of the atomic level structure
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Nanotechnology and Cementitious Materials
is our knowledge about the main hydrates phase in cement pastecalcium silicate hydrate C-S-H. Due to lack of long range crystalline order the structure of this phase is difficult to determine by conventional techniques such as X-ray diffrac-tion. Over the last 25 years or so a very clear picture of the atomic level structure
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A Molecular Dynamics Study of Cementitious Calcium
the presence of calcium ions by molecular dynamics simulations. We focus on the formation and structure of cementitious calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) gels. Our simulations con rm that in accordance with experiments a larger content of calcium ions slows down the polymerization of the ce-
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Effect of Calcium Additions on N–A–S–H Cementitious Gels
24 But in present case the presence of calcium from slag in blended geopolymer may lead to the formation of C-A-S-H gel and destroys the N-A-S-H gel structure to some extent by partially
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Drying-Induced Atomic Structural Rearrangements in
During drying of cementitious materials it is generally accepted that there are no significant changes occurring to the atomic structure of the paste. Internal stresses lead to shrinkage of the body via consolidation of the particles (i.e. rearrangement of the cement grains). Only when the
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Atomistic modeling of crystal structure of
2 supplementary cementitious materials such as silica fume or fly ash. It is now well admitted 3 that the basic atomic structure of C-S-H particles of the lowest C/S ratios is close to the 4 structure of a natural calcium silicate hydrate tobermorite 6 8 10 11 19 22 29 30 .
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Solubility and structure of calcium silicate hydrate
Abstract The poorly crystalline calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) phases that form near room temperature which include the technically important C-S-H gel phase formed during the hydration of Portland cement have a broad similarity to the crystalline minerals tobermorite and jennite but are characterized by extensive atomic imperfections and structural variations at the nanometer scale.
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Cement and Concrete ResearchUC Berekeley
Calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) the main binding phase in Portland cement matrix constitutes up to 70 in weight of hardened ordinary cement pastes. Despite the large number of studies and the vast amount of literature available on cementitious materials the atomic scale structure of C-S-H is still partly unknown owing to its high complexity.
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Cementing the structure of concrete Argonne National
Aug 01 2010 · A better understanding of the atomic-level structure of cement hydration products is the key to finding more environmentally-friendly ways to manufacture and use concrete. Now new insights into the nanostructure of concrete are coming to light thanks to studies carried out at the Advanced Photon Source ( APS) at Argonne National Laboratory.
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The Atomic-Level Structure of Cementitious Calcium
Efforts to tune the bulk physical properties of concrete are hindered by a lack of knowledge related to the atomic-level structure and growth of calcium silicate hydrate phases which form about
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Microstructure of Concrete IntechOpen
Oct 27 2015 · Concrete has a heterogeneous microstructure which consists of three components namely cement paste pore structure and interfacial transition zone between the cement paste and aggregates. Improving these three components leads to enhance mechanical strength and durability of concrete. 3.1. Cementitious binder.
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Jan 23 2012 · Hydration of tri‐calcium silicate (C 3 S) and di‐calcium silicate (C 2 S) precipitates calcium‐silicate‐hydrate (CSH) which is the bonding phase responsible for the strength of cementitious materials. Substitution of part of C 3 S and C 2 S with aluminum‐containing additives alters the chemical composition of hydration products by precipitating calcium‐aluminate‐silicate
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Drying-Induced Atomic Structural Rearrangements in
During drying of cementitious materials it is generally accepted that there are no significant changes occurring to the atomic structure of the paste. Internal stresses lead to shrinkage of the body via consolidation of the particles (i.e. rearrangement of the cement grains). Only when the
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Atomic-level insights into the influence of zinc
May 01 2020 · The issues of chemical doping effects on cement clinker properties have long been investigated but are not fully understood. This work aims to provide an atomic-level understanding of the essential relations between clinker reactivity and its electronic structure and clarify the mechanism of doping effect on clinker reactivity.
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The relation between the chemical composition of calcium–silicate–hydrate (C–S–H) phases and its influence on the compressive strength of cementitious materials is investigated by a new approach where prisms of C–S–H phases have been synthesized directly by the reaction of calcium hydroxide amorphous SiO 2 and water. The
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(PDF) A Molecular Dynamic Study of Cementitious Calcium
In this article we study the polymerization of silicic acids (Si (OH)4) in the presence of calcium ions by molecular dynamics simulations. We focus on the formation and structure of cementitious
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Crystallisation of calcium hydroxide in early age model
Apr 01 2007 · 1. Introduction. Calcium hydroxide (CH) or portlandite is well known as one of the main products of cement hydration along with C–S–H. Although extensive work has been done on the hydration of Portland cement (PC) as well as on blended systems the formation of CH has received relatively little attention compared to other hydrate phases.
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Atomic-level insights into the influence of zinc
May 01 2020 · The issues of chemical doping effects on cement clinker properties have long been investigated but are not fully understood. This work aims to provide an atomic-level understanding of the essential relations between clinker reactivity and its electronic structure and clarify the mechanism of doping effect on clinker reactivity.
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Calcium silicate hydrateWikipedia
The underlying atomic structure of C-S-H is similar to the naturally occurring mineral tobermorite. It has a layered geometry with calcium silicate sheet structure separated by an interlayer space.
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Oct 27 2015 · Concrete has a heterogeneous microstructure which consists of three components namely cement paste pore structure and interfacial transition zone between the cement paste and aggregates. Improving these three components leads to enhance mechanical strength and durability of concrete. 3.1. Cementitious binder.
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The Atomic-Level Structure of Cementitious Calcium Aluminate Silicate Hydrate A Kunhi Mohamed P Moutzouri P Berruyer BJ Walder J Siramanont Journal of the American Chemical Society 142 (25) 2020
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Computational Materials Science
structure of materials since they allow investigations at the atomic level of interactions. Since the accuracy of atomic simulations is dependent on the choice of force field detailed tests of the force field s description of the properties of interest is necessary. A number of force fields have been optimized for cementitious
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The Atomic-Level Structure of Cementitious Calcium
Efforts to tune the bulk physical properties of concrete are hindered by a lack of knowledge related to the atomic-level structure and growth of calcium silicate hydrate phases which form about
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Aug 01 2010 · A better understanding of the atomic-level structure of cement hydration products is the key to finding more environmentally-friendly ways to manufacture and use concrete. Now new insights into the nanostructure of concrete are coming to light thanks to studies carried out at the Advanced Photon Source ( APS) at Argonne National Laboratory.
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Sandra GalmariniGoogle Scholar
The Atomic-Level Structure of Cementitious Calcium Aluminate Silicate Hydrate A Kunhi Mohamed P Moutzouri P Berruyer BJ Walder J Siramanont Journal of the American Chemical Society 142 (25) 2020
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Mar 17 2020 · calcium ions and hydroxyl groups.7 19−21 The nature of the silicate species forming the chains and their connectivity is well-studied.20 22−24 A defective tobermorite structure can be used to represent the atomic-level features of C-S-H.9 20 21 25−29 There
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