Cement and Concrete Research

Article	Citations
Predicting concrete compressive strength using hybrid ensembling of surrogate machine learning models	294
Limestone calcined clay cement and concrete: A state-of-the-art review	261
Inhibition mechanisms of steel slag on the early-age hydration of cement	247
The reaction between metakaolin and limestone and its effect in porosity refinement and mechanical properties	183
Seawater sea-sand engineered/strain-hardening cementitious composites (ECC/SHCC): Assessment and modeling of crack characteristics	178
Eco-friendly high strength, high ductility engineered cementitious composites (ECC) with substitution of fly ash by rice husk ash	178
A review of mechanical properties of fibre reinforced concrete at elevated temperatures	174
Towards ternary binders involving limestone additions — A review	161
Mapping and holistic design of natural hydraulic lime mortars	160
Prediction of surface chloride concentration of marine concrete using ensemble machine learning	155
Mechanisms of autogenous shrinkage of alkali-activated slag and fly ash pastes	148
Effect of relative humidity on the carbonation rate of portlandite, calcium silicate hydrates and ettringite	147
Fiber orientation effects on ultra-high performance concrete formed by 3D printing	143
Characterization of interfacial transition zone in concrete prepared with carbonated modeled recycled concrete aggregates	138
Elastic buckling and plastic collapse during 3D concrete printing	134
Modified Lucas-Washburn function of capillary transport in the calcium silicate hydrate gel pore: A coarse-grained molecular dynamics study	133
Multiscale micromechanical analysis of alkali-activated fly ash-slag paste	128
Meso-scale modelling of compressive fracture in concrete with irregularly shaped aggregates	123
Technology readiness: A global snapshot of 3D concrete printing and the frontiers for development	117
The role of zinc in metakaolin-based geopolymers	115
Rheological and pumping behaviour of 3D printable cementitious materials with varying aggregate content	115
3D-printable engineered cementitious composites (3DP-ECC): Fresh and hardened properties	114
The realities of additively manufactured concrete structures in practice	114
A review of recent advances in the science and technology of seawater-mixed concrete	111
edxia: Microstructure characterisation from quantified SEM-EDS hypermaps	105

Belite cements and their activation	105
Stability of hydrotalcite (Mg-Al layered double hydroxide) in presence of different anions	105
Recent advances in the use of inhibitors to prevent chloride-induced corrosion in reinforced concrete	104
Recent progress in superabsorbent polymers for concrete	104
A novel method for semi-quantitative analysis of hydration degree of cement by 1H low-field NMR	103
Effect of supplementary cementitious materials on carbonation of cement pastes	103
Modelling of 3D concrete printing based on computational fluid dynamics	102
Layer-interface properties in 3D printed concrete: Dual hierarchical structure and micromechanical characterization	101
Mechanisms of carbonation hydration hardening in Portland cements	100
Pathways towards sustainable concrete	100
Strength, shrinkage and creep and durability aspects of concrete including CO2 treated recycled fine aggregate	100
Interlayer reinforcement of 3D printed concrete by the in-process deposition of U-nails	98
Effect of temperature on CO2 curing, compressive strength and microstructure of cement paste	97
Durability of phosphogypsum-based supersulfated cement mortar against external attack by sodium and magnesium sulfate	97
Carbon sequestration of steel slag and carbonation for activating RO phase	96
Comparison on the properties of ITZs in fly ash-based geopolymer and Portland cement concretes with equivalent flowability	96
Effects of activator properties and GGBFS/FA ratio on the structural build-up and rheology of AAC	96
On the use of limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) in high-strength strain-hardening cement-based composites (HS-SHCC)	94
Rheology control of ultra-high-performance concrete made with different fiber contents	94
Fracture properties and microstructure formation of hardened alkali-activated slag/fly ash pastes	94
Phase assemblance evolution during wet carbonation of recycled concrete fines	93
Investigation of interlayer adhesion of 3D printable cementitious material from the aspect of printing process	93
Impact of limestone fineness on cement hydration at early age	92
Effect of yield stress development on the foam-stability of aerated geopolymer concrete	92
Effects of alkali dosage and silicate modulus on autogenous shrinkage of alkali-activated slag cement paste	90
Clinkerless ultra-high strength concrete based on alkali-activated slag at high temperatures	90
Mechanical and electromagnetic performance of cement based composites containing different replacement levels of ground granulated blast furnace slag, fly ash, silica fume and rice husk ash	89
Evaluating the effects of porosity on the mechanical properties of extrusion-based 3D printed concrete	88
Properties and reaction mechanism of phosphoric acid activated metakaolin geopolymer at varied curing temperatures	87
Future and emerging supplementary cementitious materials	87
40 years of PCE superplasticizers - History, current state-of-the-art and an outlook	86
Experimental study on the stability of C-S-H nanostructures with varying bulk CaO/SiO2 ratios under cryogenic attack	84
Strain-hardening alkali-activated fly ash/slag composites with ultra-high compressive strength and ultra-high tensile ductility	84
Microstructure of thermoactivated recycled cement pastes	83
Effects of pH on the nano/micro structure of calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) under sulfate attack	81
Characterization of amorphous and crystalline ASR products formed in concrete aggregates	80
Microstructural changes of hydrated cement blended with fly ash upon carbonation	80
Air entraining admixtures: Mechanisms, evaluations, and interactions	79
Fibrillar calcium silicate hydrate seeds from hydrated tricalcium silicate lower cement demand	78
Unraveling disadhesion mechanism of epoxy/CSH interface under aggressive conditions	78
Early reactivity of sodium silicate-activated slag pastes and its impact on rheological properties	78
Mechanisms dominating thixotropy in limestone calcined clay cement (LC3)	78
Effect of alkali hydroxide on calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H)	78
Microstructural developments of limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) pastes after long-term (3 years) hydration	77
Internal curing by superabsorbent polymers in alkali-activated slag	77
Effect of carbon nanotube and graphite nanoplatelet on composition, structure, and nano-mechanical properties of C-S-H in UHPC	76
Electromagnetic wave absorption of multifunctional cementitious composites incorporating polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibers and fly ash: Effects of microstructure and hydration	75
3D printing of calcined clay-limestone-based cementitious materials	75
Experimental investigation and prediction of elastic modulus of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) based on its composition	74
Degradation mechanism of hybrid fly ash/slag based geopolymers exposed to elevated temperatures	72

Distinctive rheological and temporal viscoelastic behaviour of alkali-activated fly ash/slag pastes: A comparative study with cement paste	72
A roadmap for quality control of hardening and hardened printed concrete	71
Autogenous shrinkage and hydration property of alkali activated slag pastes containing superabsorbent polymer	71
Detailed in situ ATR-FTIR spectroscopy study of the early stages of C-S-H formation during hydration of monoclinic C3S	71
Hardened properties of 3D printed concrete with recycled coarse aggregate	71
Aggregate-bed 3D concrete printing with cement paste binder	70
Pozzolanic reactivity of natural pozzolans, ground glasses and coal bottom ashes and implication of their incorporation on the chloride permeability of concrete	70
Vibration induced active rheology control for 3D concrete printing	70
Effect of Ca/Si and Al/Si on micromechanical properties of C(-A)-S-H	70
Understanding of the factors slowing down metakaolin reaction in limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) at late ages	69
Effectiveness of PCE superplasticizers in calcined clay blended cements	69
Mechanisms of enhancement in early hydration by sodium sulfate in a slag-cement blend – Insights from pore solution chemistry	69
Multi-scale investigation on composition-structure of C-(A)-S-H with different Al/Si ratios under attack of decalcification action	68
Nano-engineered ultra-high performance concrete for controlled autogenous shrinkage using nanocellulose	67
New insights into the mechanism governing the elasticity of calcium silicate hydrate gels exposed to high temperature: A molecular dynamics study	67
Mitigating shrinkage of alkali activated slag with biofilm	67
The interpenetration polymer network in a cement paste–waterborne epoxy system	67
Influence of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on the hydration products of ordinary Portland cement paste	66
Numerical simulations of concrete processing: From standard formative casting to additive manufacturing	66
Mechanical and physical properties of inorganic polymer cement made of iron-rich laterite and lateritic clay: A comparative study	66
Local structure and Ca/Si ratio in C-S-H gels from hydration of blends of tricalcium silicate and silica fume	66
Hydration kinetics of ternary slag-limestone cements: Impact of water to binder ratio and curing temperature	65
Stability of hemicarbonate under cement paste-like conditions	65
Gel composition and molecular structure of alkali-activated metakaolin-limestone cements	65
Microstructural and micromechanical characteristics of ultra-high performance concrete with superabsorbent polymer (SAP)	65
Synthesis of amorphous nano-silica from recycled concrete fines by two-step wet carbonation	64
A review of the effect of nanoclays on the fresh and hardened properties of cement-based materials	64
Amino acids as performance-controlling additives in carbonation-activated cementitious materials	63
Insights on chemical and physical chloride binding in blended cement pastes	63
Thermodynamic modelling of phase evolution in alkali-activated slag cements exposed to carbon dioxide	63
Influences of cross-linking and Al incorporation on the intrinsic mechanical properties of tobermorite	63
Long-term cement hydration studies with isothermal calorimetry	62
Deep learning-based automated image segmentation for concrete petrographic analysis	61
On sustainability and digital fabrication with concrete	61
Investigation into the molecular design and plasticizing effectiveness of HPEG-based polycarboxylate superplasticizers in alkali-activated slag	60
Effective cation exchange capacity of calcium silicate hydrates (C-S-H)	60
DEM analysis of the effect of interface transition zone on dynamic splitting tensile behavior of high-strength concrete based on multi-phase model	60
Effect of steel fiber on the crack permeability evolution and crack surface topography of concrete subjected to freeze-thaw damage	60
Development and characteristics of ultra high-performance lightweight cementitious composites (UHP-LCCs)	60
Effect of sulfate on C-S-H at early age	59
Effect of chloride ingress on self-healing recovery of smart cementitious composite incorporating crystalline admixture and MgO expansive agent	58
Role of carbon nanotube in reinforcing cementitious materials: An experimental and coarse-grained molecular dynamics study	58
Modelling the interlayer bond strength of 3D printed concrete with surface moisture	58
Carbonation of model cement pastes: The mineralogical origin of microstructural changes and shrinkage	57
Cement hydration kinetics study in the temperature range from 15 °C to 95 °C	57
Impacts of two alkanolamines on crystallization and morphology of calcium hydroxide	56
Additive Manufacturing using mobile robots: Opportunities and challenges for building construction	56
Influence of curing temperature on belite cement hydration: A comparative study with Portland cement	56
Nanodispersed TiO2 hydrosol modified Portland cement paste: The underlying role of hydration on self-cleaning mechanisms	56
In-situ XRD study of the temperature-dependent early hydration of calcium aluminate cement in a mix with calcite	56
Probing the exact form and doping preference of magnesium in ordinary Portland cement clinker phases: A study from experiments and DFT simulations	56
Strategies for control and mitigation of efflorescence in metakaolin-based geopolymers	56
A numerical study on chloride transport in alkali-activated fly ash/slag concretes	56
Mitigation of alkali-silica reaction by limestone calcined clay cement (LC3)	55
Boosting the use of bauxite residue (red mud) in cement - Production of an Fe-rich calciumsulfoaluminate-ferrite clinker and characterisation of the hydration	55
Applying grid nanoindentation and maximum likelihood estimation for N-A-S-H gel in geopolymer paste: Investigation and discussion	55
Preparation aragonite whisker-rich materials by wet carbonation of cement: Towards yielding micro-fiber reinforced cement and sequestrating CO2	55
Mechanisms of internal curing water release from retentive and non-retentive superabsorbent polymers in cement paste	55
Viscosity modifying agents: Key components of advanced cement-based materials with adapted rheology	55
A comprehensive review of C-S-H empirical and computational models, their applications, and practical aspects	54
Influence of curing temperature on the hydration and strength development of Class G Portland cement	54
Impact of C-S-H seeding on hydration and strength of slag blended cement	53
Effect of welan gum and nanoclay on thixotropy of UHPC	53
Leaching kinetics and reactivity evaluation of ferronickel slag in alkaline conditions	52
Understanding the microstructural evolution of hypersaline cemented paste backfill with low-field NMR relaxation	52
Effect of hydromagnesite addition on the properties and water resistance of magnesium oxysulfate (MOS) cement	51
Comparison between methods for indirect assessment of buildability in fresh 3D printed mortar and concrete	51
Experimental and numerical study of the effects of solution concentration and temperature on concrete under external sulfate attack	51
Effects of anionic and nonionic surfactants on the dispersion and stability of nanoSiO2 in aqueous and cement pore solutions	51
A time-dependent chloride diffusion model for predicting initial corrosion time of reinforced concrete with slag addition	51
Hydration mechanisms of sewage sludge ashes used as cement replacement	50
Morphology-structural change of C-A-S-H gel in blended cements	50
The effects of calcium hydroxide and activator chemistry on alkali-activated metakaolin pastes	49
A deep learning potential applied in tobermorite phases and extended to calcium silicate hydrates	49
Microstructural refinement of cement paste internally cured by polyacrylamide composite hydrogel particles containing silica fume and nanosilica	49
Understanding geopolymer binder-aggregate interfacial characteristics at molecular level	49
A numerical approach for designing composite cements with calcined clay and limestone	49
Degradation resistance of different cementitious materials to phosphoric acid attack at early stage	49
Formation of shlykovite and ASR-P1 in concrete under accelerated alkali-silica reaction at 60 and 80 °C	49
Molecular dynamics and experimental study on the adhesion mechanism of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber in alkali-activated slag/fly ash	49

Clarifying and quantifying the immobilization capacity of cement pastes on heavy metals	48
Advances in atomistic modeling and understanding of drying shrinkage in cementitious materials	48
Investigations on the rehydration of recycled blended SCMs cement	48
A closer look at corrosion of steel reinforcement bars in concrete using 3D neutron and X-ray computed tomography	48
Effect of seawater as mixing water on the hydration behaviour of tricalcium aluminate	48
Numerical study of interactive ingress of calcium leaching, chloride transport and multi-ions coupling in concrete	48
Uptake of aqueous heavy metal ions (Co2+, Cu2+ and Zn2+) by calcium-aluminium-silicate-hydrate gels	48
Synthesis, characterization, and thermodynamic study of selected Na-based zeolites	47
Mitigating early age cracking in 3D printed concrete using fibres, superabsorbent polymers, shrinkage reducing admixtures, B-CSA cement and curing measures	47
Mineralogical and microstructural alterations in a portland cement paste after an accelerated decalcification process	47
Flexural strength enhancement of cement paste through monomer incorporation and in situ bond formation	47
A chemical process engineering look at digital concrete processes: critical step design, inline mixing, and scaleup	47
Pore structure characterization of cement paste by different experimental methods and its influence on permeability evaluation	47
Water absorption of recycled aggregates: Measurements, influence of temperature and practical consequences	47
Interaction between polycarboxylate superplasticizers and non-calcined clays and calcined clays: A review	47
Rheological characterization of 3D printable geopolymers	46
Preferred orientation of calcium aluminosilicate hydrate compacts: Implications for creep and indentation	46
Performance of fly ash concrete with ferronickel slag fine aggregate against alkali-silica reaction and chloride diffusion	46
Water absorption behavior of hydrophobized concrete using silane emulsion as admixture	45
Filament geometry control in extrusion-based additive manufacturing of concrete: The good, the bad and the ugly	45
New insights into creep characteristics of calcium silicate hydrates at molecular level	45
Effect of moderate temperatures on compressive strength of ultra-high-performance concrete: A microstructural analysis	45
Combined mechanical and 3D-microstructural analysis of strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC) by in-situ X-ray microtomography	45
Long-term strength retrogression of silica-enriched oil well cement: A comprehensive multi-approach analysis	44
Analysis of the trend of pH changes of concrete pore solution during the hydration by various analytical methods	44
Methodology for pH measurement in high alkali cementitious systems	44
Prediction of tensile response of UHPC with aligned and ZnPh treated steel fibers based on a spatial stochastic process	43
Early age hydration and application of blended magnesium potassium phosphate cements for reduced corrosion of reactive metals	43
Unravelling chloride transport/microstructure relationships for blended-cement pastes with the mini-migration method	43
Phase evolution, micromechanical properties, and morphology of calcium (alumino)silicate hydrates C-(A-)S-H under carbonation	43
Evaluation of cement soundness using the ASTM C151 autoclave expansion test	43
Efficiency of natural pozzolans, ground glasses and coal bottom ashes in mitigating sulfate attack and alkali-silica reaction	43
Pumping of concrete: Understanding a common placement method with lots of challenges	43
Ferritic calcium sulfoaluminate belite cement from metallurgical industry residues and phosphogypsum: Clinker production, scale-up, and microstructural characterisation	43
Hydration and microstructure of glass powder cement pastes – A multi-technique investigation	43
Sequestration and release of nitrite and nitrate in alkali-activated slag: A route toward smart corrosion control	43
Autogenous formation and smart behaviors of nitrite- and nitrate-intercalated layered double hydroxides (LDHs) in Portland cement-metakaolin-dolomite blends	42
Automatic identification and quantification of dense microcracks in high-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composites through deep learning-based computer vision	42
Multi-scale investigation on mechanical behavior and microstructural alteration of C-S-H in carbonated Alite paste	42
Sustainable iron-rich cements: Raw material sources and binder types	42
Effect of spatial distribution of polymer fibers on preventing spalling of UHPC at high temperatures	42
Effect of different ions on dissolution rates of silica and feldspars at high pH	42
Particle characteristics of calcined clays and limestone and their impact on early hydration and sulfate demand of blended cement	42
The impacts of in-situ carbonate seeding on the early hydration of tricalcium silicate	42
Highly accurate and automatic semantic segmentation of multiple cracks in engineered cementitious composites (ECC) under dual pre-modification deep-learning strategy	42
Preparation and properties of a magnesium phosphate cement with dolomite	42
Initial hydration process of calcium silicates in Portland cement: A comprehensive comparison from molecular dynamics simulations	41
Force field for calcium sulfate minerals to predict structural, hydration, and interfacial properties	41
Calcium sulfoaluminate clinker hydration at different alkali concentrations	41
Modelling the development of capillary pressure in freshly 3D-printed concrete elements	40
A structurally-consistent CASH+ sublattice solid solution model for fully hydrated C-S-H phases: Thermodynamic basis, methods, and Ca-Si-H2O core sub-model	40
Microstructural characteristics and CO2 uptake of calcium sulfoaluminate cement by carbonation curing at different water-to-cement ratios	40
Total recycling of concrete waste using accelerated carbonation: A review	40
Hydration of blended cement with high volume iron-rich slag from non-ferrous metallurgy	40
Chloride binding in Portland composite cements containing metakaolin and silica fume	40
Effect of polyacrylamide on the carbonation behavior of cement paste	40
Evaluation of microstructural changes in fresh cement paste using AC impedance spectroscopy vs. oscillation rheology and 1H NMR relaxometry	40
Effect of PCEs with different structures on hydration and properties of cementitious materials with low water-to-binder ratio	40
Use of microbial carbonation process to enable self‑carbonation of reactive MgO cement mixes	39
Full process of calcium silicate hydrate decalcification: Molecular structure, dynamics, and mechanical properties	39
Intrinsic sulfuric acid resistance of C-(N)-A-S-H and N-A-S-H gels produced by alkali-activation of synthetic calcium aluminosilicate precursors	39
Thermodynamic modeling of magnesium ammonium phosphate cement and stability of its hydration products	39
Probe into carbonation mechanism of steel slag via FIB-TEM: The roles of various mineral phases	39
Reactivity in cement pastes bearing fine fraction concrete and glass from construction and demolition waste: Microstructural analysis of viability	38
Efficacy of SCMs to mitigate ASR in systems with higher alkali contents assessed by pore solution method	38
Nano/micromechanical characterisation and image analysis on the properties and heterogeneity of ITZs in geopolymer concrete	37
Effect of drying temperature on the properties of alkali-activated binders - Recommendations for sample preconditioning	37
Influence of pH on chloride binding isotherms for cement paste and its components	37
Quantifying dispersion of nanosilica in hardened cement matrix using a novel SEM-EDS and image analysis-based methodology	37
Quantitative assessment of the influence of external magnetic field on clustering of nano-Fe3O4 particles in cementitious paste	37
Hydration of potassium citrate-activated BOF slag	37
Micro- and meso-structural changes on electrically cured ultra-high performance fiber-reinforced concrete with dispersed carbon nanotubes	37
Physical and chemical effects of isopropanol exchange in cement-based materials	37
Curing process and pore structure of metakaolin-based geopolymers: Liquid-state 1H NMR investigation	37
Enhancing the microstructure and surface texture of recycled concrete fine aggregate via magnesium-modified carbonation	36
Leaching of monolithic geopolymer mortars	36
From casting to 3D printing geopolymers: A proof of concept	36
Quantifying the anomalous water absorption behavior of cement mortar in view of its physical sensitivity to water	36
The impact of mechanochemical activation on the physicochemical properties and pozzolanic reactivity of kaolinite, muscovite and montmorillonite	36
In situ TEM observation of calcium silicate hydrate nanostructure at high temperatures	35
Enforced carbonation of cementitious materials	35
Antifoaming effect of graphene oxide nanosheets in polymer-modified cement composites for enhanced microstructure and mechanical performance	35
The effect of equilibration time on Al uptake in C-S-H	35
Deterioration mechanism of alkali-activated materials in sulfuric acid and the influence of Cu: A micro-to-nano structural, elemental and stable isotopic multi-proxy study	35
Effect of a novel starch-based temperature rise inhibitor on cement hydration and microstructure development: The second peak study	35
A parametric study of accelerated carbonation in alkali-activated slag	35
Effect of rice husk ash-derived activator on the structural build-up of alkali activated materials	35
C-S-H seeding activation of Portland and Belite cements: An enlightening in situ synchrotron powder diffraction study	35
Reinforcement corrosion and transport of water and chloride ions in shrinkage-compensating cement concretes	34
Comparison of liquid absorption-release of superabsorbent polymers in alkali-activated slag and Portland cement systems: An NMR study combined with additional methods	34
Assessing the fresh properties of printable cement-based materials: High potential tests for quality control	34
Extensions of CASH+ thermodynamic solid solution model for the uptake of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals in C-S-H	34
Influence of aluminium on the hydration of triclinic C3S with addition of KOH solution	34
Shrinkage mitigation of metakaolin-based geopolymer activated by sodium silicate solution	34
Surface area development of Portland cement paste during hydration: Direct comparison with 1H NMR relaxometry and water vapor/nitrogen sorption	34