Cement and Concrete Research

Article	Citations
Extrusion-based additive manufacturing with cement-based materials – Production steps, processes, and their underlying physics: A review	302
Predicting concrete compressive strength using hybrid ensembling of surrogate machine learning models	250
Inhibition mechanisms of steel slag on the early-age hydration of cement	224
Advances in alkali-activation of clay minerals	207
Limestone calcined clay cement and concrete: A state-of-the-art review	204
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC): Dispersion, mechanical properties, and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding effectiveness (SE)	185
On the emergence of 3D printable Engineered, Strain Hardening Cementitious Composites (ECC/SHCC)	159
A review of mechanical properties of fibre reinforced concrete at elevated temperatures	156
Eco-friendly high strength, high ductility engineered cementitious composites (ECC) with substitution of fly ash by rice husk ash	155
The reaction between metakaolin and limestone and its effect in porosity refinement and mechanical properties	154
Improving printability of limestone-calcined clay-based cementitious materials by using viscosity-modifying admixture	149
Seawater sea-sand engineered/strain-hardening cementitious composites (ECC/SHCC): Assessment and modeling of crack characteristics	147
A process classification framework for defining and describing Digital Fabrication with Concrete	144
Towards ternary binders involving limestone additions — A review	139
Prediction of surface chloride concentration of marine concrete using ensemble machine learning	134
Mechanisms of autogenous shrinkage of alkali-activated slag and fly ash pastes	128
Mapping and holistic design of natural hydraulic lime mortars	126
Effect of relative humidity on the carbonation rate of portlandite, calcium silicate hydrates and ettringite	126
Characterization of interfacial transition zone in concrete prepared with carbonated modeled recycled concrete aggregates	125
Modified Lucas-Washburn function of capillary transport in the calcium silicate hydrate gel pore: A coarse-grained molecular dynamics study	125
Setting on demand for digital concrete – Principles, measurements, chemistry, validation	122
Effect of carbonated cement paste on composite cement hydration and performance	121
Fiber orientation effects on ultra-high performance concrete formed by 3D printing	120
Elastic buckling and plastic collapse during 3D concrete printing	117
Opportunities and challenges for structural engineering of digitally fabricated concrete	117

3-D printing of concrete: Beyond horizons	117
Multiscale micromechanical analysis of alkali-activated fly ash-slag paste	111
Influence of process parameters on the interlayer bond strength of concrete elements additive manufactured by Shotcrete 3D Printing (SC3DP)	111
The role of zinc in metakaolin-based geopolymers	108
Meso-scale modelling of compressive fracture in concrete with irregularly shaped aggregates	103
Belite cements and their activation	99
Kinetics of enforced carbonation of cement paste	98
3D-printable engineered cementitious composites (3DP-ECC): Fresh and hardened properties	96
Rheological and pumping behaviour of 3D printable cementitious materials with varying aggregate content	96
Effect of NaOH content on hydration, mineralogy, porosity and strength in alkali/sulfate-activated binders from ground granulated blast furnace slag and phosphogypsum	91
Technology readiness: A global snapshot of 3D concrete printing and the frontiers for development	90
Towards a further understanding of cement hydration in the presence of triethanolamine	90
Effect of supplementary cementitious materials on carbonation of cement pastes	90
Interlayer reinforcement of 3D printed concrete by the in-process deposition of U-nails	90
A review of recent advances in the science and technology of seawater-mixed concrete	90
Rheology control of ultra-high-performance concrete made with different fiber contents	89
Modelling of 3D concrete printing based on computational fluid dynamics	88
Stability of hydrotalcite (Mg-Al layered double hydroxide) in presence of different anions	88
Recent advances in the use of inhibitors to prevent chloride-induced corrosion in reinforced concrete	88
edxia: Microstructure characterisation from quantified SEM-EDS hypermaps	88
A chemo-transport-damage model for concrete under external sulfate attack	87
Strength, shrinkage and creep and durability aspects of concrete including CO2 treated recycled fine aggregate	87
Comparison on the properties of ITZs in fly ash-based geopolymer and Portland cement concretes with equivalent flowability	86
Durability of phosphogypsum-based supersulfated cement mortar against external attack by sodium and magnesium sulfate	86
Carbon sequestration of steel slag and carbonation for activating RO phase	86
Recent progress in superabsorbent polymers for concrete	85
A novel method for semi-quantitative analysis of hydration degree of cement by 1H low-field NMR	84
The realities of additively manufactured concrete structures in practice	84
Effects of activator properties and GGBFS/FA ratio on the structural build-up and rheology of AAC	83
Mechanisms of carbonation hydration hardening in Portland cements	82
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	82
Effect of yield stress development on the foam-stability of aerated geopolymer concrete	81
On the use of limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) in high-strength strain-hardening cement-based composites (HS-SHCC)	81
Clinkerless ultra-high strength concrete based on alkali-activated slag at high temperatures	81
Factors influencing the sulfate balance in pure phase C3S/C3A systems	79
Layer-interface properties in 3D printed concrete: Dual hierarchical structure and micromechanical characterization	79
Investigation of interlayer adhesion of 3D printable cementitious material from the aspect of printing process	78
Fracture properties and microstructure formation of hardened alkali-activated slag/fly ash pastes	78
Pathways towards sustainable concrete	77
Impact of limestone fineness on cement hydration at early age	77
Fibrillar calcium silicate hydrate seeds from hydrated tricalcium silicate lower cement demand	75
Effects of alkali dosage and silicate modulus on autogenous shrinkage of alkali-activated slag cement paste	73
Internal curing by superabsorbent polymers in alkali-activated slag	72
Experimental study on the stability of C-S-H nanostructures with varying bulk CaO/SiO2 ratios under cryogenic attack	71
Creep behavior of C-S-H under different drying relative humidities: Interpretation of microindentation tests and sorption measurements by multi-scale analysis	71
Early reactivity of sodium silicate-activated slag pastes and its impact on rheological properties	71
Properties and reaction mechanism of phosphoric acid activated metakaolin geopolymer at varied curing temperatures	70
Microstructural changes of hydrated cement blended with fly ash upon carbonation	70
Evaluating the effects of porosity on the mechanical properties of extrusion-based 3D printed concrete	70
Mechanisms dominating thixotropy in limestone calcined clay cement (LC3)	69

40 years of PCE superplasticizers - History, current state-of-the-art and an outlook	68
Electromagnetic wave absorption of multifunctional cementitious composites incorporating polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibers and fly ash: Effects of microstructure and hydration	68
Effect of temperature on CO2 curing, compressive strength and microstructure of cement paste	68
Influence of pH on the chloride binding capacity of Limestone Calcined Clay Cements (LC3)	68
Characterization of amorphous and crystalline ASR products formed in concrete aggregates	67
Autogenous shrinkage and hydration property of alkali activated slag pastes containing superabsorbent polymer	67
Unraveling disadhesion mechanism of epoxy/CSH interface under aggressive conditions	67
Pozzolanic reactivity of natural pozzolans, ground glasses and coal bottom ashes and implication of their incorporation on the chloride permeability of concrete	65
Effects of pH on the nano/micro structure of calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) under sulfate attack	65
Phase assemblance evolution during wet carbonation of recycled concrete fines	64
Long-term in situ performance of geopolymer, calcium aluminate and Portland cement-based materials exposed to microbially induced acid corrosion	64
Aggregate-bed 3D concrete printing with cement paste binder	63
Mechanisms of enhancement in early hydration by sodium sulfate in a slag-cement blend – Insights from pore solution chemistry	63
From Smart Dynamic Casting to a growing family of Digital Casting Systems	63
Assessment of steel fiber corrosion in self-healed ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete and its effect on tensile performance	62
Experimental investigation and prediction of elastic modulus of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) based on its composition	62
Effect of alkali hydroxide on calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H)	62
Microstructure of thermoactivated recycled cement pastes	62
Distinctive rheological and temporal viscoelastic behaviour of alkali-activated fly ash/slag pastes: A comparative study with cement paste	62
Particle bed 3D printing by selective cement activation – Applications, material and process technology	62
New insights into the mechanism governing the elasticity of calcium silicate hydrate gels exposed to high temperature: A molecular dynamics study	61
Detailed in situ ATR-FTIR spectroscopy study of the early stages of C-S-H formation during hydration of monoclinic C3S	61
Reinforcement corrosion in limestone flash calcined clay cement-based concrete	61
Nano-engineered ultra-high performance concrete for controlled autogenous shrinkage using nanocellulose	60
Mitigating shrinkage of alkali activated slag with biofilm	60
Hydration kinetics of ternary slag-limestone cements: Impact of water to binder ratio and curing temperature	60
Effect of carbon nanotube and graphite nanoplatelet on composition, structure, and nano-mechanical properties of C-S-H in UHPC	60
Microstructural developments of limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) pastes after long-term (3 years) hydration	60
Mechanical and physical properties of inorganic polymer cement made of iron-rich laterite and lateritic clay: A comparative study	59
Numerical simulations of concrete processing: From standard formative casting to additive manufacturing	59
Degradation mechanism of hybrid fly ash/slag based geopolymers exposed to elevated temperatures	58
Effectiveness of PCE superplasticizers in calcined clay blended cements	58
Influences of cross-linking and Al incorporation on the intrinsic mechanical properties of tobermorite	58
Deep learning-based automated image segmentation for concrete petrographic analysis	57
Air entraining admixtures: Mechanisms, evaluations, and interactions	57
Thermodynamic modelling of phase evolution in alkali-activated slag cements exposed to carbon dioxide	57
Effect of limestone powder addition on threshold chloride concentration for steel corrosion in reinforced concrete	56
Influence of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on the hydration products of ordinary Portland cement paste	56
Influencing factors on micromechanical properties of calcium (alumino) silicate hydrate C-(A-)S-H under nanoindentation experiment	56
Early hydration of cementitious systems accelerated by aluminium sulphate: Effect of fine limestone	56
A novel capsule by poly (ethylene glycol) granulation for self-healing concrete	56
DEM analysis of the effect of interface transition zone on dynamic splitting tensile behavior of high-strength concrete based on multi-phase model	55
3D printing of calcined clay-limestone-based cementitious materials	55
Vibration induced active rheology control for 3D concrete printing	55
Strain-hardening alkali-activated fly ash/slag composites with ultra-high compressive strength and ultra-high tensile ductility	55
The interpenetration polymer network in a cement paste–waterborne epoxy system	55
Multi-scale investigation on composition-structure of C-(A)-S-H with different Al/Si ratios under attack of decalcification action	54
Effect of steel fiber on the crack permeability evolution and crack surface topography of concrete subjected to freeze-thaw damage	54
Influence of wollastonite on hydration and properties of magnesium potassium phosphate cements	54
Investigation into the molecular design and plasticizing effectiveness of HPEG-based polycarboxylate superplasticizers in alkali-activated slag	54
A review of the effect of nanoclays on the fresh and hardened properties of cement-based materials	53
A multi-scale framework for modelling effective gas diffusivity in dry cement paste: Combined effects of surface, Knudsen and molecular diffusion	53
Sorption, anomalous water transport and dynamic porosity in cement paste: A spatially localised 1H NMR relaxation study and a proposed mechanism	53
Effect of chloride ingress on self-healing recovery of smart cementitious composite incorporating crystalline admixture and MgO expansive agent	53
Gel composition and molecular structure of alkali-activated metakaolin-limestone cements	53
Influence of curing temperature on belite cement hydration: A comparative study with Portland cement	53
Development and characteristics of ultra high-performance lightweight cementitious composites (UHP-LCCs)	52
Influence of local fiber distribution on tensile behavior of strain hardening UHPFRC using NDT and DIC	52
Understanding of the factors slowing down metakaolin reaction in limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) at late ages	52
Predesigning matrix-directed super-hydrophobization and hierarchical strengthening of cement foam	52
Hardened properties of 3D printed concrete with recycled coarse aggregate	52
Microstructural and micromechanical characteristics of ultra-high performance concrete with superabsorbent polymer (SAP)	51
Insights on chemical and physical chloride binding in blended cement pastes	51
Cement hydration kinetics study in the temperature range from 15 °C to 95 °C	51
A roadmap for quality control of hardening and hardened printed concrete	50
Probing the exact form and doping preference of magnesium in ordinary Portland cement clinker phases: A study from experiments and DFT simulations	50
Long-term cement hydration studies with isothermal calorimetry	50
Effect of sulfate on C-S-H at early age	50
Effect of hydromagnesite addition on the properties and water resistance of magnesium oxysulfate (MOS) cement	49
Applying grid nanoindentation and maximum likelihood estimation for N-A-S-H gel in geopolymer paste: Investigation and discussion	49
Strategies for control and mitigation of efflorescence in metakaolin-based geopolymers	49
Local structure and Ca/Si ratio in C-S-H gels from hydration of blends of tricalcium silicate and silica fume	49
In-situ XRD study of the temperature-dependent early hydration of calcium aluminate cement in a mix with calcite	49
Mechanisms of internal curing water release from retentive and non-retentive superabsorbent polymers in cement paste	49
Mitigation of alkali-silica reaction by limestone calcined clay cement (LC3)	48
Stability of hemicarbonate under cement paste-like conditions	48
Effect of Ca/Si and Al/Si on micromechanical properties of C(-A)-S-H	47
A time-dependent chloride diffusion model for predicting initial corrosion time of reinforced concrete with slag addition	47
Influence of curing temperature on the hydration and strength development of Class G Portland cement	46
Hydration mechanisms of sewage sludge ashes used as cement replacement	46

Effect of welan gum and nanoclay on thixotropy of UHPC	46
Experimental and numerical study of the effects of solution concentration and temperature on concrete under external sulfate attack	46
The role of particle morphology on concrete fracture behaviour: A meso-scale modelling approach	46
Role of carbon nanotube in reinforcing cementitious materials: An experimental and coarse-grained molecular dynamics study	46
Nanodispersed TiO2 hydrosol modified Portland cement paste: The underlying role of hydration on self-cleaning mechanisms	45
Understanding the microstructural evolution of hypersaline cemented paste backfill with low-field NMR relaxation	45
Impacts of two alkanolamines on crystallization and morphology of calcium hydroxide	44
The effects of calcium hydroxide and activator chemistry on alkali-activated metakaolin pastes	44
Synthesis of amorphous nano-silica from recycled concrete fines by two-step wet carbonation	44
Microstructural refinement of cement paste internally cured by polyacrylamide composite hydrogel particles containing silica fume and nanosilica	44
Preferred orientation of calcium aluminosilicate hydrate compacts: Implications for creep and indentation	44
Effective cation exchange capacity of calcium silicate hydrates (C-S-H)	44
Amino acids as performance-controlling additives in carbonation-activated cementitious materials	44
Molecular dynamics and experimental study on the adhesion mechanism of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber in alkali-activated slag/fly ash	44
Boosting the use of bauxite residue (red mud) in cement - Production of an Fe-rich calciumsulfoaluminate-ferrite clinker and characterisation of the hydration	44
Leaching kinetics and reactivity evaluation of ferronickel slag in alkaline conditions	44
A numerical approach for designing composite cements with calcined clay and limestone	44
Clarifying and quantifying the immobilization capacity of cement pastes on heavy metals	43
Mineralogical and microstructural alterations in a portland cement paste after an accelerated decalcification process	43
Carbonation of model cement pastes: The mineralogical origin of microstructural changes and shrinkage	43
Degradation resistance of different cementitious materials to phosphoric acid attack at early stage	42
Advances in atomistic modeling and understanding of drying shrinkage in cementitious materials	42
Young's modulus and creep of calcium-silicate-hydrate compacts measured by microindentation	42
Viscosity modifying agents: Key components of advanced cement-based materials with adapted rheology	42
A comprehensive review of C-S-H empirical and computational models, their applications, and practical aspects	42
Future and emerging supplementary cementitious materials	42
Synthesis, characterization, and thermodynamic study of selected Na-based zeolites	42
Combined mechanical and 3D-microstructural analysis of strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC) by in-situ X-ray microtomography	42
A deep learning potential applied in tobermorite phases and extended to calcium silicate hydrates	42
Evaluation of cement soundness using the ASTM C151 autoclave expansion test	41
Modelling the interlayer bond strength of 3D printed concrete with surface moisture	41
Additive Manufacturing using mobile robots: Opportunities and challenges for building construction	41
Preparation aragonite whisker-rich materials by wet carbonation of cement: Towards yielding micro-fiber reinforced cement and sequestrating CO2	41
A holistic model for cement paste and concrete chloride diffusion coefficient	41
On sustainability and digital fabrication with concrete	41
A closer look at corrosion of steel reinforcement bars in concrete using 3D neutron and X-ray computed tomography	41
Formation of shlykovite and ASR-P1 in concrete under accelerated alkali-silica reaction at 60 and 80 °C	41
Sequestration and release of nitrite and nitrate in alkali-activated slag: A route toward smart corrosion control	41
Effect of seawater as mixing water on the hydration behaviour of tricalcium aluminate	40
Methodology for pH measurement in high alkali cementitious systems	40
A numerical study on chloride transport in alkali-activated fly ash/slag concretes	39
Analysis of the trend of pH changes of concrete pore solution during the hydration by various analytical methods	39
Long-term strength retrogression of silica-enriched oil well cement: A comprehensive multi-approach analysis	39
Performance of fly ash concrete with ferronickel slag fine aggregate against alkali-silica reaction and chloride diffusion	39
Preparation and properties of a magnesium phosphate cement with dolomite	39
Water absorption of recycled aggregates: Measurements, influence of temperature and practical consequences	38
Understanding geopolymer binder-aggregate interfacial characteristics at molecular level	38
Efficiency of natural pozzolans, ground glasses and coal bottom ashes in mitigating sulfate attack and alkali-silica reaction	38
Effect of moderate temperatures on compressive strength of ultra-high-performance concrete: A microstructural analysis	38
Prediction of tensile response of UHPC with aligned and ZnPh treated steel fibers based on a spatial stochastic process	38
Automatic identification and quantification of dense microcracks in high-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composites through deep learning-based computer vision	38
Impact of C-S-H seeding on hydration and strength of slag blended cement	38
Early age hydration and application of blended magnesium potassium phosphate cements for reduced corrosion of reactive metals	38
Interaction between polycarboxylate superplasticizers and non-calcined clays and calcined clays: A review	38
Comparison between methods for indirect assessment of buildability in fresh 3D printed mortar and concrete	38
Effects of anionic and nonionic surfactants on the dispersion and stability of nanoSiO2 in aqueous and cement pore solutions	37
Initial hydration process of calcium silicates in Portland cement: A comprehensive comparison from molecular dynamics simulations	37
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	37
Multi-scale investigation on mechanical behavior and microstructural alteration of C-S-H in carbonated Alite paste	37
Pumping of concrete: Understanding a common placement method with lots of challenges	36
Phase evolution, micromechanical properties, and morphology of calcium (alumino)silicate hydrates C-(A-)S-H under carbonation	36
New insights into creep characteristics of calcium silicate hydrates at molecular level	36
Highly accurate and automatic semantic segmentation of multiple cracks in engineered cementitious composites (ECC) under dual pre-modification deep-learning strategy	36
Water absorption behavior of hydrophobized concrete using silane emulsion as admixture	36
Use of microbial carbonation process to enable self‑carbonation of reactive MgO cement mixes	36
Force field for calcium sulfate minerals to predict structural, hydration, and interfacial properties	36
Hydration of blended cement with high volume iron-rich slag from non-ferrous metallurgy	35
Rheological characterization of 3D printable geopolymers	35
Hydration development and thermal performance of calcium sulphoaluminate cements containing microencapsulated phase change materials	35
Ferritic calcium sulfoaluminate belite cement from metallurgical industry residues and phosphogypsum: Clinker production, scale-up, and microstructural characterisation	35
Autogenous formation and smart behaviors of nitrite- and nitrate-intercalated layered double hydroxides (LDHs) in Portland cement-metakaolin-dolomite blends	35
Uptake of aqueous heavy metal ions (Co2+, Cu2+ and Zn2+) by calcium-aluminium-silicate-hydrate gels	35
Flexural strength enhancement of cement paste through monomer incorporation and in situ bond formation	35
Characteristic lengths of the carbonation front in naturally carbonated cement pastes: Implications for reactive transport models	35
Sustainable iron-rich cements: Raw material sources and binder types	35
Effect of spatial distribution of polymer fibers on preventing spalling of UHPC at high temperatures	35
Numerical study of interactive ingress of calcium leaching, chloride transport and multi-ions coupling in concrete	35
Particle characteristics of calcined clays and limestone and their impact on early hydration and sulfate demand of blended cement	35
Hydration and microstructure of glass powder cement pastes – A multi-technique investigation	34
Thermodynamic modeling of magnesium ammonium phosphate cement and stability of its hydration products	34
Reactivity in cement pastes bearing fine fraction concrete and glass from construction and demolition waste: Microstructural analysis of viability	34
Calcium sulfoaluminate clinker hydration at different alkali concentrations	34
Unravelling chloride transport/microstructure relationships for blended-cement pastes with the mini-migration method	34
Investigations on the rehydration of recycled blended SCMs cement	33
Modelling the development of capillary pressure in freshly 3D-printed concrete elements	33
Effect of PCEs with different structures on hydration and properties of cementitious materials with low water-to-binder ratio	33
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	33
Understanding the mechanisms behind the time-dependent viscoelasticity of fresh C3A–gypsum paste	33
Quantifying the anomalous water absorption behavior of cement mortar in view of its physical sensitivity to water	33
Morphology-structural change of C-A-S-H gel in blended cements	33
The effect of equilibration time on Al uptake in C-S-H	32
Spatial zonation of a hydrotalcite-like phase in the inner product of slag: New insights into the hydration mechanism	32
Extensions of CASH+ thermodynamic solid solution model for the uptake of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals in C-S-H	32
Influence of aluminium on the hydration of triclinic C3S with addition of KOH solution	32
Predicting the compressive strength of fly ash concrete with the Particle Model	32