Cement and Concrete Research

Article	Citations
Influence of water-soluble leachates from natural fibers on the hydration and microstructure of cement paste studied by nuclear magnetic resonance	412
Environmental impact of extrusion-based additive manufacturing: generic model, power measurements and influence of printing resolution	266
Numerical approach to pipe flow of fresh concrete based on MPS method	175
Encapsulation of iodine-loaded adsorbents in blended Portland cement and geopolymer wasteforms	175
Editorial Board	174
The nanomechanical properties of non-crosslinked calcium aluminosilicate hydrate: The influences of tetrahedral Al and curing age	172
Hydration and strength of cement paste containing metastable vaterite derived from recycled concrete fines and CO2	171
A multi-species reactive transport model based on ion-solid phase interaction for saturated cement-based materials	168
On the moisture migration of concrete subject to high temperature with different heating rates	165
Resilient crystalline admixture in ultra-high performance self-healing concrete under cyclic freeze-thaw with de-icing salts	159
Forming zeolites and calcium silicate hydrates in Fe-rich, slag-based, porous inorganic polymers	159
Assessment of the reactivity and hydration of Portland cement clinker phases from atomistic simulation: A critical review	151
Microstructural developments of limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) pastes after long-term (3 years) hydration	148
Surface area development of Portland cement paste during hydration: Direct comparison with 1H NMR relaxometry and water vapor/nitrogen sorption	147
Mechanisms of internal curing water release from retentive and non-retentive superabsorbent polymers in cement paste	143
Exploring machine learning to predict the pore solution composition of hardened cementitious systems	140
Do superplasticizers work the way we think? New insights from their effect on the percolation threshold of limestone pastes	135
Effect of NaOH content on the fluidizing effect of PCEs with different structures in NaOH-activated slag	134
Phase evolution, micromechanical properties, and morphology of calcium (alumino)silicate hydrates C-(A-)S-H under carbonation	132
Carbonation of blast furnace slag concrete at different CO2 concentrations: Carbonation rate, phase assemblage, microstructure and thermodynamic modelling	129
Effect of high-volume substituted nanosilica on the hydration and mechanical properties of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC)	125
A continuous hydration model for cement paste with realistic CT image-based particles and simulation of microstructural evolution	123
The impact of mechanochemical activation on the physicochemical properties and pozzolanic reactivity of kaolinite, muscovite and montmorillonite	121
Shrinkage mitigation of metakaolin-based geopolymer activated by sodium silicate solution	114
Evaluating the effects of porosity on the mechanical properties of extrusion-based 3D printed concrete	112

Effect of temperature gradients on the microstructural characteristics and mechanical properties of concrete	112
Physical and mineralogical properties of calcined common clays as SCM and their impact on flow resistance and demand for superplasticizer	111
Editorial Board	111
Effect of different ions on dissolution rates of silica and feldspars at high pH	111
Shrinkage and carbonation of alkali-activated calcined clay-ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) concrete	108
Bio-inspired self-prestressing concrete (SPC) involving basalt fibers and expansive agent	106
Aluminate 2K systems in digital concrete: Process, design, chemistry, and outlook	105
Cement hydration kinetics followed by electron spin resonance	102
Distribution and dynamics of water in the blended pastes unraveled by thermoporometry and dielectric properties	101
Moisture sorption behaviour, microstructural changes and macroscopic deformation of hardened cement pastes during the first three drying–resaturation cycles	98
A damage constitutive model for concrete under uniaxial compression capturing strain localization	98
An insight on the effect of sodium and silicon on microstructure and crystallography of high alumina cements	97
Insights on the mechanical properties and failure mechanisms of calcium silicate hydrates based on deep-learning potential molecular dynamics	96
On the significance of interfacial chemistry on the strength of fly ash-cement composites	95
Quantification of nano-crystalline C-S-H in hydrated tricalcium silicate, Portland cement and fly ash cement using PONKCS method	95
Nanostructural evolution of Al(OH)3 gel formed by the cubic and orthorhombic ye'elimite clinkers of calcium sulfoaluminate cements in an ultra-wide hydration temperature range	95
Pumping of concrete: Understanding a common placement method with lots of challenges	94
Factors influencing the hydration kinetics of ye'elimite; effect of free lime	93
Introducing Particle Shape Metric (PSM): A fundamental parameter that encapsulates role of aggregate shape in enhancing packing and performance	91
Towards performance-based specifications for fly ash and natural pozzolans – Insights from a Monte-Carlo based thermodynamic modeling framework	90
Characterisation and hydration kinetics of β-C2S synthesised with K2SO4 as dopant	90
Effect of alkali hydroxide on calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H)	88
High early pozzolanic reactivity of alumina-silica gel: A study of the hydration of composite cements with carbonated recycled concrete paste	88
Low clinker systems - Towards a rational use of SCMs for optimal performance	88
New findings on the contribution of Mg-Al-NO3 layered double hydroxides to the hydration and chloride binding capacity of cement pastes	85
Development of more accurate methods for determining carbonation depth in cement-based materials	85
On the origins of anisotropy of extrusion-based 3D printed concrete: The roles of filament skin and agglomeration	83
New insights in the adsorption behavior of triethanolamine on OPC by experimental and theoretical study	83
Editorial Board	80
Heating cement to slow down its hydration: The unexpected role of PCE interpolymer bridge formation	80
Corrigendum to “Solubility and speciation of iron in cementitious systems”	80
Chemical degradation of magnesium potassium phosphate cement pastes during leaching by demineralized water: Experimental investigation and modeling	80
Early structural build-up, setting behavior, reaction kinetics and microstructure of sodium silicate-activated slag mixtures with different retarder chemicals	79
Strain-rate sensitivity of cement composites: Insights from field's metal nano-inclusions	79
Time-dependent water vapor desorption isotherm model of hardened cement paste	79
Incorporating elastic and creep deformations in modelling the three-dimensional autogenous shrinkage of cement paste	79
Enhanced alite dissolution by CAH10 addition	79
CCR digital concrete 2022 SI: Editorial	77
New insight into self-antifoaming effect of entrained CO2 bubbles in fresh cement paste	76
Experimental investigation of the short-term creep recovery of hardened cement paste at micrometre length scale	76
Dissolution-precipitation reactions of silicate mineral fibers at alkaline pH	75
Properties and hydration characteristics of an iron-rich sulfoaluminate cementitious material under cold temperatures	75
Theoretical model for the coupling effect of moisture transport on chloride penetration in concrete	75
Accelerated carbonation of recycled concrete aggregate in semi-wet environments: A promising technique for CO2 utilization	74
An experimental review of the reaction paths followed by alkali-activated slag pastes	74
Morphology-structural change of C-A-S-H gel in blended cements	74
Dissolution and early hydration of tetracalcium aluminoferrite (C4AF) in water and in aqueous sulfate solutions	73
Continuous optical in-situ pH monitoring during early hydration of cementitious materials	72
Impact of KOH on the interfacial precipitation rates of C-S-H during the early hydration of C3S	71
Mechanism underlying effect of expansive agent and shrinkage reducing admixture on mechanical properties and fiber-matrix bonding of fiber-reinforced mortar	71

Hydration kinetics and microstructure evolution of NaCl-mixed tricalcium silicate pastes	70
New insight into the combined effect of aluminum sulfate and triethanolamine on cement hydration	70
Editorial Special Issue: Keynote Papers of International Conference on the Chemistry of Cement, 2023, Bangkok	69
Editorial Board	68
The interaction mechanism of polycarboxylate and β-naphthalene sulfonate superplasticizers: Synergistic adsorption rather than competitive adsorption	67
Carbonation of fresco mural paintings with a dolomitic mortar	66
Dedolomitization of dolostone filler: Modifying the course of Mg with SCM	66
The intrinsic role of network modifiers (Ca versus Mg) in the reaction kinetics and microstructure of sodium silicate-activated CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 glasses	66
Prediction and evaluation of thermal conductivity in nanomaterial-reinforced cementitious composites	65
Interpretation of the early stiffening process in alkali-activated slag pastes	65
Scaling of strength in hardened cement pastes - Unveiling the role of microstructural defects and the susceptibility of C-S-H gel to physical/chemical degradation by multiscale modeling	64
Bond of steel-mortar interface interfered by stray current	64
Accelerated carbonation and structural transformation of blast furnace slag by mechanochemical alkali-activation	64
Filament geometry control in extrusion-based additive manufacturing of concrete: The good, the bad and the ugly	63
Collaborative enhancement in “strength-toughness-elastic modulus” of calcium-silicate-hydrate (C-S-H) based organic-inorganic composites: Chemical bonding and cracking path optimization	63
Efficiency of natural pozzolans, ground glasses and coal bottom ashes in mitigating sulfate attack and alkali-silica reaction	63
Mechanism understanding of alkali-silica reaction in alkali-activated materials system	63
Formation, structure, and thermal stability evolution of ternesite based on a single-stage sintering process	63
Thermally activated viscoelasticity of cement paste: Minute-long creep tests and micromechanical link to molecular properties	63
Influence of different CA2/CA-ratios on hydration degree, AH3 content and flexural strength investigated for a binder formulation of calcium aluminate cement with calcite	62
First step in modeling the flow table test to characterize the rheology of normally vibrated concrete	61
Factors affecting the reactivity of slag at early and late ages	61
Quantitative relationship between microstructure of steel-concrete interface and chloride-induced corrosion rate of steel in unsaturated cementitious materials	61
Enhancement of the wet carbonation of artificial recycled concrete aggregates in seawater	61
Direct observation of C3S particle dissolution using fast nano X-ray computed tomography	61
Cationic-ratio-regulated surface chloride adsorption of layered double hydroxides	60
Predicting the rheology of limestone calcined clay cements (LC3): Linking composition and hydration kinetics to yield stress through Machine Learning	60
Modelling of the evolving contributions of gas transport, cracks and chemical kinetics during atmospheric carbonation of hydrated C3S and C-S-H pastes	60
Alkali metal distribution in composite cement pastes and its relation to accelerated ASR tests	60
Modifications to reaction mechanisms, phase assemblages and mechanical properties of alkali-activated slags induced by gypsum addition	60
Automatic identification and quantification of dense microcracks in high-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composites through deep learning-based computer vision	59
Full process of calcium silicate hydrate decalcification: Molecular structure, dynamics, and mechanical properties	58
Advances in atomistic modeling and understanding of drying shrinkage in cementitious materials	58
3D printing of calcined clay-limestone-based cementitious materials	58
3D crystalline phase and pore structure evolution upon CO2 exposure in sodium sulfate-activated cement pastes	57
Citrate sorption on cement hydrates	56
Editorial Board	56
Editorial Board	56
Discussion: Towards performance-based specifications for fly ash and natural pozzolans-insights from a Monte-Carlo based thermodynamic modeling framework	55
The viscoelastic behavior of synthetic alkali-silica gels at ambient temperature	55
Simulation of radiation damage via alpha decay in BFS:PC grouts using 4He2+ ion acceleration	55
Insight into the direct carbonation process of Ca2SiO4 based on ReaxFF MD simulation and experiments	54
Thermodynamic modeling of alkali-activated fly ash paste	54
X-ray near-field ptychographic nanoimaging of cement pastes	53
Effects of Triethanolamine-Gallate on the workability, hydration and microstructure of steel slag supplementary cementitious materials	53
Defective homes in Donegal, Ireland: Effect of exposure conditions and concrete quality on pyrrhotite oxidation and internal sulfate attack	53
Characterisation of iron-rich cementitious materials	53
Modelling the poromechanical behaviour of class G cement paste: A multiphysics approach from early age to hardened state	53
Technology readiness: A global snapshot of 3D concrete printing and the frontiers for development	52
Hydration of cement pastes with calcium carbonate polymorphs	52
Al uptake in calcium silicate hydrate and the effect of alkali hydroxide	52
A novel method for precise determination of maximum particle loading fraction in highly concentrated suspensions	52
Investigations on the effect of alkalis on C-S-H growth rates and their impact on early C3S hydration rates	52
Editorial Board	52
2D stationary computational printing of cement-based pastes	51
3-Dimensional insight into zonation within slag rims of aged blended cement	51
Effect of disodium EDTA on hydration and mechanical properties of calcium sulphoaluminate-belite cement	50
A discussion of the paper “Low-field 1<	50
In-line activation of geopolymer slurry for concrete 3D printing	50
Ab-initio modeling of chloride binding at hydrocalumite/sodium chloride solution interfaces	50
A model for elucidating the contributions of meso- and macropores to water sorption and strain in cementitious materials	50
Nonlinear creep of concrete: Stress-activated stick–slip transition of viscous interfaces and microcracking-induced damage	50
Cement stress and microstructure evolution during curing in semi-rigid high-pressure environments	50
An experimental and numerical study on the cracking of alkali-activated slag pastes induced by water immersion	49
Effect of rice husk ash-derived activator on the structural build-up of alkali activated materials	49
Molecular modeling of chemical admixtures; opportunities and challenges	49
Intrinsic chloride ion transport behavior in porous space of pure C-S-H	49
Alkali-activated calcined clay blended cement: Effect of NaOH activator on performance of HPEG PCEs and on early strength	49
The influence of low calcium sulfate contents on early calcium aluminate cement–calcite hydration kinetics and pore solution chemistry	48
Atomic structure of nanocrystalline and amorphous ASR products	48
Quantitative microstructural investigation of 3D-printed and cast cement pastes using micro-computed tomography and image analysis	48
Slow penetration for characterizing concrete for digital fabrication	48
Philosophy of rational mixture proportioning of alkali-activated materials validated by the hydration kinetics of alkali-activated slag and its microstructure	48
Reaction kinetics during early hydration of calcined phyllosilicates in model cement systems	48
Influence of the amount of calcium sulfate on physical/mineralogical properties and carbonation resistance of CSA-based cements	47
Unraveling disadhesion mechanism of epoxy/CSH interface under aggressive conditions	47
Role of the alkalis of supplementary cementing materials in controlling pore solution chemistry and alkali-silica reaction	47
Editorial Board	46
Generalized models of slump and spread in combination for higher precision in yield stress determination	46
Numerical analysis of concrete permeability measurements in laboratory and in field	46

Hydration kinetics and strength retrogression mechanism of silica-cement systems in the temperature range of 110 °C–200 °C	46
Thermodynamic equilibria-based modelling of reactive chloride transport in blended cementitious materials	46
Replacing cement through data analytics and process control	46
Structural fibre-reinforced cement-based composite designed for particle bed 3D printing systems. Case study Parque de Castilla Footbridge in Madrid	46
Four-way CFD-DEM coupling to simulate concrete pipe flow: Mechanism of formation of lubrication layer	45
How does carbonation of alkali-activated slag and Portland cement systems impact steel corrosion differently?	45
Retardation effect of the pozzolanic reaction of low-calcium supplementary cementitious materials on clinker hydration at later age: Effects of pore solution, foreign ions, and pH	45
Quantifying dispersion of nanosilica in hardened cement matrix using a novel SEM-EDS and image analysis-based methodology	45
Long-term performance of structural concretes in China southeast coastal environments exposed to atmosphere and chlorides	45
Effect of diethanolisopropanolamine and ethyldiisopropylamine on hydration and strength development of Portland cement	45
Microstructure and microanalysis of portland cement pastes with high w/c ratios	45
Freezing mechanism of NaCl solution ultra-confined on surface of calcium-silicate-hydrate: A molecular dynamics study	45
A novel integration strategy for the foaming and hydrophobization of geopolymer foams	44
Responsive superplasticizers for active rheology control of cementitious materials	44
Alkali activated steel slag – oil composites: Towards resource efficiency and CO2 neutrality	44
Analysis of the trend of pH changes of concrete pore solution during the hydration by various analytical methods	44
Effects of Al in C–A–S–H gel on the chloride binding capacity of blended cement paste	43
Editorial Board	43
Electrochemical activation of oxidation of sulfide-bearing aggregates in concrete specimens	43
Immobilization mechanism of radioactive borate waste in phosphate-based geopolymer waste forms	43
Small oscillatory rheology and cementitious particle interactions	43
Cementitious phase quantification using deep learning	43
Study on the internal crack network of the ASR-affected concrete by the tomography-based numerical model	43
Quantitative analysis of the evolution of ASR products and crack networks in the context of the concrete mesostructure	43
Molecular quantification of the decelerated dissolution of tri-calcium silicate (C3S) due to surface adsorption	43
Editorial Board	43
A fractal model for characterizing multi-scaling particle diffusion behaviors in alkali-activated materials system	43
Ca/Si-dependent size of silica nanoparticles derived from C-S-H at high water to solid ratio	42
The role of Li2O, MgO and CuO on SO3 activated clinkers	42
Assessing the fresh properties of printable cement-based materials: High potential tests for quality control	41
Formulating printable concrete mixtures based on paste rheology and aggregate content: Application to alkali-activated binders	41
Dissolution kinetics of densified and undensified silica fume in a KOH solution at pH 13 and 23 °C	41
Internal curing of cement pastes by means of superabsorbent polymers visualized by neutron tomography	41
The first experimental evidence for improved nanomechanical properties of calcium silicate hydrate by polycarboxylate ether and graphene oxide	40
Insight into the role of β-cyclodextrin on the hydration of white Portland cement	40
Impact of polymer binders on the aggregation modes of two-pieces CSH composites	40
Additive construction in practice – Realities of acceptance criteria	40
Time and spatially dependent transient competitive antagonism during the 2-D diffusion-reaction of combined chloride-sulphate attack upon concrete	40
Influence of curing temperature on belite cement hydration: A comparative study with Portland cement	40
Specifics of plastic shrinkage in 3D-printed concrete elements	40
Effects of seawater on the formation and mechanical properties of Friedel's salt associated with tricalcium aluminate	39
On the calculation of chloride diffusion coefficient from the multispecies transference numbers in the standard migration test	39
Rheology of alkali-activated slag pastes: New insight from microstructural investigations by cryo-SEM	39
In-situ laboratory X-ray diffraction applied to assess cement hydration	39
Water-based graphene nanofluid additives: Advancements in sustainable, low-carbon, and high-performance nanocarbon-modified cementitious materials	39
Analysis of time-resolved water distribution and paramagnetic contents migration during alkali-activation process of Metakaolin using PD-MRI	38
Comparison of the electrochemical decarbonation of different-grade limestones used in cement manufacturing	38
Discussion of the paper “Effect of the chemical composition of synthetic alkali-silica gels on their structure, swelling behavior and water uptake” by Miriam E. Krüger, Harald Hilbig, Ludwig Stelzner	38
Rate effect on the pull-out load of individual fibers in concrete: A probabilistic modeling approach	38
Biopolymer-assisted stable halloysite nanotubes dispersion in alkaline environment and their application in cementitious composite	38
Editorial Board	38
In-situ XRD study of the effects of amino acids on the carbonation kinetics of cementitious calcium silicates	38
Characterisation of steel corrosion and matrix damage in reinforced mortar combining analytical, electrical and image-based techniques	38
Automated experimentation for evaluating cement dispersant performance	37
Nanostructure evolution of (A/F)H3 phase with different alkali concentrations based on calcium sulfoaluminate cement	37
Advancing construction in existing contexts: Prospects and barriers of 3d printing with mobile robots for building maintenance and repair	37
Electron energy loss spectroscopy of nanoscale local structures in calcium silicate hydrate	37
Unveiling the key factors for clinker reactivity and cement performance: A physic-chemical and performance investigation of 40 industrial clinkers	36
Overall assessment of CFRP-wrapped concrete affected by alkali-silica reaction	36
Gypsum formation mechanisms and their contribution to crystallisation pressure in sulfate resistant hardened cement pastes during early external sulfate attack at low sulfate concentrations	36
Multi-scale investigation on composition-structure of C-(A)-S-H with different Al/Si ratios under attack of decalcification action	36
Modeling the dependence of capillary sorptivity on initial water content for cement-based materials in view of water sensitivity	36
Incorporation of boron into metakaolin-based geopolymers for radionuclide immobilisation and neutron capture potential	36
Sorption and electrokinetic properties of ASR product and C-S-H: A comparative modelling study	36
Combined LA-ICP-MS and SEM-EDX analyses for spatially resolved major, minor and trace element detection in cement clinker phases	36
Measuring mineralized carbon in carbonate minerals and cementitious materials by an acid digestion-titration method	36
The use of TEA·H3PO4 and TEA·C18H30O3S as eco-friendly corrosion inhibitors in cementitious materials: An experimental and theoretical study	36
Interlayer reinforcement of 3D printed concrete by the in-process deposition of U-nails	35
Initial hydration process of calcium silicates in Portland cement: A comprehensive comparison from molecular dynamics simulations	35
Drying model of a high salt content cementitious waste form: Effect of capillary forces and salt solution	35
Anomalous matrix and interlayer pore structure of 3D-printed fiber-reinforced cementitious composites	35
Microstructural characteristics and CO2 uptake of calcium sulfoaluminate cement by carbonation curing at different water-to-cement ratios	35
Investigation of the AFm-Cl system: Fe-to-Al solid solution, thermal behavior and carbonation	35
Microstructural and micromechanical characteristics of ultra-high performance concrete with superabsorbent polymer (SAP)	35
The role of water-treated municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) bottom ash in microstructure formation and strength development of blended cement pastes	35
Surface chemistry and radionuclide anion immobilisation potential of phosphoric acid-activated metakaolin-based geopolymers	35
Understanding the impact of main seawater ions and leaching on the chloride transport in alkali-activated slag and Portland cement	35
D3 method: Direct and delayed dosing: New insights into specific surface area modification by superplasticizers	34
Editorial Board	34
Polymorph and minor phase quantification in Portland clinker by X-ray powder diffraction analysis: Addressing challenges and foreign ion effects	34
Mechanisms governing in-depth infiltration of crack filling solutions in concrete using a magnetic approach	34
Editorial Board	34
A non-equilibrium micromechanics-based thermo-hydro-mechanical model for freezing/thawing in saturated cementitious materials: From elasticity to elastic-plasticity	33
Influence of curing temperature on the hydration and strength development of Class G Portland cement	33
Recovery and direct carbonation of brucite from desalination reject brine for use as a construction material	33
Alginate- and sulfonate-based superabsorbent polymers for application in cementitious materials: Effects of kinetics on internal curing and other properties	33
Confined yield stress lubrication flows for cement paste backfill in underground stopes	33
Phase profiling of carbonation-cured calcium sulfoaluminate cement	33
Effect of accelerated curing and layer deformations on structural failure during extrusion-based 3D printing	33
Investigating icing behavior in cementitious material during freeze–thaw using low-temperature low-field NMR	33
Friedel's salt: Temperature dependence of thermoelastic properties	33
Nanosilica-based post-treatment of hardened cement-based materials: The underlying physics	33
Macro and microstructural evolution of low-calcium fly ash-based geopolymer mortar exposed to sulphuric acid corrosion	33
Microstructure-based modelling of chloride diffusivity in non-saturated cement paste accounting for capillary and gel pores	33
Modification of magnesium hydroxide for improved performance in CO2 sequestration	33