Insights into the interfacial strengthening mechanisms of calcium-silicate-hydrate/polymer nanocomposites

Experimental and molecular dynamics studies on the transport and adsorption of chloride ions in the nano-pores of calcium silicate phase: The influence of calcium to silicate ratios

(2018) Yang Zhou et al.   MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS

Towards sustainable concrete

(2017) Paulo J. M. Monteiro et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Molecular dynamics study of solvated aniline and ethylene glycol monomers confined in calcium silicate nanochannels: a case study of tobermorite

(2017) Yang Zhou et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Aluminum-induced dreierketten chain cross-links increase the mechanical properties of nanocrystalline calcium aluminosilicate hydrate

(2017) Guoqing Geng et al.   Scientific Reports

Densification of the interlayer spacing governs the nanomechanical properties of calcium-silicate-hydrate

(2017) Guoqing Geng et al.   Scientific Reports

Molecular dynamics simulation of the nonlinear behavior of the CNT-reinforced calcium silicate hydrate (C–S–H) composite

(2016) Mehdi Eftekhari et al.   COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING

Chloride ions transport and adsorption in the nano-pores of silicate calcium hydrate: Experimental and molecular dynamics studies

(2016) Yang Zhou et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Balancing strength and toughness of calcium-silicate-hydrate via random nanovoids and particle inclusions: Atomistic modeling and statistical analysis

(2016) Ning Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS

Super stretchable hydrogel achieved by non-aggregated spherulites with diameters

(2016) Guoxing Sun et al.   Nature Communications

Fracture toughness of calcium–silicate–hydrate from molecular dynamics simulations

(2015) M. Bauchy et al.   JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS

Reactive Molecular Simulation on Water Confined in the Nanopores of the Calcium Silicate Hydrate Gel: Structure, Reactivity, and Mechanical Properties

(2015) Dongshuai Hou et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Calcium silicate hydrate from dry to saturated state: Structure, dynamics and mechanical properties

(2014) Dongshuai Hou et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Structure and micro-nanomechanical characterization of synthetic calcium–silicate–hydrate with Poly(Vinyl Alcohol)

(2014) F. Pelisser et al.   CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES

Toughening Elastomers with Sacrificial Bonds and Watching Them Break

(2014) E. Ducrot et al.   SCIENCE

Interface engineering of highly efficient perovskite solar cells

(2014) H. Zhou et al.   SCIENCE

Combinatorial molecular optimization of cement hydrates

(2014) M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi et al.   Nature Communications

Microstructures and mechanical properties of polymer modified mortars under distinct mechanisms

(2013) Hongyan Ma et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Shear deformations in calcium silicate hydrates

(2013) Hegoi Manzano et al.   Soft Matter

Do Cement Nanotubes exist?

(2012) H. Manzano et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Simulation of Forces between Humid Amorphous Silica Surfaces: A Comparison of Empirical Atomistic Force Fields

(2012) Sabine Leroch et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Hydration of Calcium Oxide Surface Predicted by Reactive Force Field Molecular Dynamics

(2012) Hegoi Manzano et al.   LANGMUIR

Thermodynamics of Water Confined in Porous Calcium-Silicate-Hydrates

(2012) P. A. Bonnaud et al.   LANGMUIR

Set in stone? A perspective on the concrete sustainability challenge

(2012) Krystyn Van Vliet et al.   MRS BULLETIN

Highly stretchable and tough hydrogels

(2012) Jeong-Yun Sun et al.   NATURE

Characterization of self-compacting concretes prepared with different fibers and mineral additions

(2011) Valeria Corinaldesi et al.   CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES

Mechanical properties of hybrid inorganic–organic framework materials: establishing fundamental structure–property relationships

(2011) Jin Chong Tan et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Interactions between Organic and Inorganic Phases in PA- and PU/PA-Modified-Cement-Based Materials

(2011) Hongyan Ma et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

Trapping Guests within a Nanoporous Metal–Organic Framework through Pressure-Induced Amorphization

(2011) Karena W. Chapman et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Confined Water Dissociation in Microporous Defective Silicates: Mechanism, Dipole Distribution, and Impact on Substrate Properties

(2011) Hegoi Manzano et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Thiol–Ene-Based Photopolymerized Networks

(2011) Kathleen M. Schreck et al.   MACROMOLECULES

C–S–H/polyaniline nanocomposites prepared by in situ polymerization

(2010) Rouhollah Alizadeh et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

Atomistic Simulation of Creep in a Nanocrystal

(2010) Timothy T. Lau et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Molecular Dynamics to Understand the Mechanical Behavior of Cement Paste

(2010) Shanique Julie Murray et al.   TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD

Elastic properties of the main species present in Portland cement pastes

(2009) H. Manzano et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Quantitative evaluation technique of Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) fiber dispersion in engineered cementitious composites

(2009) Bang Yeon Lee et al.   CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES

First-Principles Study of Elastic Constants and Interlayer Interactions of Complex Hydrated Oxides: Case Study of Tobermorite and Jennite

(2009) Rouzbeh Shahsavari et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY

Pressure-Induced Amorphization and Porosity Modification in a Metal−Organic Framework

(2009) Karena W. Chapman et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A realistic molecular model of cement hydrates

(2009) R. J.-M. Pellenq et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A 29Si MAS NMR study of modified C–S–H nanostructures

(2008) James J. Beaudoin et al.   CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES

ReaxFF Reactive Force Field for Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Hydrocarbon Oxidation

(2008) Kimberly Chenoweth et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A

Formation and properties of C-S-H–PEG nano-structures

(2008) James J. Beaudoin et al.   MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES

Engineering the bonding scheme in C–S–H: The iono-covalent framework

(2007) R.J.-M. Pellenq et al.   CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH