Scaling Effect for Tensile Properties of Cementitious Materials Based on Self-Similarity: From Nano to Macro

Multiscale model for the scale effect of tensile strength of hardened cement paste based on pore size distribution

(2022) Song Jin et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Carbon nanofibers (CNFs) dispersed in ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC): Mechanical property, workability and permeability investigation

(2022) Linfei Li et al.   CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES

Effect of sulfate attack on the composition and micro-mechanical properties of C-A-S-H gel in cement-slag paste: A combined study of nanoindentation and SEM-EDS

(2022) Jun Yang et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Clustering analysis of grid nanoindentation data for cementitious materials

(2021) Xiaowen Chen et al.   Journal of Materials Science

Assessing strain rate sensitivity of cement paste at the micro-scale through micro-cantilever testing

(2021) Yidong Gan et al.   CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES

The physics of cement cohesion

(2021) Abhay Goyal et al.   Science Advances

Modelling fracture process zone width and length for quasi-brittle fracture of rock, concrete and ceramics

(2021) Xiaozhi Hu et al.   ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS

Could light-curing time, post-space region and cyclic fatigue affect the nanomechanical behavior of a dual-curing cement for fiber post luting?

(2021) Gianpaolo Serino et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Experimentally validated meso-scale fracture modelling of mortar using output from micromechanical models

(2020) Hongzhi Zhang et al.   CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES

Rate effect on the stress–strain behavior of concrete under uniaxial tensile stress

(2020) Xiangling Gao et al.   Structural Concrete

The effect of introducing nanoparticles on the fracture toughness of well cement paste

(2019) Shahlaa Al Wakeel et al.   International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Effect of vacuum and Focused Ion Beam generated heat on fracture properties of hydrated cement paste

(2019) Jiří Němeček et al.   CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES

Micropillar compression investigation of size effect on microscale strength and failure mechanism of Calcium-Silicate-Hydrates (C-S-H) in cement paste

(2019) Rahnuma Shahrin et al.   CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH

Effect of Water on the Dynamic Tensile Mechanical Properties of Calcium Silicate Hydrate: Based on Molecular Dynamics Simulation

(2019) Jikai Zhou et al.   Materials

Comparison of mechanical properties of C-S-H and portlandite between nano-indentation experiments and a modeling approach using various simulation techniques

(2018) Jia Fu et al.   COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING

Mechanical properties of C-S-H globules and interfaces by molecular dynamics simulation

(2018) Ding Fan et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Towards understanding stochastic fracture performance of cement paste at micro length scale based on numerical simulation

(2018) Hongzhi Zhang et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Size effect on splitting strength of hardened cement paste: Experimental and numerical study

(2018) Hongzhi Zhang et al.   CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES

Tensile strength of hydrated cement paste phases assessed by micro-bending tests and nanoindentation

(2016) J. Němeček et al.   CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES

Statistical nanoindentation technique in application to hardened cement pastes: Influences of material microstructure and analysis method

(2016) Chuanlin Hu et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Assessment of structural, thermal, and mechanical properties of portlandite through molecular dynamics simulations

(2016) Shahin Hajilar et al.   JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY

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

Dynamic tensile test of mass concrete with Shapai Dam cores

(2016) Haibo Wang et al.   MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES

The ReaxFF reactive force-field: development, applications and future directions

(2016) Thomas P Senftle et al.   npj Computational Materials

Uniaxial tension study of calcium silicate hydrate (C–S–H): structure, dynamics and mechanical properties

(2014) Dongshuai Hou et al.   MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES

Mechanical properties of calcium silicate hydrate (C–S–H) at nano-scale: A molecular dynamics study

(2014) Dongshuai Hou et al.   MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Nanoindentation investigation of creep properties of calcium silicate hydrates

(2013) M. Vandamme et al.   CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH

General relationship between strength and hardness

(2011) P. Zhang et al.   MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING

A molecular dynamics and microporomechanics study on the mechanical properties of major constituents of hydrated cement

(2010) A. Al-Ostaz et al.   COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING

Effect of porosity on the interface behavior of an Al2O3–aluminum composite: A molecular dynamics study

(2010) Chinmaya R. Dandekar et al.   COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Empirical force fields for complex hydrated calcio-silicate layered materials

(2010) Rouzbeh Shahsavari et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Does microstructure matter for statistical nanoindentation techniques?

(2009) Franz-Josef Ulm et al.   CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES