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Hydrated Phases in Blended Cement Systems and Synthetic Saltstone Grouts

June 10, 2013
Author(s)
Kenneth Snyder, Paul Stutzman
A blended binder system (10 % portland cement, 45 % fly ash, and 45 % slag) is characterized as part of a broader study of its long-term effectiveness in stabilizing treated salt waste at the Savannah River Site. The binder system is reproduced in the

The Computational Materials Science of Concrete: Past-Present-Future

May 8, 2013
Author(s)
Edward Garboczi
From its small beginnings back in the 1960s, computational materials science has come a long way. The field is currently getting even more exciting with ideas like integrated computational materials engineering [1] being seriously considered in the start

Paving the Way for a More Sustainable Concrete Infrastructure: A Vision for Developing a Comprehensive Description of Cement Hydration Kinetics

March 28, 2013
Author(s)
Joseph J. Biernacki, Jeffrey W. Bullard, Constantiner Constantiner, Richard Meininger, Maria Juenger, Josephine H. Cheung, William Hansen, R. D. Hooton, Andreas Luttge, Jeffrey J. Thomas
Hydration of portland cement is the cornerstone of the process responsible for microstructure development in concrete and ultimately controls the kinetics of all materials properties that make concrete such a useful product for society (properties such as

Improving Concrete Bridge Decks with Internal Curing

February 1, 2013
Author(s)
Jason Weiss, Dale P. Bentz, Carmelo DiBella
Transportation agencies strive to provide durable, long lasting concrete bridge decks. While high performance concrete is frequently desired due to its resistance to chloride ingress and corrosion, these mixtures are often accompanied with an increased

Bridging the gap between random microstructure and 3-D meshing

November 10, 2012
Author(s)
Edward Garboczi, Yang Lu
There are different ways of mathematically representing 3-D heterogeneous material structures. But for each of these methods, usually the desired end result is a 3-D finite element mesh that will be used to investigate the mechanical properties of the

An Argument for Virtual Testing in the Cement Plant

September 10, 2012
Author(s)
Pichet Sahachaiyunta, Kittisak Pongpaisanseree, Jeffrey W. Bullard, Paul E. Stutzman, Edward Garboczi, Wilasa Vichit-Vadakan
The cement industry is moving toward customized commodity products, requiring plants that were built to consistently produce thousands of tons of one product each day to now be versatile enough to fine-tune multiple products that meet both industry

Application of Internal Curing for Mixtures Containing High Volumes of Fly Ash

August 1, 2012
Author(s)
Igor de la Varga, Javier Castro, Dale P. Bentz, Jason Weiss
Sustainability has become an important issue in the concrete industry in recent years. One way to make concrete more sustainable is through the replacement of portland cement clinker with alternative cementitious materials such as fly ash. While fly ash is

Elastic and Viscoelastic Properties of Calcium Silicate Hydrate

May 15, 2012
Author(s)
Zachary Grasley, Jones Christopher, X Li, Edward Garboczi, Jeffrey W. Bullard
In order to effectively predict the mechanical properties of concrete and other cementitious materials, it is useful to understand the properties and deformation mechanisms on the nano-metric length scale. Through a combined analytical, experimental, and

Concrete rheometers

May 1, 2012
Author(s)
Chiara C. Ferraris, Nicos Martys
The scope of this chapter is to introduce the current technology for measuring the rheological properties of concrete. The need to evaluate or assess the flow properties of concrete has resulted in the invention or design and standardization of hundreds of

Modeling Cement Hydration Kinetics Using the Equivalent Age Concept

March 29, 2012
Author(s)
Xueyu Pang, Dale P. Bentz, Christian Meyer
In this study the hydration kinetics of four different types of cements during early ages were investigated by both chemical shrinkage and isothermal calorimetry tests. Chemical shrinkage tests were performed at both different temperatures and pressures

Internal Curing - Constructing More Robust Concrete

January 19, 2012
Author(s)
Jason Weiss, Dale P. Bentz, Anton Schlinder, Pietro Lura
It is often said that there are two types of concrete: concrete that has cracked and concrete that is going to crack. Unfortunately, this is true all too frequently. Many of these unwanted cracks develop shortly after the concrete is placed and in addition

Modeling and Simulation of Cement Hydration Kinetics and Microstructure Development

December 22, 2011
Author(s)
Jeffrey Thomas, Joseph J. Biernacki, Jeffrey W. Bullard, Shashank Bishnoi, Jorge S. Dolado, George W. Scherer, Andreas Luttge
This review endeavors to summarize the past 40 years or so of progress towards the development of mathematical models for understanding and predicting cement hydration behavior. A complete and accurate model of hydration would enable materials engineers

Why Alite Stops Hydrating Below 80% Relative Humidity

September 1, 2011
Author(s)
Robert J. Flatt, George W. Scherer, Jeffrey W. Bullard
Cement hydration continues to have an intriguing character, surrounded as it is by a number of intensively debated questions. Among the unresolved issues is the reason why hydration stops at a relative humidity of about 80%, even though the system still

Effect of sample conditioning on the water absorption of concrete

August 1, 2011
Author(s)
Javier Castro, Dale P. Bentz, Jason Weiss
ASTM C1585 is commonly used to determine the absorption and rate of absorption of water in unsaturated hydraulic cement concretes. ASTM C1585 preconditions the samples for a total of 18 days. Unfortunately however, the range of relative humidities that can

From Electrons to Infrastructure: Engineering Concrete From The Bottom Up

April 6, 2011
Author(s)
Hamlin M. Jennings, Jeffrey W. Bullard
We argue that only an approach rooted in fundamental, mechanistic models of concrete materials offers a viable path for handling the enormous number of new variables that are being introduced as new materials are added to the design space, and as new
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