CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
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2023
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Chenchen Xiong,Yulin Wang,Yang Zhou,Xingyu Liu,JinHui Tang,Pan Feng
An ordered structure and high mechanical property of calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) gel has been always pursued in the field of cementitious materials. In this paper, compacted and layer-by-layer stacking C-S-H plates were fabricated based on Layer-by-Layer (LBL) method and H-cell penetration (HCP) method through cation exchange membrane templating. This new way changed the randomly packing structure of traditional C-S-H, and synthesized a high-orderly C-S-H platelets with denser structure. Based on molecular dynamics simulations, it can be attributed to the strong adsorption and nucleation sites contributed by sulfonic acid groups on the cation exchange membrane. Besides, AFM indentation experiments indicate this C-S-H owns significantly higher elastic modulus than traditional C-S-H, while the mechanical properties can be further increased by the addition of PVA and the regulation of reaction time. This new type C-S-H may pave the way to the preparation of high-performance concrete in the future.
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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
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2022
·Vol. 32
·期 51
·2208676
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Bo Pang,Zuquan Jin,Yunsheng Zhang,Zhiyong Liu,Wei She,Penggang Wang,Yong Yu,Xiaoying Zhang,Chuansheng Xiong,Ning Li,Guowen Sun,Peng Zhao,Guojian Liu,Xiaoyun Song,Song Gao
Cement-based sensors (CBSs) have demonstrated potential in structural health monitoring (SHM) despite rare applications due to their poor flexibility and sensing accuracy/protection with robustness. Herein, a promising strategy is reported to design a waterborne epoxy resin (WEP)-modified cement-based composite coating sensorcapable of simultaneous stable SHM and durable protection. The interpenetrating network (IPN) formed by WEP within cement paste is bionic to the toughness and crack resistance of biological muscle tissue and balances the ion permeation performance and polarization of hydration products. The polymerization-redispersion progress and mechanism of calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) gel modified with [3-(2-aminoethylamino)-propyl]trimethoxysilane silsesquioxane (C-POSS) are characterized and revealed. The results show that the muscle-like IPN increases the cement-based coatings’ maximum deflection angle to 30° and improves the monitoring accuracy of compressive, tensile, and fatigue microchanges of concrete structures to more than 95%. The POSS···Ca 2+ ···C-S-H interaction in C-POSS partially transferred the intra-adhesive hydrogen bonds surrounding the nanoconducer into electrostatic bridging ones to maintain an excellent electromechanical conductive dispersion.
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MRS Communications
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2023
·Vol. 13
·期 2
·268-275
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Qiao Xinfeng,Hu Chuanlin,Yao Shun,Wang Fazhou
This study is to explore the micro-mechanical properties of C–S–H modified by various carbon nanotubes and the correlation with the nano/micro-structures. The results show that carboxyl-functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes provide the great template for the growth of C–S–H and reduce the porosity and surface defects of C–S–H particles. The highly ordered and dense layered structure of C–S–H greatly improves its micro-mechanical properties. In addition, the functional groups (–COOH) of functionalized carbon nanotubes can combine with the Ca–O bond of C–S–H to change the interlayer spacing of C–S–H, and the effects are particularly significant at low Ca/Si. Graphical abstract
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Journal of Building Engineering
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2025
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Hong Zhou,Shuzhen Zheng,Huina Li,Qianping Ran,Jianfeng Ma
Calcium silicate hydrates (C–S–H) is the primary product of cement hydration, and its structure and properties substantially influence the mechanical performance of cement-based materials. However, in practical applications, pure C–S–H has some shortcomings, such as susceptibility to microcracking and high porosity, which can reduce the durability and overall mechanical performance. To solve these problems, two different sizes of cellulose (microcrystalline cellulose nanoparticles and carboxylated cellulose nanofibers) were used to modify C–S–H nanocomposites, which were synthesized by hydrothermal synthesis. The characterization of the composites was analyzed in detail using methods such as TEM, FT-IR, and TGA. The results of these methods showed that cellulose was uniformly dispersed in the C–S–H matrix on the nanoscale, which formed an interwoven mesh structure. The mechanical properties of the cement paste were tested, including flexural strength and compressive strength. In addition, the cement paste containing the nanocomposites was analyzed by SEM, XRD and hydration heat tests. The results of these tests showed that the seed effect of C–S–H and the effective bridging effect of needle-like cellulose crystals on crack extension significantly improved their mechanical properties.
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CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
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2024
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Kaifeng Wang,Yuxun Kan,Yunsheng Zhu,Kaihong Zhong,Jiabing Hu
Calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) is considered a novel early strength agent, showing immense potential in enhancing the early strength of cement-based materials. Polycarboxylate (PCE) is widely used as a dispersant in the synthesis of nano-C-S-H to prevent agglomeration during synthesis. However, a comprehensive investigation is still required to establish a stable method for preparing stable C-S-H/PCE nanocomposites using chemical co-precipitation. This study employed orthogonal experiments, range analysis, variance analysis, and multi-index matrix analysis to explore the effect of the chemical co-precipitation synthesis process on the stability of C-S-H/PCE nanocomposites. It conclusively identified the calcium-to-silicon (C/S) ratio as the sole significant influencing factor, establishing optimal synthesis parameters: a C/S ratio of 1.6, stirring at 8000 r/min, a 2-hour reaction time, and a reaction temperature of 30 °C. Additionally, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were utilized to investigate the impact of the C/S ratio on the structure and morphology of C-S-H/PCE nanocomposites. Results indicated that under the optimal synthesis parameters, the average particle size and precipitation rate of the synthesized C-S-H/PCE nanocomposites were 0.122 µm and 0.44%, respectively, exhibiting a 4.7% and 47.6% improvement over the best samples in the orthogonal test. Increasing the C/S ratio decreased the crystallinity of the C-S-H/PCE nanocomposites, resulting in the emergence of multiple crystal structures, compact and ordered morphology, and reduced sedimentation. These findings collectively underscore that C-S-H/PCE nanocomposites with higher C/S ratios exhibit enhanced dispersion and stability, validating the rationality of the optimal synthesis parameters identified in this study.
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MATERIALS LETTERS
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2022
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Feifei Zhou,Ganghua Pan,Haining Meng,Hailong Sun
For preparing finer and well-dispersed calcium-silicate-hydrate (C-S-H) seeds at a lower cost, the waste solution of acid treatment of recycled concrete aggregates (RCAs) and black liquor from pulping were used for the synthesis of C-S-H seeds. The results show that C-S-H seeds can be successfully fabricated by chemical co-precipitation reaction using the two waste solutions. Interestingly, it was globular rather than traditional foil-like. Furthermore, C-S-H seeds synthesized using the two waste solutions had smaller particle size and better dispersibility. More importantly, it had a more prominent accelerating effect to the strength development of mortar, significantly enhancing the early and long-term compressive strength of mortar.
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CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH
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2025
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Xin Liu,Dining Li,Hui Xie,Jiachen Yao,Xuyan Shen,Haochuan Wang,Zhengyao Qu,Zuhua Zhang,Pan Feng
Alkali-free aluminum sulfate (AS)-based accelerators have become a widely adopted and indispensable admixture for shotcrete applications. However, their effects on the formation kinetics and properties of calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) – the primary hydrate in shotcrete – remain insufficiently understood. To bridge this knowledge gap, a combination of isothermal calorimetry, QXRD, and TGA was employed to uncover the temporal evolution of C-S-H. In addition, the chemical compositions and silicate chain structure were comprehensively examined using BSE-EDS, 27 Al NMR, coupled with 29 Si NMR techniques. Our results demonstrate that AS addition accelerated C 3 S hydration, promoting the C-S-H nucleation and growth rate. This acceleration effect can be ascribed to (1) the accelerated dissolution of silicate phases at early stages, and (2) the formation of divergent C-S-H needles, providing more nucleation sites while mitigating impingement between adjacent C-(A)-S-H needles. Multiple characterizations confirmed the enhanced incorporation of aluminum into C-S-H, predominately at the bridging site. Notably, increasing AS content decreased the Si/Ca of the C-(A)-S-H and concurrently enhanced the aluminum incorporation. This compositional shift led to the formation of longer aluminosilicate chains and concomitant improvements in the hardness and elastic modulus of C-(A)-S-H. These findings offer valuable insights into AS-induced alterations in C-(A)-S-H within accelerated cement pastes, facilitating the deeper understanding of the role of C-(A)-S-H in strength development and long-term durability of shotcrete.
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CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES
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2024
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Guangpeng He,Deyu Kong,Xiaoguang Chen,Shujing Fan,Tao Meng,Jiabin Li
In this paper, low-cost dihydrate gypsum (CaSO 4 ⋅2H 2 O) was used as calcium source together with sodium metasilicate solution to prepare calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) gels through a mechanochemical activation strategy by using planetary and vibrational ball-milling. The influences of the prepared C-S-H gels on hydrating and hardening properties of super-retarded cement-based materials with sucrose were investigated. The results showed that CaSO 4 ⋅2H 2 O reacted with sodium metasilicate solution under mechanochemical effect during both planetary and vibrational ball-milling, although CaSO 4 ⋅2H 2 O was just slightly dissolved in water. It was also interestingly found that the C-S-H gels can continuously form while resting for a certain time after ball-milling. Under the mechanochemical activation, the prepared C-S-H gels had complete characteristic diffusion peaks and were composed of layered, flocculent and fibrous structures. While incorporating the prepared C-S-H gels into the super-retarded cement paste with sucrose, the cement hydration was greatly accelerated and the compressive strength of the hardened cement-based materials was also effectively improved at early age as expected. Through X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, it was found that C-S-H gels can effectively promote the growth of CH crystals along the (001) and (101) crystal planes. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results supported that the C-S-H gels inhibited the refinement of ettringite (AFt) crystals in super-retarded HCP with sucrose, which was more obvious at 28 d.
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CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES
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2023
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Zhongtao Luo,Tianyi Zhi,Xiaohai Liu,Kunpeng Yin,Han Pan,Hu Feng,Yatao Song,Yanfeng Su
The early hydration of UHPC can be retarded by the low water/binder ratio, the high polycarboxylate superplasticizers dosage, and the large supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) content. In this study, the effects of the prepared nanoscale C–S–H seeds and nano-silica (NS) on the early performance of UHPC were compared. The mechanism of nanomaterials influencing the early hydration of UHPC was further characterized by calorimetry , thermal analysis, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and mercury intrusion porosimetry . The results showed that the 1-day compressive strength of UHPC samples with 0.3 wt% C–S–H seeds and NS increased by 457% and 25% respectively compared to the control sample. Compared to NS, C–S–H seeds were more effective in accelerating the early (before 3 d) hydration to produce hydrates and refine the pore structure of UHPC. The NMR results further implied that compared with the NS, the C–S–H seeds was 12% and 343% more efficient in accelerating the early hydration of cement and SCMs, respectively. However, the performance enhancement of nanomaterials was effective at 1 d and had little effect thereafter.
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CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
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2024
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Xuan Hou,Shuhua Ma,Xiaohui Wang,Yanjun Ou,Ruiping Liu
Industrial waste fly ash was transformed into a fluffy C-S-H (hydrated calcium silicate) material with thermal activation process . The textural property of the material makes it easily integrated and well dispersed in cement using 2% addition. Characterization techniques such as hydration heat, XRD , thermogravimetric analysis , were carried out to elucidate the effect of this C-S-H on cement hydration : the compressive strength of cement mortar was improved beyond 25%; and the viscosity of cement paste was reduced by 22%; the volume of solidified cement expand by 10%. This advances the overall utilization of cement and improve the properties as well.
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MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
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2026
·Vol. 59
·期 6
·303
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Yin Jianhao,Liao Jiaxin,Kong Xiangming
The composition, moisture distribution, and microstructural evolutions of calcium-silicate-hydrate (C–S–H) in synthetic C–S–H (SynCSH) and hardened tricalcium silicate paste (HC 3 SP) during the first drying-resaturation (D-R) cycle were systematically compared using low-field 1 H-nuclear magnetic resonance (LF-NMR) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The stoichiometric formulas of C–S–H in SynCSH and HC 3 SP were determined as C 0.9 SH 3.65 and C 2.0 SH 4.53 , respectively. Water contents of C–S–H quantified by TGA and LF-NMR exhibit good linear relationship. Three types of water, interlayer water, gel water and capillary water in C–S–H were identified by LF-NMR. Notable observations included the abnormal increase of interlayer water during the drying process and subsequent decrease during resaturation, along with irreversible decreases in capillary water and increases in gel water after D-R cycle, which were attributed to the rearrangement of C–S–H layered structures. SynCSH exhibited collapse of capillary pore structures following the D-R cycle, resulting in irreversible reductions in total water content. This finding confirms the validity of synthetic C–S–H as a model material for cementitious C–S–H research while highlighting its limitations in predicting the microstructural stability of real cement pastes under moisture cycling.
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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
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2026
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Jian Ma,Jinfeng Sun,Liang Tian,Xiaoyu Bai,Zhuqing Yu
The recycling of waste cathode ray tube (CRT) glass in cement-based materials is hindered by its low early age reactivity which limits mechanical performance and large-scale utilization. This study presents a novel strategy to overcome this limitation by incorporating C-S-H seedings into waste CRT glass-Portland cement (PC) systems. Through a multi scale investigation encompassing workability compressive strength hydration kinetics phase assemblage and pore structure we demonstrate that C-S-H seedings act as both nucleation sites and physical fillers significantly accelerating early age hydration and promoting later pozzolanic reactions. An optimal seeding content of 1.5 wt enhanced 1 d compressive strength by 50.0% compared to the control and even surpassed pure PC by 40.5%. Notably total porosity was reduced by up to 63.2% at 1 d and the critical pore diameter was substantially refined. These improvements are attributed to a dual stage mechanism involving early age nucleation seeding and pore filling followed by enhanced pozzolanic reaction of waste glass at later ages. This work provides a scalable and effective approach for valorizing waste CRT glass in sustainable cementitious materials with a carbon emission reduction of 11.17% compared to conventional PC. The findings also highlight the need for future research on long term durability and life cycle assessment to support practical deployment.
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