Abstract: In this paper, two types of acrylics, polyacrylate (PA), a copolymer of methyl methacrylate, acrylic acid, and others, and polyurethane-modified PA (PU/PA), are investigated in their interactions with inorganic phases in ...

Abstract: In this study, two new approaches for pore structure assessment of cement paste are investigated and compared with mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP)-based methods. One is based on a status-oriented computer model; the ...

Abstract: In this paper, a two-step model is proposed to predict the effective chloride diffusivity of cement paste and cement mortar. The prediction effective chloride diffusivity results of cement paste and cement mortar are ...

Abstract: Red clay is a special soil that loses water and shrinks easily, which causes expansion and contraction and leads to the generation and development of cracks, weakening the strength and engineering properties of the soil. ...

Abstract: To investigate the mesoscopic mechanism of rockfill dam material compaction, the discrete element method is used to simulate the entire compaction process. An irregular aggregate model is first established using laser ...

Abstract: The electrical resistivity of hardened cement-based materials was measured in this work by a modified noncontact electrical resistivity measurement (MN-CM). The resistivity was further processed to compute the chloride ...