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edxia: Microstructure characterisation from quantified SEM-EDS hypermaps

Karen Scrivener, Fabien Jacques Michel Georget, William Wilson

The characterisation of cement paste microstructure is an important step towards understanding durability mechanisms in cementitious materials. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) is a widely used technique ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2020

Understanding the carbonation of concrete with supplementary cementitious materials: a critical review by RILEM TC 281-CCC

Karen Scrivener, Barbara Lothenbach

Blended cements, where Portland cement clinker is partially replaced by supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), provide the most feasible route for reducing carbon dioxide emissions associated with concrete production. However, lowering the clinker co ...

SPRINGER2020

The Atomic-Level Structure of Cementitious Calcium Aluminate Silicate Hydrate

Paul Bowen, Karen Scrivener, Aslam Kunhi Mohamed, Jirawan Siramanont, David Lyndon Emsley, Brennan James Walder, Maya Nicole Harris, Pierrick Berruyer, Pinelopi Moutzouri, Mattia Negroni

Despite use of blended cements containing significant amounts of aluminum for over 30 years, the structural nature of aluminum in the main hydration product, calcium aluminate silicate hydrate (C-A-S-H), remains elusive. Using first-principles calculations ...

2020

Evolution of microstructural changes in cement paste during environmental drying

Karen Scrivener, Hamed Maraghechi, Wioletta Soja, Fabien Jacques Michel Georget

Exposure of concrete to the atmosphere changes the microstructure of the cement paste. However, knowledge about the alteration of the porosity due to drying is typically not considered in deterioration processes of the hardened cement paste. The purpose of ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2020

Microstructural modelling of autogenous shrinkage in Portland cement paste at early age

Karen Scrivener, Shashank Bishnoi, Quang Huy Do

Purpose ...

EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD2020

Increasing the kaolinite content of raw clays using particle classification techniques for use as supplementary cementitious materials

Karen Scrivener, Franco Alberto Zunino Sommariva

The adoption of blended cements to reduce the carbon footprint has increased significantly over the last decades. Clays containing kaolinite are a promising choice due to their widespread availability. Kaolinite content is the major factor controlling the ...

ELSEVIER SCI LTD2020

Regional Waste Streams as Potential Raw Materials for Immediate Implementation in Cement Production

Karen Scrivener, Diana Londoño Zuluaga

There is an urgent need to apply available technologies to reduce the environmental impact of the construction industry. One of the possible solutions that can be implemented immediately is the industrial symbiosis between the waste-producing industries on ...

2020

Effect of sulfate on C-S-H at early age

Karen Scrivener, Arnaud Charles Albert Muller, Elise Marie Jeanne Berodier

The effect of increasing sulfate contents on the hydration of white cement was studied with a multi-technique approach. Quantitative X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) revealed that adding more gypsum in the cement resulted in more ettringite formation. Combining iso ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2020

Formation, composition and stability of ye'elimite and iron-bearing solid solutions

Karen Scrivener, Frank Bullerjahn

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2020

Young's modulus and creep of calcium-silicate-hydrate compacts measured by microindentation

Karen Scrivener, Pietro Lura, Zhangli Hu

In this paper, compacts of synthetic calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) with 0.8-1.5 calcium-to-silicon ratio (Ca/Si) and 30-80% porosity were prepared by one-direction cold pressing. The Young's modulus and the creep of C-S-H compacts were measured by micro ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2020

Water Redistribution-Microdiffusion in Cement Paste under Mechanical Loading Evidenced by H-1 NMR

Karen Scrivener, Pietro Lura

The mobility of water within the microstructure of hardened cement paste has been at the center of a long-lasting debate, motivated by the need to understand the fundamental mechanisms that play a role in drying, shrinkage, creep, and thermal expansion. Ou ...

2019

Quantification methods for chloride binding in Portland cement and limestone systems

Karen Scrivener, Wei Sun, Hamed Maraghechi, Shiyu Sui, Fabien Jacques Michel Georget, William Wilson

This paper presents a comparison of methods to quantify the chloride binding capacity for cementitious materials composed of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) and Limestone (LS, 0 to 55% replacement). Physical and chemical chloride bindings were investigated ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2019

The corrosion rate and microstructure of Portland cement and calcium aluminate cement-based concrete mixtures in outfall sewers: A comparative study

Karen Scrivener

This paper presents a comparative study on the corrosion rate and microstructural characteristics of Portland cement (PC) and calcium aluminate cement (CAC)-based concrete mixtures subjected to microbially-induced sulphuric acid (biogenic H2SO4) attack for ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2019

The needle model: A new model for the main hydration peak of alite

Karen Scrivener, Alexandre Reda Constantin William Caleb Ouzia

This article presents a new model for the main hydration peaks of tricalcium silicate and alite on the assumption that C-S-H nucleates and grows as needles. The model relies only on directly observable quantities and reproduces the transition from the acce ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2019

Hydration reactions and stages of clinker composed mainly of stoichiometric ye'elimite

Mohsen Ben Haha, Karen Scrivener, Emmanuelle Boehm Courjault, Frank Bullerjahn

Ye'climitc (Ca4Al6O12SO4 or C(4)A(3)(S) over bar) is the main hydraulic mineral present in calcium sulfoaluminate cement (CSA). The hydration of ye'elimite is responsible for the early age cement properties. We identify 5 stages in the hydration of neat st ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2019

Rapid, Robust, and Relevant (R3) Reactivity Test for Supplementary Cementitious Materials

Karen Scrivener, François Henri Avet, Ruben Anton Snellings, Xuerun Li

Although supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) are now commonly accepted and widely used, consensus has not been reached for methods to test their chemical reactivity. A multitude of test methods exist but often fall short on one or more of the key f ...

AMER CONCRETE INST2019

Influence of curing temperature on cement paste microstructure measured by H-1 NMR relaxometry

Karen Scrivener, Arnaud Charles Albert Muller

H-1 nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxometry, supported by X-Ray diffraction and thermogravimetric analysis, has been used to characterise microstructure of white cement pastes underwater cured at temperatures in the range 10 degrees C to 60 degrees C. ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2019

Investigation of C-A-S-H composition, morphology and density in Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3)

Karen Scrivener, Emmanuelle Boehm Courjault, François Henri Avet

In this study, the C-A-S-H composition, morphology and density are characterized for Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3-50) blends containing clays with various kaolinite contents. Significant incorporation of aluminium is observed for LC3-50 blends compa ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2019

Intrinsic viscoelasticity of C-S-H assessed from basic creep of cement pastes

Karen Scrivener, Julien Ston, Pietro Lura, Zhangli Hu, Adrien Jean Régis Maurice Hilaire

This paper investigates the fundamental mechanisms behind the effect of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) on the basic creep behavior of cement pastes. The intrinsic creep properties of the C-S-H gel are assessed based on measurements of uniaxial ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2019

Prediction of autogenous shrinkage of cement pastes as poro-visco-elastic deformation

Karen Scrivener, Pietro Lura, Zhangli Hu

Precise and robust predictions of autogenous shrinkage of high performance concrete are essential to limit self-induced stresses and cracking in modern concrete structures. This paper presents predictions of autogenous shrinkage for three cement pastes of ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2019

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