Browse Journals

[1] L. P. Singh, K. Agarwal, S. K. Bhattacharyya, U. Sharma and S. Ahalawat, Preparation of silica nanoparticles and its beneficial role in cementitious materials, Nanomater. Nanotechnol. 1 (2011), 44-51.

[2] G. Quercia, G. Hüken and H. J. H. Brouwers, Water demand of amorphous nano silica and its impact on the workability of cement paste, Cem. Concr. Res. 42 (2012), 344-357.

[3] G. Land and D. Stephan, The influence of nano-silica on the hydration of ordinary Portland cement, J. Mater. Sci. 47 (2012), 1011-1017.

[4] I. Campillo, A. Guerrero, J. S. Dolado, A. Porro, J. A. Ibáñez and S. Goñi, Improvement of initial mechanical strength by nanoalumina in belite cements, Mat. Lett. 61 (2007), 1889-1892.

[5] Z. Li, H. Wang, S. He, T. Lu and M. Wang, Investigations on the preparation and mechanical properties of the nanoalumina reinforced cement composite, Mat. Lett. 60 (2006), 356-359.

[6] G. Ming-Zhi, L. Tung-Chai and P. Chi-Sun,  self-compacting glass mortar: Comparison of photocatalytic nitrogen oxide removal and bacteria inactivation, Build. Environ. 53 (2012), 1-6.

[7] H. Li, H. Xiao and J. Ou, A study on mechanical and pressure-sensitive properties of cement mortar with nanophase materials, Cem. Concr. Res. 34 (2004), 435-438.

[8] D. Alonso-Domínguez, A. Moragues, E. Reyes, I. Álvarez-Serrano and C. Pico, Silica-additivated cement pastes obtained from different mixing conditions: Influence on the hydration process, Proceeding VIII Internacional Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures (2012).

[9] G. Le Saoût, E. Lécolier, A. Rivereau and H. Zanni, Chemical structure of cement aged at normal and elevated temperatures and pressures, Part II: Low permeability class G oilwell cement, Cem. Concr. Res. 36 (2006), 428-433.

[10] I. G. Richardson, A. R. Brough, R. Brudson, G. W. Groves and C. M. Dobson, Location of aluminum in substituted calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) gels as determined by  and  and EELS, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 79 (1993), 2285-2288.

[11] M. Andersen, H. J. Jakobsen and J. Skibsted, Incorporation of aluminum in the calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) of hydrated Portland cements: A high-field  and  investigation, Inorg. Chem. 42 (2003), 2280-2287.

[12] X. Pardal, F. Brunet, T. Charpentier, I. Pochard and A. Nonat,  and  solid-state NMR characterization of calcium-aluminiosilicate-hydrate, Inorg. Chem. 51 (2012), 1827-1836.

[13] J. Schneider, M. A. Cincotto and H. Panepucci,  and  high-resolution NMR characterization of calcium silicate hydrate phases in activated blast-furnace slag pastes, Cem. Concr. Res. 31 (2001), 993-1001.

[14] UNE-EN 196-1: 2005.

[15] ASTM D 4404-84.

[16] M. Andersen, H. J. Jakobsen and J. Skibsted, Characterization of white Portland cement hydration and the C-S-H structure in the presence of sodium aluminate by  and  spectroscopy, Cem. Concr. Res. 34 (2004), 857-868.

[17] I. G. Richardson, J. Skibsted, L. Black and R. J. Kirkpatrick, Characterisation of cement hydrate phases by TEM, NMR and Raman spectroscopy, Adv. Cem. Res. 22 (2010), 233-248.

[18] J. Skibsted and C. Hall, Characterization of cement minerals, cement and their reaction products at atomic and nano scale phases, Cem. Concr. Res. 38 (2008), 205-225.

[19] I. G. Richardson, The nature of C-S-H in hardened cements, Cem. Concr. Res. 29 (1999), 1131-1147.

[20] G. Le Saoût, E. Lécolier, A. Rivereau and H. Zanni, Study of oilwell cements by solid-state NMR, C.R. Chimie 7 (2004), 383-388.

[21] A. Rawal, J. B. Smith, L. G. Athens, L. C. Edwards, L. Roberts, V. Gupta and F. Chmelka, Molecular silicate and aluminate species in anhydrous and hydrated cements, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 132 (2010), 7321-7337.

[22] J. S. Dolado, I. Campillo, E. Erkizia, J. A. Ibañez, A. Porro, A. Guerrero and S. Goñi, Effect of nanosilica additions on belite cement pastes held in sulfate solutions, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 90 (2007), 3973-3976.

[23] P. A. Bhat and N. C. Debnath, Nanoestructural aspects C-S-H, J. Phys. Chem. Solid 72 (2011), 920-933.

[24] P. Yu, R. J. Kirkpatrick, B. Poe, P. F. McMillan and X. Cong, Structure of calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H): Near-, mid-, and far-infrared spectroscopy, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 82 (1999), 742-748.

[25] N. Y. Mostafa, A. A. Shaltout, H. Omar and S. A. Abo-El-Enein, Hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of aluminium and sulphate substituted 1.1nm tobermorites, J. Alloys Compd. 467 (2009), 332-337.

[26] F. Kontoleontos, P. E. Tsakiridis, A. Marinos, V. Kaloidas and M. Katsioti, Influence of colloidal nanosilica on ultrafine cement hydration: Physicochemical and microstructural characterization, Constr. Build. Mater. 35 (2012), 347-360.

[27] V. C. Farmer, The Infrared Spectra of Minerals Edition, Farmer, Mineralogical Society, London, 1974.

[28] Y. Hirata, K. Sakeda, Y. Matsushita, K. Shimada and Y. Ishihara, Characterization and sintering behavior or alkoxide-Derived aluminosilicate powders, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 57 (1974), 57-61.

[29] P. A. Schroeder, Infrared Spectroscopy in Clay Science: In CMS Workshop Lectures, The Clay Mineral Society Edition, Teaching Clay Science, Aurora, 2002.

[30] M. Nogami, S. Ogawa and K. Nagasaka, Preparation of cordierite glass by the sol-gel process, J. Mat. Sci. 24 (1989), 4339-4342.

[31] L. Cui and J. H. Cahyadi, Permeability and pore structure of OPC paste, Cem. Concr. Res. 31 (2001), 277-282.

[32] S. Mindess, J. Young and D. Darwin, Concrete, 2nd Edition, Pearson Education, Prentice Hall, Inc. Upper Saddle River, 2003.

[33] Y. Qing, Z. Zenan, K. Deyu and C. Rongshen, Influence of  addition on properties of hardened cement paste as compared with silica fume, Constr. Build. Mater. 21 (2007), 539-545.