Journal & Article

Construction & Building Technology

I/F
# Journal I/F

CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH

Chemical and mechanical origin of ettringite morphology and packing properties Influence of sodium ions on the synthesis and hydration of belite-ye'elimite-ternesite clinker The Matthew effect in cement hydration: Hydroxylation-driven wetting of C2S mesopores Aqueous carbonation-induced self-healing of UHPFRC: Role of sulfur/magnesium-rich expansive agents in crack closure and mechanical restoration Carbon-negative magnesium-based manufactured aggregates development for carbon negative cement-based materials Pore solution matching: A method to resolve superplasticizer distributions in blended cements Understanding the rheology of non-calcium metakaolin geopolymers from chemical and floc-structural perspectives: Effects of silicate concentration and alkalinity Comparative study on phosphogypsum-based cemented paste backfill prepared with ordinary Portland cement and calcium aluminate cement: Correlations among macroscopic properties, thermodynamic behavior and hydration mechanism An advanced understanding for synergistic effect of limestone and ethanol di-isopropanolamine on slag-limestone ternary cement Effect of phase composition on the reactivity of DRI-EAF slags as SCM An investigation of sorption and shrinkage in cement paste using a novel framework integrating a DFT-based interlayer pore model Speciation of Mn in electric arc furnace clinker New insights on the immobilization of radioactive acidic liquid waste and cesium in amorphous aluminophosphate waste form Targeted enhancement strategy for the rebar interface bond in 3D printed coarse aggregate concrete: Performance evaluation and mechanistic insights Microstructure and micromechanics of magnesium silicate hydrate cement A silane admixture to achieve slump retention in ultra-high calcined clay blended cement In-situ CO2-reactive limestone calcined marine clay cement (LMC3) system fully derived from recycled solid waste Time- and supersaturation-dependent growth kinetics of magnesium silicate hydrate ReaxFF metadynamics reveals the localized passivation effects of carbonate ion on tricalcium silicate surface hydration Precursor source-independent geopolymer formulation for achieving target strength Dynamic measurement of moisture diffusivity in cement pastes Novel use of TG-IR to quantify the degree of hydration in complex cement systems Modeling the alkaline dissolution of metakaolinite Quantifying resolution-dependent microstructure and pore-network topology in LDH-modified alkali-activated slag pastes via synchrotron X-ray nano-holotomography and multiscale tomography Potential and challenges of in situ ATR-FTIR spectroscopy in the analysis of cement hydration: Combined evaluation with in-situ and ex-situ XRD Impact of seawater on the hydration and carbonation of reactive magnesium oxide cement Effect of Al/Si ratio on the reactivity of waste- and two-step carbonation-derived alumina-silica gel Heterogeneous fracture toughness of aggregate-reinforced materials via efficient mesoscopic modeling Evaluation of atmospheric CO₂ sequestration by 50-year-old concrete structures based on 14C and 13C measurements Pore-scale simulation of reactive transport processes at the steel–concrete interface Fast penetration testing of printable concretes with a portable device: robustness and calibration Enhanced flowability of metakaolin-blended cement through the synergistic effect of polycarboxylate superplasticizer and retarder: Competitive adsorption and retarded hydration Adsorption mechanism of PCE superplasticizers in alkali activated materials containing silica fume Elucidating the behavior, kinetics and mechanism of wet carbonation in ternesite The dynamic dissolution mechanism of copper ions on the surface of hydrated calcium silicate (C-S-H): A molecular simulation study based on MetaDynamics Insights into the nano- and microstructures of cementitious materials using synchrotron X-rays Environmental assessment of several paths toward a carbon neutral ready-mixed concrete sector Effect of limestone filler on micro-scale creep of stoichiometrically saturated cement paste systems under coupled relative humidity and temperature conditions Effect of structural modification of polycarboxylate-based grinding aids on hydration kinetics and rheological properties of cementitious systems Factors influencing the micro-mechanical properties of MgO-SiO2 pastes Multi-scale mechanical behaviors of ultra-high performance fiber-reinforced concrete influenced by ultra-fine mineral additives: A hierarchical perspective on toughness gain modulation Examining the pH dependence of Fe behavior in hydrotalcite-group structures Square-root law prediction of chloride penetration rates in stabilized cement pastes Hydration mechanisms in Roman seawater concrete: Archaeological analogue for validation of long-term ageing reactive transport model Evolution of hydration in cement blends with incorporation of activated low-kaolinite clays: Insights into the preferred aluminum uptake by C-(A)-S-H In situ reaction-strengthening of ice-templated porous geopolymers for high anisotropy and robustness The role of clinker mineralogy in cement properties: An analysis using statistical mixture design Quantitative characterization of interfacial enhancement in microfiber-reinforced recycled cementitious composites after carbonation using nanoindentation combined with 4D CT Revisiting MgO reactivity: The critical role of mesopores and surface defects of particles New insights into dynamic evolution of colloidal network structure during early-age hardening of cementitious materials