Rheology has the purpose to study the flux and deformation of materials when submitted to some tension or outer mechanical solicitation. In practice, the effective scientific field broached by rheology is restricted only ...

Rheology has the purpose to study the flux and deformation of materials when submitted to some tension or outer mechanical solicitation. In practice, the effective scientific field broached by rheology is restricted only ...

Abstract The aim of this paper is to assess the pozzolanic reactivity of sugar cane straw ash (SCSA) obtained through an auto-combustion process and the mechanical properties of SCSA-containing systems. Characterization ...

The cement industry is one which most emits polluting gases to the environment, due to the calcium carbonate calcination, as well as to the burning of fossil fuels during the manufacturing process. Metakaolin (MK), in ...

The addition of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) in concrete causes a delay in the hydration rate of Portland cement paste. Three different montmorillonites (MMTs) (Cloisite Na, 30B, and Nanofil) were previously mixed with PVA in ...

The improved workability effect of latex in dry mortars has not been fully clarified. The purpose of this research was to investigate the influence cif the EVA copolymer on the cement hydration and on the rheological ...

Image analysis and strain mapping were used to examine the nature of elastic, creep and shrinkage strains in high performance lightweight concrete (HPLC). The strain maps showed non-uniform deformations related to ...

Chemical admixtures increase the theological complexity of cement pastes owing to their chemical and physical interactions with particles, which affects cement hydration and agglomeration kinetics. Using oscillatory rheometry ...

The rheological characterization of cement pastes, mortars and concretes considers the rheological parameters of complex suspensions, composed by different materials, which interact both chemically, and physically. In ...