MC ITN TRANSCEND Videos
Thematic Blocks
Thematic Block I
NMR
NMR-I
How to do the experiment?
Further information
PhD Thesis Agata Gajewicz, Characterisation of cement microstructure and pore – water interaction by 1H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry, [PDF]
A.C. Muller, K.L. Scrivener, A.M. Gajewicz and P.J. McDonald, Densification of C–S–H Measured by 1H NMR Relaxometry, J. Phys. Chem. C (2013), Vol. 117, pp 403–412 [PDF]
DOI: 10.1021/jp3102964
PhD Thesis Arnaud MullerCharacterization of porosity & C-S-H in cement pastes by 1H NMR [PDF]
Other
NMR-Theory by Paul Callaghan (easy-to-digest videos): http://www.magritek.com/support/videos/
The morphology of C–S–H: Lessons from 1H nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry, Cement and Concrete Research, Volume 49, July 2013, Pages 65–81, A. Valori, P.J. McDonald , K.L. Scrivener: dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2013.03.011
NMR-II
Analysis
Further information
PhD Thesis Agata Gajewicz, Characterisation of cement microstructure and pore – water interaction by 1H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry [PDF]
A.C. Muller, K.L. Scrivener, A.M. Gajewicz and P.J. McDonald, Densification of C–S–H Measured by 1H NMR Relaxometry, J. Phys. Chem. C (2013), Vol. 117, pp 403–412 [PDF]
DOI: 10.1021/jp3102964
PhD Thesis Arnaud Muller, Characterization of porosity & C-S-H in cement pastes by 1H NMR [PDF]
Other
The morphology of C–S–H: Lessons from 1H nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry, Cement and Concrete Research, Volume 49, July 2013, Pages 65–81, A. Valori, P.J. McDonald , K.L. Scrivener DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2013.03.011
NMR-III
Pore-resolved sorption isotherm
Further information
PhD Thesis Agata Gajewicz, Characterisation of cement microstructure and pore – water interaction by 1H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry [PDF]
A. C. A. Muller, K. L. Scrivener, A. M. Gajewicz, P. J. McDonald, Use of bench-top NMR to measure the density, composition and desorption isotherm of C-S-H in cement paste, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, Volume 178, 15 September 2013, Pages 99-103 [PDF] DOI:10.1016/j.micromeso.2013.01.032
other
NMR-Theory by Paul Callaghan (easy-to-digest videos): http://www.magritek.com/support/videos/
The morphology of C–S–H: Lessons from 1H nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry, Cement and Concrete Research, Volume 49, July 2013, Pages 65–81, A. Valori, P.J. McDonald , K.L. Scrivener
DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2013.03.011
NMR-IV
Cement hydration
Further information
A.C. Muller, K.L. Scrivener, A.M. Gajewicz and P.J. McDonald, Densification of C–S–H Measured by 1H NMR Relaxometry, J. Phys. Chem. C (2013), Vol. 117, pp 403–412 [PDF]
DOI: 10.1021/jp3102964
PhD Thesis, Arnaud Muller: Characterization of porosity & C-S-H in cement pastes by 1H NMR [PDF]
External links
NMR-Theory by Paul Callaghan (easy-to-digest videos): http://www.magritek.com/support/videos/
NMR on cement review by Valori et al: dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2013.03.011
NMR-V
Rearrangement of nanoscale water filled porosity in C—S—H during drying and rewetting
Further information
PhD Thesis Noemi Fischer, Validation of conventional concrete water transport test methods by spatially resolved 1H magnetic resonance [PDF]
N. Fischer, R. Haerdtl, P. J. McDonald, Observation of the redistribution of nanoscale water filled porosity in cement based materials during wetting, Cement and Concrete Research, Volume 68, February 2015, Pages 148–155 [PDF]
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2014.10.013
Thematic Block II
Modelling
Modelling-I
Sheet-growth model for C-S-H
Further information
M. Etzold, P. McDonald, A. Routh, Growth of sheets in 3D confinements — a model for the C–S–H meso structure (open access)
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2014.05.001
Thematic Block III
Thermodynamics
thermo-i
Introduction to thermodynamics in cement
Further information
Thermodynamic modelling software GEMS: http://gems.web.psi.ch/overview.html
Thermodynamic modelling of the hydration of Portland cement, B Lothenbach, F Winnefeld, Volume 36, Issue 2, February 2006, Pages 209–226, Cement and Concrete Research.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2005.03.001
Thermodynamic modelling of the effect of temperature on the hydration and porosity of Portland cement, B Lothenbach, T Matschei, G Möschner, FP Glasser, Volume 38, Issue 1, January 2008, Pages 1–18, Cement and Concrete Research, 2008.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2007.08.017
Thermodynamic modelling: state of knowledge and challenges, B Lothenbach, D Damidot, T Matschei, J Marchand, Volume 22, Issue 4, 01 October 2010 , Advances in cement research, 2010. Link:
Books
A. Thess, The Entropy Principle: Thermodynamics for the Unsatisfied. Springer, 2011, ISBN 3642133487.
P. Atkins and J. de Paula, Atkins’ Physical Chemistry, OUP Oxford, 2014, ISBN 019969740X.
G. Wedler, Physikalische Chemie. Wiley VCH, 1989, ISBN: 3527267026 (German) A. Thess, Das Entroprie Prinzip: Thermodynamic für Unzufriedene. Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag, 2007, ISBN 3486584286 (German).
thermo-ii
Practical implications of thermodynamic modelling in TRANSCEND
Further information
PhD Thesis Luis Baquerizo, Impact of water activity on the mineralogy of hydrated cement [PDF]
Luis G. Baquerizo, Thomas Matschei, Karen L. Scrivener, Mahsa Saeidpour, Alva Thorell, Lars Wadsö, Methods to determine hydration states of minerals and cement hydrates, Cement and Concrete Research, Volume 65, November 2014, Pages 85-95, ISSN 0008-8846 [PDF]
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2014.07.009
Baquerizo, L., Matschei, T., Scrivener, K., Thermodynamic modelling of the water content of ettringite, submitted. Baquerizo, L., Matschei, T., Scrivener, K., Saeidpour, M., Wadsö, L., Hydration states of AFm phases, Cement and Concrete Research, Volume 73, July 2015, Pages 143-157
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2015.02.011
thermo-iii
Multimethod approach to understand the response of cement hydrates to changes in relative humidity
Further information
PhD thesis Luis Baquerizo, Impact of water activity on the mineralogy of hydrated cement [PDF]
Luis G. Baquerizo, Thomas Matschei, Karen L. Scrivener, Mahsa Saeidpour, Alva Thorell, Lars Wadsö, Methods to determine hydration states of minerals and cement hydrates, Cement and Concrete Research, Volume 65, November 2014, Pages 85-95, ISSN 0008-8846 [PDF]
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2014.07.009
Thematic Block IV
Characterisation Techniques
charact-i
Is colour change a good measure of water penetration in cement?
Further information
PhD thesis Noemi Fischer , Validation of conventional concrete water transport test methods by spatially resolved 1H magnetic resonance [PDF]
N Fischer, R. Haerdtl, P. J. McDonald, Observation of the redistribution of nanoscale water filled porosity in cement based materials during wetting, Cement and Concrete Research, Volume 68, February 2015, Pages 148–155 [PDF]
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2014.10.013
Thematic Block V
Other
Other-I
Further information
PhD thesis Elena Tajuelo, Relation between composition, structure and morphology in C-S-H, [PDF]
M. Etzold, P. McDonald, A. Routh, Growth of sheets in 3D confinements — a model for the C–S–H meso structure (open access) DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2014.05.001