Browsing Reports and Research Briefs by Subject "Freeze-thaw damage"

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    • Research Brief: Capillary Stress During Cement Drying Shrinkage 

      Zhou, Tingtao (Edmond); Pellenq, Roland; Bazant, Martin; Gregory, Jeremy; Kirchain, Randolph (2018-06)
      Imagine a household sponge lying next to a kitchen sink. The sponge looks and feels different when it is wet versus when it is dry. When a sponge dries, it shrinks, curls and hardens due to suction forces (called “capillary ...

    • Research Brief: Modeling the Freeze-Thaw Damage Mechanism in Cement 

      Zhou, Tingtao (Edmond); Mirzadeh, Mohammad; Pellenq, Roland; Bazant, Martin (2019-01)
      Freeze-thaw (FT) damage is a significant threat to roads and pavement, yet the underlying mechanism is still unclear. Conventional thinking attributes the damage to pressure generated by expansion of water upon freezing. ...