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Chen, B. (author), Chen, J. (author), França de Mendonça Filho, F. (author), Sun, Yubo (author), van Zijl, Marc Brito (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author), Ye, G. (author)Municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) bottom ash, due to its high mineral content, presents great potential as supplementary cementitious material (SCM). Weathering, also known as aging, is a treatment process commonly employed in waste management to minimize the risk of heavy metal leaching from MSWI bottom ash. Using weathered MSWI...journal article 2024
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Holthuizen, Patrick (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author)Sample preparation is of utmost importance for any microscopy and microstructural analysis. Correct preparation will allow accurate interpretation of microstructural features. A well-polished section is essential when scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is used in backscattering electron (BSE) mode and characteristic X-rays are to be...journal article 2024
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França de Mendonça Filho, F. (author), de Vilder, L.H. (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author)Spalling is the main problem concerning safety in concrete structures under rapid heating. Despite being studied for nearly a century, its prediction remains a challenge. In addition, the main recommendations for its prevention are merely the addition of a fixed amount of polypropylene fibres, without accounting for mix design. This paper...journal article 2024
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Zhang, Yu (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author)The properties of slag-rich cement paste are fundamentally associated with slag chemistry. In the present research, 10 slags covering the common chemistry range, including eight synthetic slags of CaO-SiO2-Al2O3-MgO system and two commercial slags, were adopted to evaluate the influence of slag composition on the early (7 days) and later (3...journal article 2023
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Zhang, Y. (author), Chen, Y. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author)This paper presents the influence of P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> incorporated in slag on the hydration characteristics of cement-slag system. It was found that the gradual addition of phosphorus oxide in slag did not change overall mineralogy of the hydration products. Except hydration retardation in the dormant stage, chemically bound water...journal article 2023
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Zhang, Y. (author), Saravanakumar, Karthikeyan (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author)For a better understanding of the hydrotalcite-like phase with SEM-EDS microanalysis, the present research paid special attention to the data acquisition and interpretation of this technique. A lower Mg/Al ratio was obtained when using a higher accelerating voltage, and a beam energy of 10 kV was more appropriate than 15 kV for investigation...journal article 2023
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Zhang, Y. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author)Through the integration of SEM-BSE and TEM, we gained a comprehensive 3-dimensional understanding of different distribution patterns of inner hydration products of slag. For fully hydrated small slag grains, two distinct sub-zones were formed in the rims. Lath-like, well-crystalline hydrotalcite-like crystals were found to precipitate, grow,...journal article 2023
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Zhang, Y. (author), Zhang, Shizhe (author), Liu, C. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author)In this paper, the authors characterized two types of zonation within slag rims in aged alkali-activated slag (AAS) systems through SEM and TEM technology. These two elemental zonation were closely related to the pore structure of AAS pastes, thus providing strong implication for the transport- and durability-related performance of AAS...journal article 2023
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Chen, Y. (author), Rahmani, Hossein (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author)The implementation of extrusion-based 3D concrete printing (3DCP) in large-scale constructions is currently limited by concerns regarding rheology control and the sustainability of this process. To address these issues, this study presents an approach to develop limestone-calcined clay-based cementitious (LC3) materials accelerated by Ca(NO...journal article 2023
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Nedeljković, Marija (author), Tošić, Nikola (author), Holthuizen, Patrick (author), França de Mendonça Filho, F. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Fennis, Sonja (author)The utilization of locally available concrete waste for producing recycled concrete aggregates is recognized as one of the most sustainable ways of satisfying the growing demand for concrete production. However, the quality of concrete waste depends on its origin and it may significantly differ from one concrete structure to another. Knowing the...journal article 2023
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Chen, Y. (author), Zhang, Y. (author), He, S. (author), Liang, X. (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author)In 3D concrete printing, fast structuration is a prerequisite for ideal buildability. This paper aims to study the impact of inorganic additives, i.e., CaCl<sub>2</sub> and gypsum, on structural build-up and very early-age hydration of limestone-calcined clay-cement (LC3) pastes within the first 70–80 min. Results show that, increasing the...journal article 2023
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Zhang, Y. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author)To understand the influence of slag chemistry on the carbonation resistance of slag-rich cement, this paper explored the carbonation characteristics of blended cement systems with different Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> contents in slag through accelerated carbonation test. Irrespective of slag chemistry, three main CO<sub>2</sub> binding...journal article 2023
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Chen, Y. (author), Liang, M. (author), Zhang, Y. (author), Li, Z. (author), Šavija, B. (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author)Autogenous shrinkage may be a critical issue concerning the use of limestone-calcined clay-cement (LC3) in high-performance concrete and 3D printable cementitious materials, which have relatively low water to binder (W/B) ratio. Adding an internal curing agent, i.e., superabsorbent polymer (SAP), could be a viable solution in this context....journal article 2023
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Chen, Y. (author), Zhang, Y. (author), He, S. (author), Liang, M. (author), Zhang, Yamei (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author)Limestone-calcined clay-cement (LC3), as one of the most promising sustainable cements, has been under development over the past decade. However, many uncertainties remain regarding its rheological behaviors, such as the metakaolin content of calcined clay. This study aims to investigate the effect of increasing the content of fine-grained...journal article 2023
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Chen, Y. (author), Zhang, Y. (author), Šavija, B. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author)Formulation of quaternary blended system containing ordinary Portland cement or clinker, slag, limestone and calcined clay (LC2) appeared to be a viable approach to developing low-clinker cements without severely sacrificing mechanical performance at later ages. This paper investigates the effect of two material parameters, i.e., LC2-to-slag...journal article 2023
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Rossi, E. (author), Raghavan, A. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author), Jonkers, H.M. (author)In this study, the applicability of two bacteria-based healing agents (e.g., poly-lactic acid and polyhydroxyalkanoate) in blast furnace slag cement (BFSC) mortar has been assessed. An experimental campaign on the functional properties, self-healing capacity, freezing–thawing and carbonation resistance has been conducted in comparison with plain...journal article 2022
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Chen, Y. (author), Chang, Z. (author), He, S. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author), Šavija, B. (author), Schlangen, E. (author)A good bond between the layers of 3D printed cementitious materials is a prerequisite for having high structural rigidity for the printed elements. However, the influence of printing process on an interlayer bond is still not well understood. This study investigates the influence of curing methods (i.e., air curing, plastic film covering, wet...journal article 2022
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França de Mendonça Filho, F. (author), Romero Rodriguez, C. (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author)Concrete structures perform poorly when withstanding thermal shock events, usually requiring repair or replacement after one single instance. In certain industries (such as petrol, metallurgic and ceramics), these events are not only likely but frequent, which represents a considerable financial burden. One option to solve this issue would be to...journal article 2022
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Zhang, Y. (author), Liang, M. (author), Gan, Y. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author)Slag rim mainly consists of secondary precipitations such as C–S–H gel phase and hydrotalcite-like phase, which originate from the hydration of slag. In this paper, the micro-mechanical properties of slag rim were characterized by nanoindentation in combination with SEM. It was found that, compared to the C–S–H gel phase, slag rim showed about a...journal article 2022
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Zhang, Y. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author)This paper identified carbonation products in the slag-rich cementitious systems upon three different exposure conditions, namely, long term exposure in the field, indoor natural exposure, and accelerated carbonation testing. Overall, mineralogy of the carbonation products was found to be fundamentally similar under different exposure...journal article 2022