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The study of chemistry, phase evolution, and phase equilibrium during the hydration of multicomponent cementitious materials is a key challenge in the development of construction materials with high performance. Therefore,1. the present project deals with the complex study of the effect of normal and hydrothermal curing conditions on hydration reaction of multicomponent cementitious binders for the objective of optimizing the composition of cementitious composites for high-temperature hydrothermal wells;2. the project will develop heavyweight concrete based on the optimized composition of multicomponent cementitious binders and high-density aggregates. The concrete design will take into consideration the radioactive isotopes, in order to minimize the activation effect of gamma and neutron radiations, when it comes to being used as biological shielding in power nuclear plants;3. the purpose of the present project is the development of advanced concrete materials, unique in its kind; Fiber-Reinforced Heavyweight Self-Compacting Mortars with special protection properties against ballistic missiles. The common denominator of these objectives is the chemistry of hydration reaction, including kinetics and mechanisms, phase evolution, and equilibrium of composites comprising Ordinary Portland (OPC) cement and Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs). Different curing regimes (ordinary, hydrothermal), complex chemical analysis including radioactive isotopes of each ingredient, the particle size distribution of binders and aggregates are some of the main factors which are the driving forces for the implementation of the submitted project. |
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