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Multiscale poromechanics of wet cement paste

Capillary effects, such as imbibition drying cycles, impact the mechanics of granular systems over time. A multiscale poromechanics framework was applied to cement paste, which is the most common building material, experiencing broad humidity variations over the lifetime of infrastructure. First, th...

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Autores principales: Zhou, Tingtao, Ioannidou, Katerina, Ulm, Franz-Josef, Bazant, Martin Z., Pellenq, R. J.-M.
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Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6561161/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31072922
http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1901160116
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author Zhou, Tingtao
Ioannidou, Katerina
Ulm, Franz-Josef
Bazant, Martin Z.
Pellenq, R. J.-M.
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Ioannidou, Katerina
Ulm, Franz-Josef
Bazant, Martin Z.
Pellenq, R. J.-M.
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description Capillary effects, such as imbibition drying cycles, impact the mechanics of granular systems over time. A multiscale poromechanics framework was applied to cement paste, which is the most common building material, experiencing broad humidity variations over the lifetime of infrastructure. First, the liquid density distribution at intermediate to high relative humidity is obtained using a lattice gas density functional method together with a realistic nanogranular model of cement hydrates. The calculated adsorption/desorption isotherms and pore size distributions are discussed and compare well with nitrogen and water experiments. The standard method for pore size distribution determination from desorption data is evaluated. Second, the integration of the Korteweg liquid stress field around each cement hydrate particle provided the capillary forces at the nanoscale. The cement mesoscale structure was relaxed under the action of the capillary forces. Local irreversible deformations of the cement nanograins assembly were identified due to liquid–solid interactions. The spatial correlations of the nonaffine displacements extend to a few tens of nanometers. Third, the Love–Weber method provided the homogenized liquid stress at the micrometer scale. The homogenization length coincided with the spatial correlation length of nonaffine displacements. Our results on the solid response to capillary stress field suggest that the micrometer-scale texture is not affected by mild drying, while nanoscale irreversible deformations still occur. These results pave the way for understanding capillary phenomena-induced stresses in heterogeneous porous media ranging from construction materials to hydrogels and living systems.
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spelling pubmed-65611612019-06-17 Multiscale poromechanics of wet cement paste Zhou, Tingtao Ioannidou, Katerina Ulm, Franz-Josef Bazant, Martin Z. Pellenq, R. J.-M. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Physical Sciences Capillary effects, such as imbibition drying cycles, impact the mechanics of granular systems over time. A multiscale poromechanics framework was applied to cement paste, which is the most common building material, experiencing broad humidity variations over the lifetime of infrastructure. First, the liquid density distribution at intermediate to high relative humidity is obtained using a lattice gas density functional method together with a realistic nanogranular model of cement hydrates. The calculated adsorption/desorption isotherms and pore size distributions are discussed and compare well with nitrogen and water experiments. The standard method for pore size distribution determination from desorption data is evaluated. Second, the integration of the Korteweg liquid stress field around each cement hydrate particle provided the capillary forces at the nanoscale. The cement mesoscale structure was relaxed under the action of the capillary forces. Local irreversible deformations of the cement nanograins assembly were identified due to liquid–solid interactions. The spatial correlations of the nonaffine displacements extend to a few tens of nanometers. Third, the Love–Weber method provided the homogenized liquid stress at the micrometer scale. The homogenization length coincided with the spatial correlation length of nonaffine displacements. Our results on the solid response to capillary stress field suggest that the micrometer-scale texture is not affected by mild drying, while nanoscale irreversible deformations still occur. These results pave the way for understanding capillary phenomena-induced stresses in heterogeneous porous media ranging from construction materials to hydrogels and living systems. National Academy of Sciences 2019-05-28 2019-05-09 /pmc/articles/PMC6561161/ /pubmed/31072922 http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1901160116 Text en Copyright © 2019 the Author(s). Published by PNAS. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This open access article is distributed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) .
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Zhou, Tingtao
Ioannidou, Katerina
Ulm, Franz-Josef
Bazant, Martin Z.
Pellenq, R. J.-M.
Multiscale poromechanics of wet cement paste
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title_short Multiscale poromechanics of wet cement paste
title_sort multiscale poromechanics of wet cement paste
topic Physical Sciences
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6561161/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31072922
http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1901160116
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