Mechanisms of concentration control alkali activated fly ash stabilized saline soil in seasonally frozen regions by Sining Li, Yong Huang, Jian Sun, Qiushuang Cui, Rui Yu, Yubin Liu

“…The strength and frost resistance of stabilized soil increased and then declined as NaOH concentration increased, with an optimum excitation concentration of 0.5 M. After 28 days of curing at 20 °C, its UCS and splitting strength were 7.18 MPa and 1.89 MPa, respectively. …”
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Utilization of Sandy Soil as the Primary Raw Material in Production of Unfired Bricks by Guilan Tao, Yuepeng Pan, Zhaoyang Qiao, Chaohua Jiang

“…In this study, attempts were made to use sandy soil as the main raw material in making unfired bricks. The sprayed-cured brick specimens were tested for compressive and flexural strength, rate of water absorption, percentage of voids, bulk density, freezing/thawing, and water immersion resistance. …”
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Novel antibiotics against Staphylococcus aureus without detectable resistance by targeting proton motive force and FtsH by She Pengfei, Yang Yifan, Li Linhui, Li Yimin, Xiao Dan, Guo Shaowei, Huang Guanqing, Wu Yong

“…Especially, S. aureus‐related osteomyelitis was hardly cured even by conventional antibiotics combined with surgical treatment. …”
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Freeze-Thaw Performance and Moisture-Induced Damage Resistance of Base Course Stabilized with Slow Setting Bitumen Emulsion-Portland Cement Additives by Mojtaba Shojaei Baghini, Amiruddin Ismail

“…Specimens were stabilized with Portland cement (0%–6%), bitumen emulsion (0%–5%), and Portland cement-bitumen emulsion mixtures and cured for 7 days, and their short- and long-term performances were studied. …”
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The Effect of the Use of the Beneficial Acetic Acid Bacteria Starter Cultures on the Microbiological and Physicochemical Quality of Raw Ripening Sausages by Anna Okoń, Anna Łepecka, Piotr Szymański, Katarzyna Neffe-Skocińska

“…Four variants of sausages were prepared: two control sausages (with salt and with curing salts addition), and two study variants with different acetic acid bacteria starters addition. …”
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Deformation performance of aramid honeycomb core layer on partial layup structure outside plane by LU Zhengbin, SUN Wei, WEI Ning, LIU Lu, LI Qiong, LYU Xiulei

“…In the co-curing process of aramid honeycomb sandwich structures with traditional hexagonal core lattice structures，the deformation compatibility of honeycomb with locally varying structures outside the plane is an important factor affecting the internal forming quality of sandwich structures. …”
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Influence of Concrete Sludge Addition in the Properties of Alkali-Activated and Non-Alkali-Activated Fly Ash-Based Mortars by Fotini Kesikidou, Stavroula Konopisi, Eleftherios K. Anastasiou

“…In the activated mortars, two fractions of concrete sludge were used, under 75 μm and 200 μm, due to different silicon oxide contents, while one mortar was cured at 40°C to investigate the effect of heating on alkali activation. …”
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The effect of various bulk filling techniques on the mechanical and structural characteristics of class I biomimetic composite dental fillings by Alexandra Kemény, Péter Zoltán Farkas, Borbála Leveles, Levente Borhy, Dóra Károly, Tamás Bubonyi, András Volom, Gábor Braunitzer, David S. Alleman, Balázs Varbai

“…It was found that the semi-direct bulk filling technique (bulk filling with an extra, indirect curing step) can increase the tensile bond strength on average by 58% (51.1 ± 12.2 MPa) compared to the direct bulk filling method with the same materials (32.4 ± 8.2 MPa). …”
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Modeling of Corrosion Rate and Resistivity of Steel Reinforcement of Calcium Aluminate Cement Mortar by Cristina Argiz, Miguel Ángel Sanjuán, Pedro Castro Borges, Emiliano Álvarez

“…When such a transformation of phases is completed, a characteristic value regarding both corrosion intensity (Icorr) and resistivity (related to the ohmic drop of the cementitious material) is reached, which depends mainly on the mix proportions of the material and the curing procedure. This paper presents the characteristic corrosion intensity values of steel embedded in mortars made of CAC after five years of exposure to either a 0.5 mol/l or 1.5 mol/l NaCl solution in order to be applied to estimate the service life of reinforced concrete made of calcium aluminate cement (CAC) which is used in real construction structures. …”
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Residual Capability of Alkali Binding by Hydrated Pozzolanic Cements in Long-Service Concrete Structures by Mario Berra, Teresa Mangialardi, Antonio Evangelista Paolini

“…The developed procedure consisted of accelerated curing of cement paste specimens (150 days at 60°C and 100% RH), subsequent leaching tests at 60°C for 30 days by using deionized water or basic solutions (NaOH or KOH at different concentrations) as leaching media, and correlation of the leaching test results with a simple mass balance equation for sodium and potassium ions. …”
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Effect of Moisture on the Macro Failure Characteristics of Weakly Consolidated Mudstone: Mesomechanism by Jiahui Xu, Guichen Li, Haoyu Rong, Mohamed Elgharib Gomah, Changlun Sun, Jinghua Li, Suhui Zhang

“…Through ESEM+mapping test, results showed the humidification curing caused obvious damage to the cemented plane, where sodium and calcium were lost without a certain cause. …”
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A state-of-the-art review of research on the use of calcined bauxite aggregate in civil engineering by Yalin Liu, Chengze Li, Ya Wei, Linbing Wang

“…This study describes in detail the macroscopic and microscopic properties of CB aggregates, analyzes and summarizes the current research status of CB aggregates in many aspects: 1) review the technique related to the manufacture of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) with CB aggregate, and systematically explain its mechanism in affecting the mechanical properties of UHPC; 2) clarify the potential and advantage of CB aggregates as internal curing agents, and elaborate the shrinkage reduction mechanism and the influence law when used in UHPC; 3) summarize the evaluation index system of CB aggregate in abrasion and skid resistance of pavement materials, as well as introduce related research and engineering applications of high friction surface treatment; 4) discuss the advantages of CB aggregate in preparation of high-impact resistant cementitious materials and its influence mechanism. …”
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Effect of water release behavior by pH-sensitive microgels on hydration, microstructure of cementitious materials by Gengtong Zhang, Huiyun Xia, Dongwei Cao, Huaxin Chen, Weihua Li

“…A layer of hydration products formed around each curing area can be attributed to the slow water release of microgel.…”
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Research on Flexural Performance of Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Steel–Expanded Polystyrene Foam Concrete Composite Wall Panels by Fang Liu, Long Zhao, Longxin Yuan, Gang Wu, Ran Zheng, Yusong Mu

“…This paper presents a novel design of prefabricated steel–EPS foam concrete composite wall panels, which can solve issues such as long curing times, decreased impermeability and durability, easy corrosion of steel reinforcement, and difficult construction under the cold climate conditions in Northeast China. …”
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Consolidation Behavior and Compression Prediction Model of Coastal Cement Soil Modified by Nanoclay by Wenjie Yu, Na Li, Mengdan Dai, Dongliang An, Biao Qian, Wei Wang, Ping Jiang

“…Coastal cement soil modified by nanoclay (NCS) has particular research significance as a modification approach to improve the high compressibility of coastal cement soil (CCS). At curing ages of 7 days and 28 days, consolidation and SEM tests were performed on 6 groups of NCS samples with a nanoclay content between 0% and 10% and 6 groups of CCS samples with a cement content between 10 and 20%, and a compression prediction model was established based on the test results. …”
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Development of bone-mimicking resin for 3D printing with enhanced mechanical properties using ceramic filler by Wei-Chun Lin, Chia-Cheng Cheng, Jui-Fu Tang, Kuan-Chung Huang, Kevin Chiou, Ying-Ruei Liu, Yu-An Chen, Zhi-Xian Wu, Yu-Hsien Chu, Yu-Chun Huang, Wei-Chih Chen

“…Liquid crystal display (LCD) photo-curing 3D printing is highly regarded for its exceptional printing speed and accuracy. …”
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Temperature Depended Role of Shigella flexneri Invasion Plasmid on the Interaction with Acanthamoeba castellanii by Amir Saeed, David Johansson, Gunnar Sandström, Hadi Abd

“…A. castellanii in the absence or presence of wild type, IpaB mutant, or plasmid-cured strain S. flexneri was cultured at 30∘C and 37∘C and the interaction was analysed by viable count of both bacteria and amoebae, electron microscopy, flow cytometry, and statistical analysis. …”
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Experimental Study on Compressive and Flexural Performances of Polypropylene Fiber-Reinforced Concrete by Yimeng Wei, Yuan Qin, Junrui Chai, Chengyong Xu, Yue Zhang, Xianwei Zhang

“…The compressive and flexural tests of PC and PPF-reinforced concrete (PPFRC) at 14, 28, and 60 days of curing were conducted. As the result, when the content of PPF exceeds to 1.2 kg/m3, the workability became worse. …”
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Stress Corrosion Behavior of Ungrouted Pretensioned Concrete Beams by Velu Saraswathy, Han-Seung Lee, Subbiah Karthick, Seung-Jun Kwon

“…The beams were cast with M40 grade concrete mix with various percentages of chlorides ranging from 0, 1, 2, and 3% by weight of cement and cured for 28 days. After 28 days, the stretching forces were released, the prestressing steel wire was allowed to regain its original length, the tensile stresses were transformed into a compressive stress in the concrete, and the stress corrosion behavior was assessed. …”
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Cymbopogon nardus Leaf Ash as an Alternative Material for Enhancing Concrete Strength by Bunyamin Bunyamin, Munirul Hady, Reza Pahlevi Munirwan, Ramadhansyah Putra Jaya

“…The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of substituting CNLA at 0%, 5%, 10%, and 15% as a partial replacement for cement on the compressive and tensile strengths of concrete after 28 days of curing. For testing purposes, 15 cm × 30 cm cylindrical concrete specimens were formed. …”
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