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

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. However, this idea fails to explain three phenomena: 1) only above a critical d...

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Main Authors: Zhou, Tingtao (Edmond), Mirzadeh, Mohammad, Pellenq, Roland, Bazant, Martin
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/130035