Publications
Empirical force fields for complex hydrated calcio-silicate layered materials. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.. 13(3):1002-1011.
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2010. Impact of Chemical Impurities on the Crystalline Cement Clinker Phases Determined by Atomistic Simulations. Crystal Growth & Design. 11(7):2964-2972.
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2011. Multitechnique Investigation of Extruded Clay Brick Microstructure. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 94(9):3012-3022.
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2011. The nanogranular origin of friction and cohesion in shale-A strength homogenization approach to interpretation of nanoindentation results. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 35(17):1854-1876.
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2011. The scratch test for strength and fracture toughness determination of oil well cements cured at high temperature and pressure. Cement and Concrete Research. 41(9):942-946.
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2011. Scratch test model for the determination of fracture toughness. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 78(2):334-342.
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2011. Scratching as a Fracture Process: From Butter to Steel. Physical Review Letters. 106(20):ArticleNumber:204302.
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2011. STRENGTH HOMOGENIZATION FOR COHESIVE-FRICTIONAL COMPOSITES: A LINEAR COMPARISON COMPOSITE APPROACH. International Workshop on Multiscale and Multiphysics Processes in Geomechanics. Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering:57-60.
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2011. Concrete Innovation Potential: From Atoms to Green Infrastructure. Beton- UND Stahlbetonbau. 107:504-U79.
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2012. Confined water dissociation in microporous defective silicates: Mechanism, dipole distribution, and impact on substrate properties. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 134(4):2208–2215.
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2012. Evidence on the Dual Nature of Aluminum in the Calcium-Silicate-Hydrates Based on Atomistic Simulations. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 95(3):1128–1137.
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2012. Experimental determination of the fracture toughness via microscratch tests: Application to polymers, ceramics, and metals. Journal of Materials Research. 27(2):485-493.
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2012. Fracture scaling relations for scratch tests of axisymmetric shape. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 60(3):379-390.
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2012. Hydration of calcium oxide surface predicted by reactive force field molecular dynamics. Langmuir. 28(9):4187–4197.
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2012. Mechanistic Approach to Pavement-Vehicle Interaction and Its Impact on Life-Cycle Assessment. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. (2306):171-179.
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2012. Nanochemomechanical assessment of shale: a coupled WDS-indentation analysis. Acta Geotechnica. 7(4):271-295.
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2012. Nano-Engineering of Concrete. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering. 37(2):481-488.
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2012. Nanostructure and nanomechanics of cement: polydisperse colloidal packing. Physical review letters. 109(15):ArticleNumber:155503.
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2012. Quantifying plasticity-independent creep compliance and relaxation of viscoelastoplastic materials under contact loading. Journal of Materials Research. 27(01):302-312.
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2012. Set in stone? A perspective on the concrete sustainability challenge MRS bulletin. 37(4):395–402.
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2012. Use of UHPC in Bridge Structures: Material Modeling and Design. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. :ArticleNumber:319285.
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2012. Environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM) and nanoindentation investigation of the crack tip process zone in marble. Acta Geotechnica. 8(3):223-245.
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2013. Molecular simulations of supercritical fluid permeation through disordered microporous carbons. Langmuir. 29(32):9985–9990.
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2013. Nanoindentation investigation of creep properties of calcium silicate hydrates. Cement and Concrete Research. 52:38–52.
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2013. Reactive elastomeric composites: When rubber meets cement. Composites Science and Technology. 75:77-83.
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