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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2019

Interface Characterization Between Polyethylene/ Silica in Engineered Cementitious Composites by Molecular Dynamics Simulation.

Shuai Zhou, Nam Vu-Bac, Behrouz Arash, Hehua Zhu, Xiaoying Zhuang

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Shuai ZhouCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China. shuaizhou@cqu.edu.cn.
Nam Vu-BacInstitute of Structural Mechanics, Bauhaus Universitat-Weimar, Marienstr 15, D-99423 Weimar, Germany. bac.nam.vu@uni-weimar.de.
Behrouz ArashInstitute of Statics and Dynamics, Leibniz University Hannover, 30167 Hannover, Germany. b.arash@isd.uni-hannover.de.
Hehua ZhuNational Laboratory for Disaster Reduction in Civil Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China. zhuhehua@tongji.edu.cn.
Xiaoying ZhuangNational Laboratory for Disaster Reduction in Civil Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China. zhuang@ikm.uni-hannover.de.
Tongji University · CNBauhaus-Universität Weimar · DEChongqing University · CNLeibniz University Hannover · DE

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 2019CDXYCL0031
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polyethylene is widely adopted in engineered cementitious composites to control the crack width. A clearer knowledge of the PE/concrete interfacial properties is important in developing engineered cementitious composites, which can lead to a limited crack width. Tensile failure and adhesion properties of the amorphous polyethylene/silica (PE/S) interface are investigated by molecular dynamics to interpret the PE/concrete interface. The influence of the PE chain length, the PE chain number and coupling agents applied on silica surface on the interfacial adhesion is studied. An increase of the adhesion strength of the modified silica surface by coupling agents compared with the unmodified silica is found. The failure process, density profile and potential energy evolutions of the PE/S interface are studied. The thermodynamic work of adhesion that quantifies the interfacial adhesion of the PE/S interface is evaluated. The present study helps to understand the interfacial adhesion behavior between ECC and PE, and is expected to contribute to restricting the crack width.

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Molecular Dynamics SimulationMechanical PhenomenaPolyethyleneSilicon DioxideSurface PropertiesThermodynamicsPolyethyleneSilicon Dioxideautogenous healingECCinterfaceself-healing concrete

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PMID30995822
PMCPMC6515107
OpenAlexW2938283367

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