objective: evidence shows that the powder/liquid mixing ratio recommended by the manufacturers is often not respected when mixing the glass ionomer (gi) powder and liquid, yielding a gi cement with disproportionate powder/liquid ratio. considering the confirmed effect of powder/liquid ratio on the gi properties, and more importantly, its fluoride release potential, this study aimed to assess th...

Decalcification of cement paste in concrete is associated with several modes of chemical degradation including leaching, carbonation and sulfate attack. The primary aim of the current study was to investigate the effects of decalcification under saturated conditions on the dimensional stability of cement paste. Thin (0.8 mm) specimens of tricalcium silicate (C3S) paste, white portland cement (W...

A photo-curable 3-arm starshape polyacrylic acid was synthesized via aqueous atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), followed by tethering with 2isocyanatoethyl methacrylate. The purified polymer was used to formulate with water, comonomer and Fuji II LC filler to form a photocurable glass-ionomer cement. Compressive strength (CS) was used for evaluation. The effects of MW, comonomer, fill...

The main purpose of cementing of the well is to provide effective zonal isolation for the entire life of wells. The standard cements cannot prevent loss of zonal isolation when the stress level in the well cement is severely fluctuated. Since elastic cements improve elastic properties, recently, a number of studies have been done in this area. For this purpose, a nanoparticle, named EX-RIPI, wa...

In this study, Wood Ash (WA) prepared from the uncontrolled burning of the saw dust is evaluated for its suitability as partial cement replacement in conventional concrete. The saw dust has been acquired from a wood polishing unit. The physical, chemical and mineralogical characteristics of WA is presented and analyzed. The strength parameters (compressive strength, split tensile strength and f...

Abstract Cement is a key material in the construction industry. However, this widespread use adversely affects environment. The replacement of cement with waste materials, mainly agricultural wastes, can reduce impact environmental pollution and result sustainable construction. Sago fine (SFW) fibrous residue from sago milling operations where physical treatment has been made. This study used S...

The influence of water-to-cement mass ratio (w/c) on early-age properties of cementbased materials is investigated using a variety of experimental techniques. Properties that are critical to the early-age performance of these materials are tested, including heat release, semiadiabatic temperature, setting time, autogenous deformation, and strength development. Measurements of these properties u...

This research aims to develop glass ionomer cement for dental application. Several factors that possibly affect the mechanical properties of our developed glass ionomer cements were studied. Developed cements were investigated for their compressive strength according to ISO 9917-1:2007 in comparison with the commercial glass ionomer cement. The different particle sizes and pre-cementation of gl...