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Concrete degradation

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Characterization and Development of Fired Passivating Contacts for Silicon Solar Cells

One of the key elements to improve mainstream crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cell performance is surface passivation, which is at the center of the ongoing transition from cells with direct silicon-metal contacts to full area passivating contacts. In the ...

EPFL2022

On the compressive and bond strength of reinforced concrete as structural properties

Francesco Rafael Alberto Moccia

Traditionally, the concrete strength is measured on cubes or cylinders having normalized dimensions, suitable vibration and curing conditions and their strength is assessed in laboratory under fast loading rates. However, the in-situ strength of structural ...

EPFL2021

Multi-scale investigation on mechanical behavior and microstructural alteration of C-S-H in carbonated Alite paste

Karen Scrivener

Carbonation treatment is a promising option to enhance recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) quality and eventually improve concrete performance. This study investigated the multi-scale mechanical properties of calcium silicate hydrates (C-S-H) in a mature ali ...

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD2021

Multiaxial fatigue behavior and strengthening of riveted double-angle connections in steel bridges using prestressed CFRP rods

Hossein Heydarinouri

A large number of aging road and railway riveted metallic bridges suffer from fatigue problems. Stringer-to-floor-beam double-angle bridge connections are among the most fatigue-prone details due to the many cyclic distortion-induced stresses from axle loa ...

EPFL2021

Understanding the carbonation of concrete with supplementary cementitious materials: a critical review by RILEM TC 281-CCC

Karen Scrivener, Barbara Lothenbach

Blended cements, where Portland cement clinker is partially replaced by supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), provide the most feasible route for reducing carbon dioxide emissions associated with concrete production. However, lowering the clinker co ...

SPRINGER2020

Carbonation of low carbon binders

Wioletta Soja

To reduce the impact of the embodied energy and of the carbon dioxide emissions of concrete, the use of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) in the cement industry has become a common practice. However, the practical experience on such cements is li ...

EPFL2019

Analysis of hydrogen distribution and migration in fired passivating contacts (FPC)

Christophe Ballif, Franz-Josef Haug, Aïcha Hessler-Wyser, Quentin Thomas Jeangros, Andrea Ingenito, Matthieu Despeisse, Philippe Wyss, Mario Joe Lehmann

High temperature passivating contacts for c-Si based solar cells are intensively studied because of their potential in boosting solar cell efficiency while being compatible with industrial processes at high temperatures. In this work, the hydrogenation mec ...

2019

Numerical simulation of the probability of corrosion initiation of RC elements made of reinforcing steel with improved corrosion performance

Eugen Brühwiler, David Conciatori

Steel reinforcing bars in concrete are protected from corrosion by a thin oxide film that is created on the steel surface in the highly alkaline environment of the concrete. Corrosion process begins once this oxide film is destroyed, for example, by chlori ...

2018

Solid oxide fuel cell anode degradation by the effect of hydrogen chloride in stack and single cell environments

Jan Van Herle, Christian Ludwig, Stefan Diethelm, Hossein Madi, Davide Papurello

The poisoning effect by hydrogen chloride (HCl) on state-of-the-art Ni anode-supported solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) at 750 degrees C is evaluated in either hydrogen or syngas fuel. Experiments are performed on single cells and short stacks and HCl concen ...

2016

Investigation of cement substitution by blends of calcined clays and limestone

Mathieu Antoni

This thesis investigates the replacement of Portland cement by addition of high amounts of calcined clays and limestone. Such ternary blends can become more ecological and economical binders to answer the worldwide housing shortage. It could be demonstrate ...

EPFL2013

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