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The Future and Development Trends of Computational Chemistry Applied in Concrete Science

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Molecular Simulation on Cement-Based Materials

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In previous sections, the atomistic simulation methods have been introduced to the materials science for cement-based materials to decode the intrinsic building block of the cement hydrate at nanoscale. The molecular dynamics method exhibits the significant advantage in investigating the properties of cement-based concrete material at nanoscale and opens a novel pathway for design of construction and building materials.

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Hou, D. (2020). The Future and Development Trends of Computational Chemistry Applied in Concrete Science. In: Molecular Simulation on Cement-Based Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8711-1_8

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