Adhesion in Layered Cement Composites

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This book discusses how to identify the level of adhesion in layered systems made of cement composites using a multi-scale approach based on experimental and numerical analyses. In particular, it explains 1. The suitability of previously used artificial intelligence tools and learning algorithms for reliable assessment of the level of adhesion of layered systems made of cement composites based on non-destructive tests 2. The development of the methodology for a reliable non-destructive evaluation of the level of adhesion in newly constructed layered systems of any overlay thickness and in existing layered systems made of cement composites 3. How to determine whether to assess the level of adhesion of the layered systems, and discusses the amplitude parameters, spatial, hybrid and volume parameters describing the morphology of the concrete substrate surface in the mesoscale 4. How to ascertain whether the effective surface area of the existing concrete substrate and the contribution of the exposed aggregate on this substrate, determined in mesoscale, have an impact on the level of adhesion of layered systems made of cement composites 5. The assessment of the structure of air pores in the microscale and the chemical composition of the cement composite on the nanoscale in the interphase zone together with the determination of their impact on the level of adhesion of layered systems made of cement composites 6. The development of an effective methodology for testing the level of adhesion of layered systems made of cement composites in a multi-scale approach, including the research methods and descriptors used. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxx Introduction (Łukasz Sadowski)....Pages 1-2 Background (Łukasz Sadowski)....Pages 3-21 Principal Factors Influencing the Level of Adhesion in Layered Systems Made of Cement Composites (Łukasz Sadowski)....Pages 23-55 Description of Measurement Methods and Parameters Useful in the Study of the Level of Adhesion of Layered Systems Made of Cement Composites (Łukasz Sadowski)....Pages 57-82 Results Obtained at the Macro-scale (Łukasz Sadowski)....Pages 83-114 Results Obtained at the Meso-scale (Łukasz Sadowski)....Pages 115-131 Results Obtained at the Micro-scale (Łukasz Sadowski)....Pages 133-147 Results Obtained at the Nano-scale (Łukasz Sadowski)....Pages 149-154 Methodology (Łukasz Sadowski)....Pages 155-156 Conclusions and Perspectives (Łukasz Sadowski)....Pages 157-159 Back Matter ....Pages 161-163