Publications

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Selected Books and Book Chapters

Li, Z., Zhou, X., Ma, H., Hou, D. (2022). Advanced Concrete Technology, 2nd Edition. Hoboken: Wiley. ISBN: 978-1-119-80625-7 (print); 978-1-119-80619-6 (e-book).

Hou, D., Ma, H., Zhang, J., ed. (2022). Molecular Simulation on Cementitious Materials: From Computational Chemistry Method to Application. Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA. ISSN: 1664-8714. doi: 10.3389/978-2-88974-302-5

Jin, Q., Ma, H. (2023). Nano TiO2-engineered cementitious materials with self-cleaning properties (Chapter 8); in Nanotechnology for Civil Infrastructure: Innovation and Eco-efficiency of Nanostructured Cement-Based Materials (edited by Khayat, K. and Meng, W.), pp. 191-209. Elsevier Science; ISBN-13: 9780128178324. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-817832-4.00006-7

Selected Journal Articles

Zhang, B., Liao, W., Ma, H.*, and Huang, J. (2023). In situ monitoring of the hydration of calcium silicate minerals in cement with a remote fiber-optic Raman probe. Cement and Concrete Composites, 142, 105214. doi: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2023.105214

Lu, H., Sun, X., Ma, H.* (2022). Anti-washout Concrete: An Overview. Construction and Building Materials, 344, 128151. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.128151

Sun, X., Liao, W., Kumar, A., Khayat, K., Tian, Z., Ma, H.* (2021). Multi-level modeling of thermal behavior of phase change material incorporated lightweight aggregate and concrete. Cement and Concrete Composites, 122, 104131. doi: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2021.104131

Liao, W., Zeng, C., Zhuang, Y., Ma, H.*, Deng, W., Huang, J. (2021). Application of Phase Change Materials in Curling Control of Concrete Pavement Slab: A Feasibility Study. Cement and Concrete Composites, 120, 104021. doi: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2021.104021

Khanjani, M., Westenberg, D., Kumar, A., Ma, H.* (2021). Tuning Polymorphs and Morphology of Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate: Controlling Factors and Underlying Mechanisms. ACS Omega, 6 (18), 11988-12003. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.1c00559

Cai, R., Han, T., Liao, W., Huang, J., Li, D., Kumar, A., Ma, H.* (2020). Prediction of Surface Chloride Concentration of Marine Concrete using Ensemble Machine Learning. Cement and Concrete Research, 163, 106164. doi: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2020.106164

Hou, D., Zhang, W., Wang, P., Ma, H.* (2019). Microscale peridynamic simulation of damage process of hydrated cement paste subjected to tension. Construction and Building Materials, 228, 117053. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.117053

Liao, W., Sun, X., Kumar, A., Sun, H., Ma, H.* (2019). Hydration of binary portland cement blends containing silica fume: a decoupling method to estimate degrees of hydration and pozzolanic reaction. Frontiers in Materials, 6, Article 78 (13 pages). doi: 10.3389/fmats.2019.00078. (“Rising Stars” article collection)

Zhang, J., Hou, D., Hafiz, R. B., Han, Q., Ma, H.* (2018). Effects of internally introduced sulfate on early age concrete properties: active acoustic monitoring and molecular dynamics simulation. Construction and Building Materials, 188, 1014-1024. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.08.187

Ma, H.*, & Xu, B. (2017). Potential to design magnesium potassium phosphate cement paste based on an optimal magnesia-to-phosphate ratio. Materials and Design, 118, 81-88. doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2017.01.012

Hu, C., & Ma, H.* (2016). Statistical analysis of backscattered electron image of hydrated cement paste. Advances in Cement Research, 28(7), 469-474. doi: 10.1680/jadcr.16.00002

Ma, H.*, Hou, D., & Li, Z. (2015). Two-scale modeling of transport properties of cement paste: Formation factor, electrical conductivity and chloride diffusivity. Computational Materials Science, 110, 270-280. doi: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2015.08.048

Ma, H., Hou, D., Lu, Y., & Li, Z. (2014). Two-scale modeling of the capillary network in hydrated cement paste. Construction and Building Materials, 64, 11-21. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.04.005

Ma, H., & Li, Z. (2014). Multi-aggregate approach for modeling interfacial transition zone in concrete. ACI Materials Journal, 111(2), 189-200. doi: 10.14359/51686501

Ma, H., Xu, B., Liu, J., Pei, H., & Li, Z. (2014). Effects of water content, magnesia-to-phosphate molar ratio and age on pore structure, strength and permeability of magnesium potassium phosphate cement paste. Materials & Design, 64, 497-502. doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2014.07.073

Ma, H., Xu, B., & Li, Z. (2014). Magnesium potassium phosphate cement paste: degree of reaction, porosity and pore structure. Cement and Concrete Research, 65, 96-104. doi: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2014.07.012

Hou, D., Ma, H.*, Zhu, Y., & Li, Z. (2014). Calcium silicate hydrate from dry to saturated state: structure, dynamics and mechanical properties. Acta Materialia, 67, 81-94. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2013.12.016

Hou, D., Ma, H.*, Li, Z., & Jin, Z. (2014). Molecular simulation of “hydrolytic weakening”: A case study on silica. Acta Materialia, 80, 264-277. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2014.07.059

Ma, H.* (2014). Mercury intrusion porosimetry in concrete technology: Tips of measurement, pore structure parameter acquisition and application. Journal of Porous Materials, 21(2), 207-215. doi: 10.1007/s10934-013-9765-4

Ma, H., & Li, Z. (2013). Realistic pore structure of Portland cement paste: experimental study and numerical simulation. Computers and Concrete, 11(4), 317-336. doi: 10.12989/cac.2013.11.4.317

Ma, H., & Li, Z. (2013). Microstructures and mechanical properties of polymer modified mortars under distinct mechanisms. Construction and Building Materials, 47, 579-587. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.05.048

Ma, H., Tian, Y., & Li, Z. (2011). Interactions between organic and inorganic phases in PA- and PU/PA-modified cement-based materials. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 23 (10), 1412-1421. doi: 10.1061/(asce)mt.1943-5533.0000302