Ali ZAOUI

1. W. Sekkal and A. Zaoui, High strength metakaolin-based geopolymer reinforced by pristine and covalent functionalized carbon nanotubes, Construction and Building Materials 327, 11, 126910 (2022).

2. M. Laanaiya, A. Zaoui, Piezoelectric response and failure behavior of cement paste under external loading, Cement and Concrete Research 139, 106257 (2021).

3. W. Sekkal and A. Zaoui, Novel properties of nano-engineered cementitious materials with fullerene buckyballs, Cement and Concrete Composites 118, 103960 (2021).

4. D. Tunega and A. Zaoui, Mechanical and Bonding Behaviors Behind the Bending Mechanism of Kaolinite Clay Layers, J. Phys. Chem. C 124, 13, 7432-7440 (2020).

5. M. Laanaiya, A. Zaoui, Preventing cement-based materials failure by embedding Fe2O3 nanoparticles, Construction and Building Materials 260, 10, 120466 (2020).

6. A.Lushnikova, A. Zaoui, Influence of single-walled carbon nanotubes structure and density on the ductility of cement paste. Construction and Building Materials 172, 86-97 (2018).

7. Y. Zheng and A. Zaoui, Mechanical behavior in hydrated Na-montmorillonite clay. Physica A-Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 505, p. 582–5901 (2018).

8. T. Jefferson, E. Javierre, B. Freeman, A. Zaoui, E. Koenders, L. Ferrara. Research progress on numerical models for self-healing cementitious materials. Advanced Materials Interfaces 5, 1701378 (2018)

9. W. Sekkal and A. Zaoui Enhancing the interfacial bond strength of cement nanocomposite with carbonate nanostructure. Composites Part B 124, 111-119 (2017).

10.Y. Zheng and A. Zaoui, Wetting and nanodroplet contact angle of the clay 2:1 surface: The case of Na-montmorillonite (001). Applied Surface Science 396, 717–722 (2017).

11. W. Sekkal, A. Zaoui, M. Benzerzour, N.E. Abriak, Role of porosity on the stiffness and stability of (001) surface of the nanogranular C-S-H gel. Cement and Concrete Research 87, 45-52 (2016).

12. A. Bouibes and A. Zaoui A route to possible civil engineering materials: the case of high-pressure phases of lime. Nature- Scientific Reports 5, 12330 (2015).

13. W. Yang, Y. Zheng and A. Zaoui, Swelling and diffusion behavior of Na-vermiculite at different hydrated states, Solid State Ionics 282, 13–17 (2015).

14. A. Zaoui and W. Sekkal, Can clays ensure nuclear waste repositories? Nature- Scientific Reports 5, 8815 (2015).

15. A. Zaoui and W. Sekkal, (2014). Mechanisms behind the Ikaite-to-Calcite phase transformation from molecular dynamics calculations. GEODERMA, 235-236, 329-333 (2014).

16. W. Yang and A. Zaoui, Behind adhesion of Uranyl onto Montmorillonite surface: A molecular dynamics study. Journal of Hazardous Materials 261, 224- 234 (2013).

17. B. K. Benazzouz, A. Zaoui and A. B. Belonoshko, Melting temperature of Kaolinite from Z-method. American Mineralogist 98, 1881-1885 (2013).

18. W. Yang and A. Zaoui, Uranyl Adsorption on (001) surfaces of Kaolinite: A Molecular Dynamics Study. Applied Clay Science 80. 98-106 (2013).

19. D. Tunega, T. Bucko, and A. Zaoui, Assessment of ten DFT methods in predicting structures of sheet silicates: importance of dispersion corrections. The Journal of Chemical Physics 137, 114105-114114 (2012).

20. A. Zaoui, Insight into elastic behavior of calcium silicate hydrated oxide (C–S–H) under pressure and composition effect. Cement and concrete research, 42, 306-312 (2012).