Calorimetry – an informative tool of digital era concrete technology. Current state and prospects
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O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy, Kharkiv, Ukraine
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Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics, Kharkiv, Ukraine
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Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Kyiv, Ukraine
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Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania
Submission date: 2025-02-26
Final revision date: 2025-04-23
Acceptance date: 2025-09-13
Publication date: 2026-01-20
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Pavlo Kryvenko
Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Kyiv, Ukraine
Cement Wapno Beton 30(3) 218-231 (2025)
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An analysis of current trends in concrete technology has been conducted. The feasibility of integrating digital methods into the “composition-structure-process-properties-functions” system has been established on the basis of fundamental concrete science principles. The discussion focusses on the role of functional-kinetic monitoring of heat evolution data, which serves as a carrier of technological information about the reactivity, directionality, intensity, and completeness of the progression of various thermodynamically substantiated spontaneous hardening reactions. The efficacy of using calorimetric data to evaluate the interaction parameters of functionally integrated components during the design of concrete compositions and the operational control of hardening regimes has been confirmed. In addition, the effectiveness of the suggested functional-kinetic approach in addressing technological challenges through adaptive [self-adjusting] algorithms for calorimetric monitoring is explored. Methods for digitising calorimetric information, which involves converting analogue thermokinetic and/or temperature dependencies into a digital format in real time, are also proposed.
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