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Researcher

Yury Villagran Zaccardi

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67 Results

2026

Mechanical and microstructural properties of mortar with fine recycled aggregates

Maria E. SosaJuan Manuel EtcheverryYury Villagran ZaccardiClaudio J. Zega

2025

An exploratory study of FA-based hybrid binder with alkaline sulfates as activator

Juan Manuel EtcheverryYury Villagran ZaccardiPhilip Van den HeedeNele De Belie

Efficient use of low-calcium fly ash to reach replacement levels beyond 50% Portland cement with curing at room temperature

Juan Manuel EtcheverryYury Villagran ZaccardiPhilip Van den HeedeNele De Belie

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING

2024

A rheometric approach to assess plastic shrinkage and implications of early age drying on the microstructure of cement-based materials

Manu K MohanA. V. RahulYury Villagran ZaccardiGeert De SchutterKim Van Tittelboom

A1 Journal Article in CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH

A technical-environmental comparison of hybrid and blended slag cement-based recycled aggregate concrete tailored for optimal field performance

Juan Manuel EtcheverryAgustin LavegliaYury Villagran ZaccardiNele De Belie

A1 Journal Article in DEVELOPMENTS IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Carbonation of concretes with SCMs

A. VollprachtG. J. G. GluthB. RogiersI. D. UwanuakwaQuoc Tri PhungYury Villagran ZaccardiC. ThielHanne VanoutriveJuan Manuel EtcheverryElke Gruyaert et al.

2023

Carbonation of concrete with SCMs : a data analysis by RILEM TC 281-CCC

A. VollprachtCharlotte ThielZ. ZhaoYury Villagran ZaccardiG.P. CordobaGregor J.G. GluthHanne VanoutriveElke GruyaertA. KanellopoulousRenjie Mi et al.

Carbonation performance of hybrid ternary binders containing low-calcium fly ash and sodium sulfate

Juan Manuel EtcheverryPhilip Van den HeedeYury Villagran ZaccardiNele De Belie

Deformations in pastes during capillary imbibition and their implications

Natalia Mariel AldereteYury Villagran ZaccardiNele De Belie

Durability performance of hybrid binder concretes containing non-ferrous slag and recycled aggregates

Pithchai Pandian SivakumarYury Villagran ZaccardiThomas LapauwElke GruyaertStijn MatthysNele De Belie

A1 Journal Article in SUSTAINABILITY

Early age properties of paste and mortar made with hybrid binders based on portland cement, GGBFS and sodium sulfate

Juan Manuel EtcheverryPhilip Van den HeedeYury Villagran ZaccardiNele De Belie

Effect of size and preconditioning of concrete cores against sulfate attack (test)

Lautaro R. SantillanYury Villagran ZaccardiEdgardo F. IrassarClaudio J. Zega

Effect of sodium sulfate activation on the early age behaviour and microstructure development of hybrid cementitious systems containing Portland cement, and blast furnace slag

Juan Manuel EtcheverryYury Villagran ZaccardiPhilip Van den HeedeVincent HalletNele De Belie

A1 Journal Article in CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES

Fine recycled concrete aggregates treated by means of wastewater and carbonation pretreatment

Yury Villagran ZaccardiLotte BroodcoorensPhilip Van den HeedeNele De Belie

A1 Journal Article in SUSTAINABILITY

Hydration kinetics of cement-lime binders with construction and demolition waste fines for masonry applications

Vadim GrigorjevJuan Manuel EtcheverryMiguel AzenhaNele De Belie

Phase evolution of hybrid alkali sulfate-activated ground-granulated blast furnace slag cements

Juan Manuel EtcheverryZengliang YueSreejith KrishnanYury Villagran ZaccardiPhilip Van den HeedeYuvaraj DhandapaniSusan Andrea BernalNele De Belie

A1 Journal Article in ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING

Water transport properties of hybrid binder concrete containing activated copper slag and recycled concrete aggregate

Yury Villagran ZaccardiPithchai Pandian SivakumarNele De Belie

2022

Activación en sistemas cementíceos hibridos con elevados contenidos de escoria granulada de alto horno

Juan Manuel EtcheverryYury Villagran ZaccardiNele De Belie

Complete re-utilization of waste concretes-Valorisation pathways and research needs

Yury Villagran ZaccardiAlastair T. M. MarshMaria E. SosaClaudio J. ZegaNele De BelieSusan A. Bernal

A1 Journal Article in RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

Deformations in cement pastes during capillary imbibition and their relation to water and isopropanol as imbibing liquids

Natalia Mariel AldereteArn MignonKatrin SchollbachYury Villagran Zaccardi

A1 Journal Article in MATERIALS

Influence of 3D printed vascular networks in self-healing cementitious materials on water absorption studied via neutron imaging

Yasmina ShieldsNatalia Mariel AlderetePhilip Van den HeedeYury Villagran ZaccardiPavel TrtikNele De BelieKim Van Tittelboom

Insights on the corrosion resistance of reinforced recycled aggregate concrete

Yury Villagran ZaccardiCarlos M. Pico-CortésJuan Manuel EtcheverryLautaro R. SantillánMaría E. Sosa

A2 Journal Article in CORROSION AND MATERIALS DEGRADATION

Relationship between sorptivity coefficients of concrete as calculated from the evolution of water uptake versus t0.5 or t0.25

Yury Villagran ZaccardiNatalia Mariel AldereteAlejandra BenítezMaría F. CarrascoPatricio CoralloRaúl LópezCristian Rios

A1 Journal Article in CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Use of recycled fines from waste concrete as an admixture in new concrete

Yury Villagran ZaccardiEva SosaLeandro CarrizoClaudio Zega

Bookchapter in The structural integrity of recycled aggregate concrete produced with fillers and pozzolans

2021

A correlation between sorptivity coefficients of concrete as calculated from relationships of water uptake with t0,5 or t0,25

Yury Villagran ZaccardiNatalia Mariel AldereteAlejandra BenitezMaria F. CarrascoPatricio CoralloRaul LopezAlejo MusanteCristian Rios

A critical review of the resulting effective water-to-cement ratio of fine recycled aggregate concrete

Maria E. SosaYury Villagran ZaccardiClaudio J. Zega

A1 Journal Article in CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Chloride ingress rate and threshold content, as determined by the ‘Integral’ test method, in concrete with several w/c ratios in saturated and unsaturated conditions

Yury Villagran ZaccardiCarmen Andrade

A1 Journal Article in DEVELOPMENTS IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Effect of wastes as supplementary cementitious materials on the transport properties of concrete

Yury Villagran ZaccardiNatalia Mariel AldereteCarlos Pico-CortésClaudio ZegaPuput RisdanareniNele De Belie

Bookchapter in Waste and byproducts in cement-based materials : innovative sustainable materials for a circular economy

Long-term capillary imbibition of mortars with slag and fly ash

Natalia Mariel AldereteYury Villagran ZaccardiNele De Belie

Pore size distribution and surface multifractal dimension by multicycle mercury intrusion porosimetry of GGBFS and limestone powder blended concrete

Yury Villagran ZaccardiNatalia Mariel AlderetePhilip Van den HeedeNele De Belie

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL

Pozzolanic activity quantification of hollow glass microspheres

C. M. MartinN. B. ScarponiYury Villagran ZaccardiD. G. ManzanalT. M. Pique

A1 Journal Article in CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES

2020

Caracterización y desempeño de hormigones para elevada durabilidad

Claudio J. ZegaYury Villagran ZaccardiMaria E. SosaLautaro R. Santillan

Contribución mecánica del agregado fino reciclado mediante la mejora de la microestructura en la zona de interfase

Maria E. SosaClaudio J. ZegaYury Villagran Zaccardi

Cuantificación de la actividad puzolánica de las microesferas huecas de vidrio

Christian M. MartinNadia B. ScarponiYury Villagran ZaccardiDiego ManzanalTeresa M. Pique

Deformabilidad de mortero y hormigón en el contexto de imbibición capilar

Natalia Mariel AldereteYury Villagran ZaccardiNele De Belie

Desarrollo de sensores de fibra óptica para la determinación de humedad en mezclas cementíceas

Diego H. AlustizaMarcos MineoAnahi LopezYury Villagran ZaccardiNélida A. Russo

Estructura porosa de materiales cementíceos evaluada mediante ciclos múltiples de porosimetría por intrusión de mercurio

Yury Villagran ZaccardiNele De Belie

Evaluación de la influencia del tipo de recubrimiento en el ensayo de succión capilar en hormigón

Leandro E. CarrizoYury Villagran ZaccardiClaudio J. Zega

Hacia la optimización del ciclo de vida de estructuras de hormigón a través del diseño para el desmontaje

Lucio MaselliEva SosaCarlos PicoYury Villagran ZaccardiGustavo San Juan

Implementación del método chapelle modificado para la determinación de la reactividad de adiciones minerales en Argentina

Nadia B. ScarponiYury Villagran Zaccardi

Insight into the secondary imbibition rate of concrete and its relationship with curing time

Natalia Mariel AldereteYury Villagran ZaccardiNele De Belie

A2 Journal Article in RILEM TECHNICAL LETTERS

Método de disolución selectiva para cuantificar el grado de reacción de puzolana natural y ceniza volante en pasta cementícea

Nadia B. ScarponiCarlos Pico-CortésYury Villagran Zaccardi

Nivel de confiabilidad de la vida útil para exposición a cloruro de estructuras de hormigón armado diseñadas según reglamentación Argentina

L. R. SantillanS. KesslerS. SommadossiYury Villagran Zaccardi

Properties of alkali activated lightweight aggregate generated from Sidoarjo volcanic mud (Lusi), fly ash, and municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash

Puput RisdanareniYury Villagran ZaccardiKatrin SchollbachJianyun WangNele De Belie

A1 Journal Article in MATERIALS

Tortuous pore structure of GGBFS and limestone powder blended concrete described by multi-cycle mercury intrusion porosimetry

Yury Villagran ZaccardiNatalia Mariel AldereteNele De Belie

2019

Bulk resistivity of mortars with SCMs compared to the conductivity of their pore solution

Natalia Mariel AldereteYury Villagran ZaccardiNele De Belie

Evaluation and comparison of traditional methods and Electron Probe Micro Analysis (EPMA) to determine the chloride ingress perpendicular to cracks in self-healing concrete

Bjorn Van BelleghemYury Villagran ZaccardiPhilip Van den HeedeKim Van TittelboomNele De Belie

A1 Journal Article in CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Microstructural changes in porosity due to carbonation of fly ash blended pastes assessed by dynamic vapour sorption

Yury Villagran ZaccardiNatalia Mariel AldereteNele De Belie

Physical evidence of swelling as the cause of anomalous capillary water uptake by cementitious materials

Natalia Mariel AldereteYury Villagran ZaccardiNele De Belie

A1 Journal Article in CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH

2018

Comparison of reactivity tests on pozzolanic materials

Aneeta Mary JosephNatalia Mariel AldereteYury Villagran ZaccardiNele De Belie

Ground granulated blast-furnace slag

W. MatthesA. VollprachtYury Villagran ZaccardiS. Kamali-BernardD. HootonElke GruyaertM. SoutsosNele De Belie

Bookchapter in Properties of fresh and hardened concrete containing supplementary cementitious materials : state-of-the-art report of the RILEM technical committee 238-SCM Working Group 4

Pore structure of mortars containing limestone powder and natural pozzolan assessed through mercury intrusion porosimetry and dynamic vapour sorption

Natalia Mariel AldereteYury Villagran ZaccardiArn MignonDidier SnoeckNele De Belie

Recommendation of RILEM TC 238-SCM : determination of the degree of reaction of siliceous fly ash and slag in hydrated cement paste by the selective dissolution method

Yury Villagran ZaccardiAnya VollprachtElke GruyaertNele De Belie

A1 Journal Article in MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES

2017

Calibrated quantitative thermogravimetric analysis for the determination of portlandite and calcite content in hydrated cementitious systems

Yury Villagran ZaccardiHugo Eguez AlavaKlaartje De BuysserElke GruyaertNele De Belie

A1 Journal Article in MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES

Effect of supplementary cementitious materials on capillary sorption : relation with drying rate and testing time

Natalia Mariel AldereteYury Villagran ZaccardiNele De Belie

Improved model for capillary absorption in cementitious materials : progress over the fourth root of time

Yury Villagran ZaccardiNatalia Mariel AldereteNele De Belie

A1 Journal Article in CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH

On the quantitative thermogravimetric analysis of calcite content in hydrated cementitious systems

Yury Villagran ZaccardiHugo Eguez AlavaKlaartje De BuysserNele De Belie

Outcomes of the RILEM round robin on degree of reaction of slag and fly ash in blended cements

Pawel T. DurdzinskiMohsen Ben HahaSusan A. BernalNele De BelieElke GruyaertBarbara LothenbachEsperanza Menendez MendezJohn L. ProvisAxel ScholerChristopher Stabler et al.

A1 Journal Article in MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES

Pore structure description of mortars containing ground granulated blast-furnace slag by mercury intrusion porosimetry and dynamic vapour sorption

Natalia Mariel AldereteYury Villagran ZaccardiArn MignonDidier SnoeckNele De Belie

A1 Journal Article in CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Relationship between concrete resistivity and the indication of chloride penetration by ASTM C1202 in concrete made with OPC and admixed with slag and/or limestone powder

Natalia Mariel AldereteYury Villagran ZaccardiAngel A. Di Maio

Trainable Weka Phase segmentation of SEM/BSE images of slag blended cement pastes

Natalia Mariel AldereteYury Villagran ZaccardiNele De Belie

2016

Comparison of reaction degrees of slag and fly ash obtained by thermogravimetry and selective dissolution

Yury Villagran ZaccardiElke GruyaertNele De Belie

Cuantificacion mineralogica de cementos mediante analisis rietveld de Drx. analisis cruzado de difractogramas experimentales y programas de refinamiento : Mineralogical quantification of cements determined by Rietveld analysis of XRD : Cross analysis of experimental pattern and software for refinement

LR SantillanYury Villagran ZaccardiNatalia Mariel AldereteCJ ZegaNele De Belie

Influence of particle size distribution of slag, limestone and fly ash on early hydration of cement assessed by isothermal calorimetry

Yury Villagran ZaccardiElke GruyaertNatalia Mariel AldereteNele De Belie

Outcomes of the RILEM round robin on degree of reaction of slag and fly ash in composite cements

Pawel T DurdzinskiMohsen Ben HahaSusan A BernalNele De BelieElke GruyaertBarbara LothenbachJohn L ProvisAxel SchölerChristopher StablerZhijun Tan et al.

Particle size distribution and specific surface area of SCM's compared through experimental techniques

Natalia Mariel AldereteYury Villagran ZaccardiGabriela S Coelho Dos SantosNele De Belie

Recycled powder as filler admixture in cementitious systems : production and characterization

Rocio D LaurenteYury Villagran ZaccardiClaudio J ZegaNatalia Mariel Alderete