Maria Chiara Bignozzi

Prof. Maria Chiara Bignozzi

Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Academic Career Length

34Years (1993-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 November 2014 in Ceramics International
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GMGiulia Masi
Giulia Masi
William RickardWilliam Rickard
William Rickard
LVLes Vickers
Les Vickers
Maria Chiara BignozziMaria Chiara Bignozzi
Maria Chiara Bignozzi
ARArie van Riessen
Arie van Riessen

1 March 2013 in Cement and Concrete Composites
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SMS. Manzi
S. Manzi
CMClaudio Mazzotti
Claudio Mazzotti
Maria Chiara BignozziMaria Chiara Bignozzi
Maria Chiara Bignozzi

1 April 2006 in Cement and Concrete Research
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Maria Chiara BignozziMaria Chiara Bignozzi
Maria Chiara Bignozzi
FSF. Sandrolini
F. Sandrolini

1 July 2015 in Composites Part B: Engineering
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GMGiulia Masi
Giulia Masi
William RickardWilliam Rickard
William Rickard
Maria Chiara BignozziMaria Chiara Bignozzi
Maria Chiara Bignozzi
ARArie van Riessen
Arie van Riessen

1 April 2010 in Cement and Concrete Research
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ASAndrea Saccani
Andrea Saccani
Maria Chiara BignozziMaria Chiara Bignozzi
Maria Chiara Bignozzi

1 January 2011 in Procedia Engineering
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ANA. Natali
A. Natali
SMS. Manzi
S. Manzi
Maria Chiara BignozziMaria Chiara Bignozzi
Maria Chiara Bignozzi
Geopolymers are representing the most promising green and eco-friendly alternative to ordinary Portland cement and cementitious materials, thanks to their proven durability, mechanical and thermal properties. However, despite these features, the poor tensile and bending strengths usually exhibited by geopolymers due to their brittle and ceramic-like nature, can easily lead to catastrophic failure and represent the main drawback limiting the use of those materials in several applications. Fiber reinforced geopolymer composites may be considered a solution to improve flexural strength and fracture toughness. Different types of dispersed short fibers are here investigated as a reinforcing fraction for a geopolymer matrix based on an alkali-activated ladle-slag. It has been demonstrated that both organic and inorganic fibers can lead to a significant flexural strength enhancement. Moreover, the investigated geopolymers exhibit an increase in toughness, thus determining a switch from a brittle failure mode to a more ductile one