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Cruz Alonso is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain and has made contributions primarily in the areas of engineering and materials science. Their work spans several subfields including civil and structural engineering, materials chemistry, building and construction, environmental engineering, and pollution.

The scientist's research focuses notably on concrete and cement materials, covering aspects such as corrosion and durability, magnesium oxide properties and applications, microbial applications in construction materials, innovative concrete reinforcement materials, smart materials for construction, and nuclear materials and radiation effects.

Their publication record includes papers in multiple venues, with frequent publications in Neurology Perspectives, Materials, MATEC Web of Conferences, Materials and Structures, and Cement and Concrete Composites.

Several recent papers by Cruz Alonso exemplify their research themes:

  • A review of the efficiency of self-healing concrete technologies for durable and sustainable concrete under realistic conditions (2023, International Materials Reviews)
  • Evolution of thermo-mechanical properties of concrete with calcium aluminate cement and special aggregates for energy storage (2020, Cement and Concrete Research)
  • Effects of Alumina Nanofibers and Cellulose Nanocrystals on Durability and Self-Healing Capacity of Ultrahigh-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concretes (2022, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering)
  • Severe Sulfuric Acid Attack on Self-Compacting Concrete with Granulometrically Optimized Blast-Furnace Slag-Comparison of Different Test Methods (2020, Materials)
  • Methods for characterising the steel-concrete interface to enhance understanding of reinforcement corrosion: a critical review by RILEM TC 262-SCI (2022, Materials and Structures)

Cruz Alonso has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including I. García-Lodeiro, Liberato Ferrara, M. Criado, M. Giménez, and Raúl Fernández.

Best Publications

  • Factors controlling cracking of concrete affected by reinforcement corrosion

    C. Alonso;C. Andrade;J. Rodríguez;José Miguel Diez

  • Cover cracking as a function of bar corrosion: Part I-Experimental test

    C. Andrade;C. Alonso;F. J. Molina

  • Chloride threshold values to depassivate reinforcing bars embedded in a standardized OPC mortar

    C Alonso;C Andrade;M Castellote;P Castro

  • Dehydration and rehydration processes of cement paste exposed to high temperature environments

    C. Alonso;Lorenzo Fernández

  • Test methods for on-site corrosion rate measurement of steel reinforcement in concrete by means of the polarization resistance method

    Carmen Andrade;C. Alonso

  • Cover cracking as a function of rebar corrosion: Part 2—Numerical model

    F. J. Molina;C. Alonso;C. Andrade

  • Corrosion rate monitoring in the laboratory and on-site

    C. Andrade;C. Alonso

  • Chemical changes and phase analysis of OPC pastes carbonated at different CO2 concentrations

    Marta Castellote;Lorenzo Fernandez;Carmen Andrade;Cruz Alonso

  • Relation between resistivity and corrosion rate of reinforcements in carbonated mortar made with several cement types

    C. Alonso;C. Andrade;J.A. González

  • Comparison of rates of general corrosion and maximum pitting penetration on concrete embedded steel reinforcement

    J.A. González;C. Andrade;C. Alonso;S. Feliu

  • Composition and microstructural changes of cement pastes upon heating, as studied by neutron diffraction

    Marta Castellote;Cruz Alonso;Carmen Andrade;Xavier Turrillas;Xavier Turrillas

  • On-site measurements of corrosion rate of reinforcements

    C Andrade;C Alonso

  • Chloride threshold dependence of pitting potential of reinforcements

    C. Alonso;M. Castellote;C. Andrade

  • Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy for studying passive layers on steel rebars immersed in alkaline solutions simulating concrete pores

    M. Sánchez;J. Gregori;C. Alonso;J.J. García-Jareño

  • Relative humidity in the interior of concrete exposed to natural and artificial weathering

    C Andrade;J Sarrı́a;C Alonso

  • Measurement of the steady and non-steady-state chloride diffusion coefficients in a migration test by means of monitoring the conductivity in the anolyte chamber. Comparison with natural diffusion tests

    M Castellote;C Andrade;C Alonso

  • Development of low-pH cementitious materials for HLRW repositories: Resistance against ground waters aggression

    J.L. García Calvo;A. Hidalgo;C. Alonso;L. Fernández Luco

  • Impedance measurements on cement paste

    M. Keddam;H. Takenouti;X.R. Nóvoa;C. Andrade

  • Microstructural changes induced in Portland cement-based materials due to natural and supercritical carbonation

    Ana Hidalgo;Concha Domingo;Carlos Garcia;Sabine Petit

  • Corrosion rate evolution in concrete structures exposed to the atmosphere

    C Andrade;C Alonso;J Sarrı́a

  • Mathematical modeling of a concrete surface skin effect on diffusion in chloride contaminated media

    Carmen Andrade;Jose Miguel Dı́ez;Cruz Alonso

Frequent Co-Authors

Carmen Andrade
Carmen Andrade International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering
José González
José González Spanish National Research Council
Sebastián Feliu
Sebastián Feliu Spanish National Research Council
X.R. Nóvoa
X.R. Nóvoa Universidade de Vigo
Sabine Petit
Sabine Petit University of Poitiers
Hisasi Takenouti
Hisasi Takenouti Sorbonne University
Concepción Domingo
Concepción Domingo Spanish National Research Council
Michel Keddam
Michel Keddam Université Paris Cité
Gavin Vaughan
Gavin Vaughan European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
C. Rolfs
C. Rolfs Ruhr University Bochum

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