Project Hydration of a cement-based material

Hydration of clinker particles to generate some paste of cement (CSH) with a PF description.
This simulation is about a 2D microstructure evolution and mechanical behavior estimation during the hydration process.
Scheme of the cementation process due to hydration phenomenon
w/c=0.3 w/c=0.5
Hydration of a cement paste with w/c=0.3 Hydration of a cement paste with w/c=0.5
This work is presented in the following paper:
Alexandre Sac-Morane, Katerina Ioannidou, Manolis Veveakis, Hadrien Rattez. (2026). Predicting microstructure and mechanical properties during alite (C3S) hydration using a Phase-Field model. Construction and Building Materials. 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2026.145946.
The github

Modules

CreateIC.py
Define the initial condition.

Load_microstructures.py
Load the microstructures to determine the elastic parameters of the sample.

MeshDatabase.py
Manage the database of the meshes known.

PostProccess.py
Postproccess the outputs.

SortFiles.py
Sort the files.

WriteI.py
Write input files from a template.

main.py
This is the main file.