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In this paper, the formation of the microstructural volume is simulated with the computational code HYMOSTRUC3D for cement hydration. The obtained microstructure is an input for a micromechanical modelling. A 3D regular lattice model is proposed to predict the elastic modulus of the microstructure, considering a water-to-cement (w\/c) ratio within the range [0.30\u20130.50]. In addition, the Finite Element Method (FEM) is used to compare and validate the results from the lattice model. Predictions from these two modelling approaches are then compared to the experimental results provided by the EMM-ARM (Elasticity Modulus Measurement through Ambient Response Method) testing technique, the latter allowing measurement of the elastic modulus of hydrating cement pastes. Finally, the above-referred numerical models are used to evaluate the influence of the following features: the particle size distribution of the cement grains, the microstructure discretisation refinement and the elastic modulus of the C-S-H cement hydration product.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/app8030442","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,3,15]],"date-time":"2018-03-15T09:21:37Z","timestamp":1521105697000},"page":"442","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["Microstructure-Based Prediction of the Elastic Behaviour of Hydrating Cement Pastes"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"8","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5767-0898","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hadi","family":"Mazaheripour","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (FEUP), 4200-465 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7633-0602","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rui","family":"Faria","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (FEUP), 4200-465 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8566-3863","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Guang","family":"Ye","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Microlab, Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN Delft, The Netherlands"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5671-8888","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Erik","family":"Schlangen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Microlab, Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN Delft, The Netherlands"}]},{"given":"Jos\u00e9","family":"Granja","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"ISISE, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimar\u00e3es, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1374-9427","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Miguel","family":"Azenha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"ISISE, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimar\u00e3es, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,3,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"808","DOI":"10.1061\/(ASCE)0733-9399(2002)128:8(808)","article-title":"Continuum micromechanics: Survey","volume":"128","author":"Zaoui","year":"2002","journal-title":"J. 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