Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie

Journal Articles / Artykuły w czasopismach


2024
  • Skibicki S., Szewczyk P., Majewska J., Sibera D., Ekiert E., Chung S-Y., Sikora P. The effect of interlayer adhesion on stress distribution in 3D printed beam elements. Journal of Building Engineering (2024) 87, 109093, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.109093
  • Cendrowski K., Federowicz K., Techman M., Chougan M., El-Khayatt A.M., Saudi H.A., Kędzierski T., Mijowska E., Strzałkowski J., Sibera D., Abd Elrahman M., Sikora P. Functional Bi2O3/Gd2O3 silica-coated structures for improvement of early age and radiation shielding performance of cement pastes. Nanomaterials (2024) 14(2), 168, https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14020168 obrazek

2023
  • Rathnarajan S, Sikora P. Seawater-mixed concretes containing natural and sea sand aggregates – A review. Results in Engineering (2023) 20, 101457, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2023.101457  
  • Sikora P., Afsar L., Rathnarajan S., Nikravan M., Chung S-Y., Stephan D., Abd Elrahman M. Seawater-Mixed lightweight aggregate concretes with dune sand, waste glass and nanosilica: experimental and life cycle analysis. International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials (2023) 17:47. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40069-023-00613-4
  • Federowicz K., Techman M., Skibicki S., Chougan M., El-Khayatt A.M., Saudi H.A., Błyszko J., Abd Elrahman M., Chung S-Y., Sikora P. Development of 3D printed heavyweight concrete (3DPHWC) containing magnetite aggregate. Materials and Design (2023), 233, 112246, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2023.112246
  • Al-Noaimat YA, Chougan M, Albar A., Skibicki S, Federowicz K, Hoffmann M, Sibera D, Cendrowski K, Techman M, Nuno Pacheco J, Chung SY, Sikora P, Al-Kheetan M, Ghaffar SH. Recycled brick aggregates in one-part alkali-activated materials: Impact on 3D printing performance and material properties. Developments in the Built Environment (2023) 16, 100248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dibe.2023.100248
  • Al-kroom H., Abd Elrahman M., Meddah M.S., Arif M., Sikora P., Stephan D., Abdel-Gawwad H.A. The impact of red clay brick and perlite wastes on the reusability of katoite-based binder after exposure to elevated temperatures. Materials Letters (2023) 353, 135281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2023.135281
  • Cendrowski K., Federowicz K., Techman M., Chougan M., Kędzierski T., Sanytsky M., Mijowska E., Sikora P. Enhancing the fresh and early age performances of Portland cement pastes via sol-gel silica coating of metal oxides (Bi2O3 and Gd2O3) . Coatings (2023) 13(10), 1698, https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13101698
  • Abbass A.M., Abd Elrahman M., Sikora P., Strzałkowski J., Stephan D., Abdel-Gawwad H.A. From dolomite waste to katoite-based binder: Synthesis, performance and characterization. Journal of Building Engineering (2023), 75, 106971, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.106971
  • Cuevas K., Strzałkowski J., Kim J-S., Ehm C., Glotz T., Chougan M., Ghaffar S.H., Stephan D., Sikora P. Towards development of sustainable lightweight 3D printed wall building envelopes – experimental and numerical studies. Case Studies in Construction Materials (2023), 18, e01945, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2023.e01945
  • Sikora P., El-Khayatt A.M., Saudi H.A., Liard M., Lootens D., Chung S.-Y., Woliński P., Abd Elrahman M. Rheological, mechanical, microstructural and radiation shielding properties of cement pastes containing magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles. International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials (2023), 17, 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40069-022-00568-y

 2022
  • Sikora P., Woliński P., Chougan M., Madraszewski S., Węgrzyński W., Papis B.K., Federowicz K., Ghaffar S.H., Stephan D. A systematic experimental study on biochar-cementitious composites: Towards carbon sequestration. Industrial Crops and Products (2022) 184, 115103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.115103
  • Sikora P., Techman M., Federowicz K., El-Khayatt A.M., Saudi H.A., Abd Elrahman M., Hoffmann M., Stephan D., Chung S.-Y. Insight into the microstructural and durability characteristics of 3D printed concrete: Cast versus printed specimens. Case Studies in Construction Materials (2022), 17, e01320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2022.e01320
  • Sikora P., Chougan M., Cuevas K., Liebscher M., Mechtcherine V., Ghaffar S.H., Liard M., Lootens D., Krivenko P., Sanytsky M., Stephan D. The effects of nano- and micro-sized additives on 3D printable cementitious and alkali-activated composites: a review. Applied Nanoscience (2022) 12, 805-823. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-021-01738-2
  • Chougan M., Ghaffar S.H., Nematollahi B., Sikora P., Dorn T., Stephan D.,Albar A., Al-Kheetan M.J. Effect of natural and calcined halloysite clay minerals as low-cost additives on the performance of 3D-printed alkali-activated materials. Materials and Design (2022) 223, 111183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2022.111183
  • Chougan M, Ghaffar SH, Sikora P, Mijowska E, Kukułka W, Stephan D. Boosting Portland cement-free composite performance via alkali-activation and reinforcement with pre-treated functionalised wheat straw. Industrial Crops and Products (2022) 178, 114648. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.114648.
  • Chougan M, Ghaffar SH, Mijowska E, Kukułka W, Sikora P. High-performance polylactic acid compressed strawboard using pre-treated and functionalised wheat straw. Industrial Crops and Products (2022) 184, 114996. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.114996
  • Abdel-Gawwad H.A., Tawfik T.A., Sikora P., Abd Elrahman M. Preparation and characterization of a novel alkali-activated magnesite cement. Construction and Building Materials (2022) 345, 128384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.128384
  • Abdel-Gawwad H.A., Mohammed A.H., Arif M.A., Shoukry H., Abadel A.A., Al-Kroom H., Sikora P., Abd Elrahman M. Role of magnesium chloride in the performance and phase composition of lead glass sludge foam. Materials Letters (2022) 320, 132325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2022.132325
  • Abdel-Gawwad H.A., Sikora P., Mohammed A.H., Arif M.A., Al-Kroom H., Abd Elrahman M. Resistance of alkali-activated slag mixed with wastewater towards biogenic sulfuric acid attack. Case Studies in Construction Materials (2022) 17, e01164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2022.e01164
  • Augustyniak A., Jablonska J., Cendrowski K., Głowacka A., Stephan D., Mijowska E., Sikora P. Investigating the release of ZnO nanoparticles from cement mortars on microbiological models. Applied Nanoscience (2022) 12, 489-502. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-021-01695-w

2021
  • Sikora P., El-Khayatt A.M., Saudi H.A., Chung S.-Y., Stephan D., Abd Elrahman M. Evaluation of the effects of bismuth oxide (Bi2O3) micro and nanoparticles on the mechanical, microstructural and γ-ray/neutron shielding properties of Portland cement pastes. Construction and Building Materials (2021) 284, 122758. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.122758.  Access to preprint - PDF
  • Sikora P., Chung S.-Y., Liard M., Lootens D., Dorn T., Kamm P.H., Stephan D., Abd Elrahman M. The effects of nanosilica on the fresh and hardened properties of 3D printable mortars. Construction and Building Materials (2021) 281, 122574. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.122574
  • Chougan M., Hamidreza Ghaffar S., Sikora P., Chung S.-Y., Rucinska T., Stephan D., Albar A., Swash M.R. Investigation of additive incorporation on rheological, microstructural and mechanical properties of 3D printable alkali-activated materials. Materials and Design (2021) 202, 109574. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109574.
  • Augustyniak A., Sikora P., Grygorcewicz B., Despot D., Braun B., Rakoczy R., Szewzyk U., Barjenbruch M., Stephan D. Biofilms in the gravity sewer interfaces: making a friend from a foe. Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology (2021) 20, 795-813. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11157-021-09582-0
  • Strzałkowski J., Sikora P., Chung S.-Y., Abd Elrahman M. Thermal performance of building envelopes with structural layers of the same density: Lightweight aggregate concrete versus foamed concrete. Building and Environment (2021) 196, 107799. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107799 . Access to Preprint - PDF
  • Abd Elrahman M., Sikora P., Chung S.-Y., Stephan D. The performance of ultra-lightweight foamed concrete incorporating nanosilica. Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (2021) 21, 79. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43452-021-00234-2
  • Cuevas K., Chougan M., Martin F., Ghaffar S.H., Stephan D., Sikora P. 3D printable lightweight cementitious composites with incorporated waste glass aggregates and expanded microspheres – rheological, thermal and mechanical properties. Journal of Building Engineering (2021) 44, 102718. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102718
  • Chung S.-Y., Sikora P., Kim D.J., El Madawy M.E., Abd Elrahman M. Effect of different expanded aggregates on durability-related characteristics of lightweight aggregate concrete. Materials Characterization (2021) 173, 110907. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2021.110907. Access to Preprint - PDF
  • Federowicz K., Techman M., Sanytsky M., Sikora P. Modification of lightweight aggregate concretes with silica nanoparticles—A Review. Materials (2021) 14(15), 4242. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14154242
  • Tunkiewicz M., Misiewicz J., Sikora P., Chung S-Y. Hygric properties of machine-made, historic clay bricks from north-eastern Poland (former East Prussia): characterization and specification for replacement materials. Materials (2021) 14(21), 6706. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14216706
  • Sanytsky M., Kropyvnytska T., Нeviuk I, Sikora P., Braichenko S. Development of rapid-hardening ultra-high strength cementitious composites using superzeolite and N-C-S-H-PCE alkaline nanomodifier. Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies (2021) 5/6 (113), 62–72. https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2021.242813

2020
  • Sikora P., Rucinska T., Stephan D., Chung S.-Y., Abd Elrahman M.: Evaluating the effects of nanosilica on the material properties of lightweight and ultra-lightweight concrete using image-based approaches. Construction and Building Materials (2020) 264, 120241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.120241
  • Chung S.-Y., Sikora P., Rucinska T., Stephan D., Abd Elrahman M.: Comparison of the pore size distributions of concretes with different air-entraining admixture dosages using 2D and 3D imaging approaches. Materials Characterization (2020) 162, 110182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2020.110182
  • Abdel-Gawwad H.A., Saleh A.A., Sikora P., Abd Elrahman M., Mohammed M.S., Hussein H.S., Ads E.N.: Biocarbonation: A novel method for synthesizing nano-zinc/zirconium carbonates and oxides. Arabian Journal of Chemistry (2020) 13 (11), 8092-8099. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2020.09.040
  • Sikora P., Cendrowski K., Abd Elrahman M., Chung S-Y., Stephan D., Mijowska E.: The effects of seawater on the hydration, microstructure and strength development of Portland cement pastes incorporating colloidal silica. Applied Nanoscience (2020) 10, 2627-2638. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-019-00993-8
  • Sikora P., Lootens D., Liard M., Stephan D.: The effects of seawater and nanosilica on the performance of blended cements and composites. Applied Nanoscience (2020) 10, 5009-5026. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-020-01328-8
  • Augustyniak A., Sikora P., Jablonska J., Cendrowski K., John E., Stephan D., Mijowska E.: The effects of calcium–silicate–hydrate (C–S–H) seeds on reference microorganisms. Applied Nanoscience (2020) 10, 4855–4867. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-020-01347-5
  • Federowicz K., Alves Figueiredo V., Al-kroom H., Abdel-Gawwad H., Abd Elrahman M. Sikora P.: The effects of temperature curing on the strength development, transport properties, and freeze-thaw resistance of blast furnace slag cement mortars modified with nanosilica. Materials (2020) 13 (24), 5800. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13245800
  • Chung S.-Y., Sikora P., Stephan D., Abd Elrahman M.: The effect of lightweight concrete cores on the thermal performance of vacuum insulation panels. Materials (2020) 13 (11), 2632. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13112632
  • Sikora P., Chung S.-Y.: Cement-Based composites: Advancements in development and characterization. Crystals (2020) 10 (9), 832. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst10090832
  • Kim D.Y., Sikora P., Araszkiewicz K., Chung S.-Y. Inverse estimation method of material randomness using observation. Crystals (2020) (6), 512.  https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst10060512
  • Abd Elrahman M., El Madawy E.M., Chung S.-Y., Majer S., Youssf O., Sikora P.: An investigation on the mechanical and physical characteristics of cement paste incorporating different air entraining agents using X-ray micro-computed tomography. Crystals (2020) 10(1) 23. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst10010023
  • Sikora P. The microstructural and thermal characteristics of silica nanoparticle-modified cement mortars after exposure to high temperatures. Part I. Nanotechnologies in Construction (2020) 12(2), 108–115. https://10.15828/2075-8545-2020-12-2-108-115
  • Sikora P. The microstructural and thermal characteristics of silica nanoparticle-modified cement mortars after exposure to high temperatures. Part II. Nanotechnologies in Construction (2020) 12(3), 147-154. https://10.15828/2075-8545-2020-12-3-147-154

2019
  • Sikora P., Abd Elrahman M., Horszczaruk E., Brzozowski P., Stephan D.: Incorporation of magnetite powder as a cement additive for improving thermal resistance and gamma-ray shielding properties of cement-based composites. Construction and Building Materials (2019) 204, 113-121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.01.161
  • Abd Elrahman M., Chung S.-Y., Sikora P., Rucinska T, Stephan D.: Influence of nanosilica on mechanical properties, sorptivity, and microstructure of lightweight concrete. Materials (2019) 12(19) 3078. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12193078
  • Chung S.-Y., Abd Elrahman M., Kim J.-S., Han T.-S., Stephan D., Sikora P.: Comparison of lightweight aggregate and foamed concrete with the same density level using image-based characterizations. Construction and Building Materials (2019) 211, 988-999. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.03.270
  • Sikora P., Abd Elrahman M., Chung S-Y., Cendrowski K., Mijowska E., Stephan D.: Mechanical and microstructural properties of cement pastes containing carbon nanotubes and carbon nanotubes-silica core-shell structures, exposed to elevated temperature. Cement and Concrete Composites (2019) 95, 193-204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2018.11.006
  • Abd Elrahman M., El Madawy M.E., Chung S-Y., Sikora P., Stephan D.: Preparation and characterization of ultra-lightweight foamed concrete incorporating lightweight aggregate. Applied Sciences (2019) 9(7), 1447. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9071447
  • Augustyniak A., Sikora P., Cendrowski K., Nawrotek P., Mijowska E., Stephan D.: Challenges in Studying the Incorporation of Nanomaterials to Building Materials on Microbiological Models. In: Fesenko O., Yatsenko L. (eds) Nanophotonics, Nanooptics, Nanobiotechnology, and Their Applications. NANO 2018. Springer Proceedings in Physics (2019), vol 222. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17755-3_20
  • Cieslewicz W., Araszkiewicz K., Sikora P.: Accident rate as a measure of safety assessment in Polish civil engineering. Safety (2020) 5(4), 77. https://doi.org/10.3390/safety5040077

2018
  • Sikora P., Abd Elrahman M., Stephan D.: The influence of nanomaterials on the thermal resistance of cement-based composites - A review. Nanomaterials (2018) 8(7), 465. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8070465
  • Sikora P., Cendrowski K., Horszczaruk E., Mijowska E.: The effects of Fe3O4 and Fe3O4/SiO2 nanoparticles on the mechanical properties of cement mortars exposed to elevated temperature. Construction and Building Materials (2018) 182, 441-450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.06.133
  • Sikora P., Augustyniak A., Cendrowski K., Nawrotek P., Mijowska E.: Antimicrobial activity of Al2O3, CuO, Fe3O4, and ZnO nanoparticles in scope of their further application in cement-based building materials. Nanomaterials (2018) 8(4), 212. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8040212
  • Mijowska E., Horszczaruk E., Sikora P., Cendrowski K.: The effect of nanomaterials on thermal resistance of cement-based composites exposed to elevated temperature. Materials Today: Proceedings (2018) 5(8) Part 2, 15968-15975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2018.05.040

2017
  • Sikora P., Cendrowski K., Markowska-Szczupak A., Horszczaruk E., Mijowska E. The effects of silica/titania nanocomposite on the mechanical and bactericidal properties of cement mortars. Construction and Building Materials (2017) 150, 738-746. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.06.054
  • Chung S-Y., Abd Elrahman M., Sikora P., Rucinska T., Horszczaruk E., Stephan D. Evaluation of the effects of crushed and expanded waste glass aggregates on the material properties of lightweight concrete using image-based approaches. Materials (2017) 10(12), 1354. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma10121354
  • Cendrowski K., Sikora P., Zielinska B., Horszczaruk E., Mijowska E. Chemical and thermal stability of core-shelled magnetite nanoparticles and solid silica. Applied Surface Science (2017) 407, 391-397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.02.118
  • Horszczaruk E., Sikora P., Cendrowski K., Mijowska E. The effect of elevated temperature on the properties of cement mortars containing nanosilica and heavyweight aggregates . Construction and Building Materials (2017) 137, 420-431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.02.003
  • Cendrowski K., Sikora P., Horszczaruk E., Mijowska E.: Waste-free synthesis of silica nanospheres and silica nanocoatings from recycled ethanol-ammonium solution. Chemical Papers (2017) 71(4), 841-848. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-016-0099-y
  • Sikora P., Horszczaruk E., Skoczylas K., Rucinska T.: Thermal properties of cement mortars containing waste glass aggregate and nanosilica. Procedia Engineering (2017) 196, 159-166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.07.186

2016
  • Sikora P., Augustyniak A., Cendrowski K., Horszczaruk E., Rucinska T., Nawrotek P., Mijowska E. Characterization of Mechanical and Bactericidal Properties of Cement Mortars Containing Waste Glass Aggregate and Nanomaterials. Materials (2016) 9(8), 701. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9080701
  • Sikora P., Horszczaruk E., Cendrowski K., Mijowska E.: The Influence of Nano-Fe3O4 on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Cementitious Composites. Nanoscale Research Letters (2016) 11:182. https://doi.org/10.1186/s11671-016-1401-1
  • Horszczaruk E., Sikora P., Łukowski P.: Application of nanomaterials in production of self-sensing concretes: contemporary developments and prospects. Archives of Civil Engineering LXII (3) (2016) 61-73. https://doi.org/10.1515/ace-2015-0083
  • Sikora P., Hrabyuk K., Horszczaruk E., Sanytsky M.: Effect of elevated temperature on the properties of cement mortars with addition of silica nanoparticles. Stroitelnye Materialy i Izdeliya 1(91) (2016) 28-30.
  • Horszczaruk E., Sikora P., Mijowska E., Cendrowski K.: Mikrostruktura betonów osłonowych na kruszywie magnetytowym w wysokiej temperaturze. Materiały Budowlane 8 (2016) 70-72. https://doi.org/10.15199/33.2016.08.18
  • Sikora P., Woliński P., Ogrodnik P., Zegardło B.: Zastosowanie nanomateriałów do monitorowania stanu technicznego kompozytów cementowych. Wiadomości Elektrotechniczne 10 (2016) 11-13. https://doi.org/10.15199/74.2016.10.4
  • Zegardło B., Ogrodnik P., Woliński P., Sikora P.: Badanie możliwości wykorzystania odpadowych ceramicznych izolatorów elektrycznych jako recyklingowego kruszywa do betonów. Wiadomości Elektrotechniczne 4 (2016) 6-7. https://doi.org/10.15199/74.2016.4.2

2015
  • Sikora P., Horszczaruk E., Rucinska T.: The effect of nanosilica and titanium dioxide on the mechanical and self-cleaning properties of waste-glass cement mortar. Procedia Engineering (2015) 108, 146-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.06.130
  • Horszczaruk E., Sikora P., Zaporowski P.: Mechanical properties of shielding concrete with magnetite aggregate subjected to high temperature. Procedia Engineering (2015) 108, 39-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.06.117
  • Sikora P., Łukowski P., Cendrowski K., Horszczaruk E., Mijowska E.: The effect of nanosilica on the mechanical properties of polymer-cement composites (PCC). Procedia Engineering (2015) 108, 139-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.06.129
  • Sikora P., Horszczaruk E., Rucińska T., Straszyńska A.: Wpływ wysokiej temperatury na właściwości mechaniczne zapraw cementowych ze stłuczką szklaną. Materiały Budowlane 5 (2015) 116-118. https://doi.org/10.15199/33.2015.05.47

2014
  • Horszczaruk E., Mijowska E., Cendrowski K., Mijowska S., Sikora P.: Effect of incorporation route on dispersion of mesoporous silica nanospheres in cement mortar. Construction and Building Materials 66 (2014) 418-421. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.05.061
  • Horszczaruk E., Mijowska E., Cendrowski K., Sikora P.: Influence of the new method of nanosilica addition on the mechanical properties of cement mortars. Cement Wapno Beton 5 (2014) 308-315.

2013
  • Horszczaruk E., Mijowska E., Cendrowski K., Mijowska S., Sikora P.: The influence of nanosilica with different morphology on the mechanical properties of cement mortars. Cement Wapno Beton 1 (2013) 24-32.