William Wilson

Financement

• Grant. (Awarded). Principal Applicant. Low-carbon microwave cement production. PRIMA Quebec, NSERC, Mitacs & Pyrowave. Innov-R. 1 777 500 $. (2024-2028)
• Grant. (Awarded). Principal Applicant. De l’ingénierie de la microstructure au déploiement de bétons éco­efficaces. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Subvention a la découverte & Supplément Tremplin vers la découverte. 167 000 $. (2022-2027)
• Grant. (Awarded). Co-applicant. Structural Topological Optimization of Eco-UHPC Prefabricated Floors and Façades by Low-Carbon, Low-Cost and Energy-Efficiency. Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (FRQNT). Team Research Project. 190 000 $. (2023-2026)
• Grant. (Awarded). Principal Applicant. Pôle technologique ME2ACM (Multiscale Engineering of Eco-friendly Alternative Cementitious Materials). Centre de recherche sur les infrastructures de béton (CRIB). 3e appel à projets conjoints. 60 000 $. (2022-2025)
• Grant. (Awarded). Co-applicant. Solutions intégrées de valorisation des granulats et fines recyclés dans le béton: vers une économie circulaire. Centre de recherche sur les infrastructures de béton (CRIB). 3e appel à projets conjoints. 60 000 $. (2022-2025)
• Grant. (Awarded). Principal Applicant. Prédiction de la vie utile des nouveaux bétons à faible teneur en CO2: découplage de la pénétration des chlorures et de l’évolution de la microstructure. Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (FRQNT). Établissement de la relève professorale. 145 000 $. (2023-2025)
• Grant. (Awarded). Principal Applicant. Introduction de l’intelligence artificielle à l’usine pour une réduction des émissions carbone associées à la production du béton. Mitacs + Partenaire industriel. Accélération. 240 000 $. (2021-2025)
• Grant. (Awarded). Co-applicant. Centre de recherche sur les infrastructures en béton (CRIB). Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (FRQNT). Regroupements stratégiques. 2 400 000 $. (2019-2024)
• Grant. (Awarded). Co-applicant. Centre intégré de recherche sur les matériaux, les infrastructures et les bâtiments durables (CIRMIB). Université de Sherbrooke. Centres d'excellence. 150 000 $. (2020-2023)
• Grant. (Awarded). Co-applicant. Granulomètre à diffraction laser pour mesurer la taille de micro et nanoparticules. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Programme de subventions d'outils et d'instruments de recherche. 142 473 $. (2022-2023)
• Grant. (Awarded). Co-applicant. Central Control System for Characterizing Mechanical Behaviour of Materials. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Programme de subventions d'outils et d'instruments de recherche. 150 000 $. (2021-2022)
• Grant. (Completed). Collaborator. Technology hub on Multiscale Engineering of Eco-friendly Alternative Cementitious Materials (ME2ACM). Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (FRQNT). Projet de recherche en équipe. 180 000 $. (2018-2022)

Publications

Articles de revue

• Poussardin V*, Wilson W, Paris M, Tagnit-Hamou A, Deneele D. (2024). Calcined clays as supplementary cementitious materials: A comparison between palygorskite and kaolinite. Construction and Building Materials 416 135180. (Published).
• De Weerdt K, Wilson W, Machner A, Georget F. (2023). Chloride profiles – What do they tell us and how should they be used?. Cement and Concrete Research 173 107287. (Published).
• Perluzzi M, Wilson W, Gosselin R. (2023). Impact of Data Grouping on the Multivariate Analysis of Several Concrete Plants. Processes 11 (5), 1551. (Published).
• Georget F, Wilson W, Matschei T. (2023). Long-term extrapolation of chloride ingress: an illustration of the feasibility and pitfalls of the square root law. Cement and Concrete Research 170 107187. (Published).
• Wang Q*, Wilson W, Scrivener KL. (2023). Unidirectional penetration approach for characterizing sulfate attack mechanisms on cement mortars and pastes. Cement and Concrete Research 169 107166. (Published).
• Esselami R*, Wilson W, Tagnit-Hamou A. (2022). An accelerated physical sulfate attack test using an induction period and heat drying: First applications to concrete with different binders including ground glass pozzolan and limestone filler. Construction and Building Materials 345 128046. (Published).
• Poussardin V*, Paris M, Wilson W, Tagnit-Hamou A, Deneele D. (2022). Calcined palygorskite and smectite bearing marlstones as supplementary cementitious materials. Materials and Structures 55 (224), (Published).
• Poussardin V*, Roux V, Wilson W, Paris M, Tagnit-Hamou A, Deneele D. (2022). Calcined palygorskites as supplementary cementitious materials. Clays and Clay Minerals 70 901-915. (Published).
• Georget F, Bénier C*, Wilson W, Scrivener KL. (2022). Chloride sorption by C-S-H quantified by SEM-EDX image analysis. Cement and Concrete Research 152 106656. (Published).
• Dhandapani Y, Joseph S, Bishnoi S, et al. (2022). Durability performance of binary and ternary blended cementitious systems with calcined clay: a RILEM TC 282-CCL, review. Materials and Structures 55 (145), (Published).
• Mejdi M, Wilson W, Saillio M, Chaussadent T, Divet L, Tagnit Hamou A. (2022). Hydration and microstructure of glass powder cement pastes – A multi-technique investigation. Cement and Concrete Research 151 106610. (Published).
• Wilson W, Gonthier JN*, Georget F, Scrivener KL. (2022). Insights on chemical and physical chloride binding in blended-cement pastes. Cement and Concrete Research 156 106747. (Published).
• Poussardin V*, Paris M, Wilson W, Tagnit-Hamou A, Deneele D. (2022). Self-reactivity of a calcined palygorskite-bearing marlstone for potential use as supplementary cementitious material. Applied Clay Sciences 216 106372. (Published).
• Georget F, Wilson W, Scrivener KL. (2022). Simple automation of SEM-EDS spectral maps analysis with Python and the edxia framework. Journal of Microscopy 286 185–190. (Published).
• Georget F, Lothenbach B, Wilson W, Zunino F, Scrivener KL. (2022). Stability of hemicarbonate under cement paste-like conditions. Cement and Concrete Research 153 106692. (Published).
• Wilson W, Georget F, Scrivener KL. (2021). Unravelling chloride transport/microstructure relationships for blended- cement pastes with the mini-migration method. Cement and Concrete Research 140 106264. (Published).
• Georget F, Wilson W, Scrivener K. (2021). edxia, microstructure characterisation from quantified SEM-EDS hypermaps. Cement and Concrete Research 141 106327. (Published).
• Mejdi M, Wilson W, Saillio M, Chaussadent T, Divet L, Tagnit Hamou A. (2020). Quantifying glass powder reaction in blended-cement pastes with the Rietveld-PONKCS method. Cement and Concrete Research 130 105999. (Published).
• Mejdi M, Wilson W, Saillio M, Chaussadent T, Divet L, Tagnit-Hamou A. (2019). Investigating the pozzolanic reaction of post-consumption glass powder and the role of portlandite in the formation of sodium-rich C-S-H. Cement and Concrete Research 123 105790. (Published).
• Wilson W, Soliman N A, Sorelli L, Tagnit-Hamou A. (2019). Micro-chemo-mechanical features of ultra-high performance glass concrete (UHPGC). Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanic Journal 104 102373. (Published).
• Hisseine O A, Wilson W, Sorelli L, Tolnai B, Tagnit-Hamou A. (2019). Nanocellulose for Improved Concrete Performance: A Macro-to-Micro Investigation for Disclosing the Effects of Cellulose Filaments on Strength of Cement Systems. Construction and Building Materials 206 84–96. (Published).
• Sui S, Wilson W, Georget F, Maraghechi H, Kazemi-Kamyab H, Sun W, Scrivener KL. (2019). Quantification methods for chloride binding in Portland cement and limestone systems. Cement and Concrete Research 125 105864. (Published).
• Wilson W, Sorelli L, Tagnit-Hamou A. (2018). Automated coupling of NanoIndentation and Quantitative Energy-Dispersive Spectroscopy (NI-QEDS): A comprehensive method to disclose the micro-mechanical properties of cement pastes. Cement and Concrete Research 103 49–65. (Published).
• Aïtcin PC, Wilson W, Mindess S. (2018). Concrete in Canada: 50 years of progress — present concerns. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering 45 (2), 117-124. (Published).
• Wilson W, Sorelli L, Tagnit-Hamou A. (2018). Unveiling micro-chemo-mechanical properties of C–(A)–S–H and other phases in blended-cement pastes. Cement and Concrete Research 107 317-336. (Published).
• Aïtcin P-C, Wilson W. (2017). Határ Az Ég / The Sky’s the Limit – Evolution in Construction of High-Rise Buildings (Hungarian translation). Vasbetonépítés XVIII (4), 89–93. (Published).
• Wilson W, Rivera-Torres J M, Sorelli L, Durán Herrera A, Tagnit-Hamou A. (2017). The micromechanical signature of high-volume natural pozzolan concrete by combined statistical nanoindentation and SEM-EDS analyses. Cement and Concrete Research 91 1–12. (Published).
• Aitcin P-C, Wilson W, Mindess S. (2016). Increasing the Strength of Concrete Made with Blended Cements. Concrete International 38 (8), 49–52. (Published).
• Aïtcin P-C, Wilson W. (2015). Du béton jusqu’au ciel. Béton[s] 59 59–60. (Published).
• Aïtcin P-C, Wilson W. (2015). El cielo es el límite – Evolución en la construcción de edificios de gran altura. Concreto al Día (4), 6–11. (Published).
• Krakowiak KJ, Wilson W, James S, Musso S, Ulm F-J. (2015). Inference of the phase-to-mechanical property link via coupled X-ray spectrometry and indentation analysis: Application to cement-based materials. Cement and Concrete Research 67 271–285. (Published).
• Aïtcin P-C, Wilson W. (2015). The Sky’s the Limit – Evolution in Construction of High-Rise Buildings. Concrete International 37 (1), 45–50. (Published).
• Aïtcin P-C, Wilson W. (2015). The Sky’s the Limit – Evolution in Construction of High-rise Buildings (Polish translation). Cement Wapno Beton (4), 209–216. (Published).
• Aïtcin P-C, Wilson W. (2015). The sky’s the limit. Evolution in construction of high-rise buildings (Russian translation). UEMEHT (3), 74–78. (Published).
• Aïtcin P-C, Wilson W. (2014). Cement of today, concretes of tomorrow. Cement Wapno Beton (6), 349–358. (Published).
• Wilson W, Krakowiak KJ, Ulm F-J. (2014). Simultaneous assessment of phase chemistry, phase abundance and bulk chemistry with statistical electron probe micro-analyses: Application to cement clinkers. Cement and Concrete Research 55 35–48. (Published).
• Wilson W, Tagnit-Hamou A. (2014). Workability and Hydration of Superplasticized Cementitious Mixtures with Rice Husk Ash. ACI Materials Journal 111 (5), 491–500. (Published).

Chapitres de livre

• Aïtcin P-C & Wilson W. (2016). Le béton au Québec: 50 ans de progrès – Préoccupations actuelles. 50 ans de progrès dans le domaine du béton (264). ACI – Section du Québec et l’Est de l’Ontario. (Published).

Articles de conférence

• Wang Q*, Wilson W, Scrivener KL. (2023). A Novel Uniaxial Penetration Approach to Investigate External Sulfate Attack on Blended Cement Pastes. RILEM Bookseries, vol 43. Springer, (Published).
• Poussardin V*, Paris M, Wilson W, Tagnit-Hamou A, Deneele D. (2023). Calcination and Reactivity of Marlstones: A Comparison Between Palygorskite and Smectite Bearing Marlstones. RILEM Bookseries, vol 40. Springer, (Published).
• Krameche M, Wilson W, Tagnit-Hamou A. (2023). Development of an Experimental-Numerical Approach to Model Cement Paste Microstructure Using Quantitative Phase Assemblage from XRD and Thermodynamic Modeling. RILEM Bookseries, vol 43. Springer, (Published).
• Wilson W, Georget F, Scrivener KL. (2023). XCr/√t as an Indicator of the Resistance Against Bulk Chloride Diffusion. RILEM Bookseries, vol 43. Springer, (Published).
• Wilson W, Gonthier JN*, Georget F, Scrivener KL. (2022). Chemical and physical chloride binding in LC³ pastes with different water-to-binder ratios. 4th International Conference on Calcined Clays for Sustainable Concrete. (Published).
• Wilson W, Gonthier JN*, Georget F, Scrivener KL. (2022). Quantification of chemical and physical chloride binding in blended-cement pastes. Gordon Research Conference on Advanced Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure Development “Cement Based Materials: Reaching Net Zero”. (Published).
• Gonthier JN*, Wilson W, Georget F, Scrivener KL. (2021). Advanced characterization of chloride binding in OPC and LC3 pastes. 4th International RILEM Conference on Microstructure Related Durability of Cementitious Composites. 244–251. (Published).
• Georget F, Bénier C*, Wilson W, Scrivener KL. (2021). Direct observation of chloride sorption on C-S-H. ERICA-CASH II Final Conference. (Published).
• Wilson W, Georget F, Gonthier JN*, Scrivener KL. (2021). Investigating Chloride Diffusion Coefficients in LC3 Systems. Supplementary Papers, (Published).
• Wang Q*, Wilson W, Scrivener KL. (2021). Investigating Dual Sulfate Attack Mechanisms using Unidirectional Penetration Approach. ACI/RILEM SP-349, 623-628. (Published).
• Georget F, Wilson W, Soja W, Zheng J, Scrivener KL. (2021). The role of the micron-scale in reactive transport processes. 4th International RILEM Conference on Microstructure Related Durability of Cementitious Composites. 705–712. (Published).
• Wang Q*, Wilson W, Scrivener K. (2021). Unidirectional sulfate ingress in limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) pastes under cyclic exposure. 4th International RILEM Conference on Microstructure Related Durability of Cementitious Composites. 87–95. (Published).
• Scrivener K, Georget F, Wilson W, Sui S. (2020). Developing a generic approach to durability. 4th International RILEM Conference on Microstructure Related Durability of Cementitious Composites. 424–430. (Published).
• Georget F, Wilson W, Scrivener KL. (2020). Microstructure characterization from EDS hypermaps. CIME Day at the Interdisciplinary Center for Electron Microscopy (CIME). (Published).
• Wilson W, Gonthier JN*, Georget F, Scrivener KL. (2020). Tortuosity as a Key Parameter of Chloride Diffusion in LC3 Systems. S. Bishnoi (ed.), Calcined Clays for Sustainable Concrete, RILEM Bookseries 25, 593-600. (Published).
• Wilson W, Georget F, Scrivener KL. (2020). Understanding the chloride resistance of binders with the mini-migration approach. Gordon Research Seminar & Gordon Research Conference on Advanced Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure Development. (Published).
• Wilson W, Soliman NA, Sorelli L, Tagnit-Hamou A. (2019). Microstructure features of an innovative ultra-high-performance glass concrete (UHPGC). Papers and Posters Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement, ID247:1-7. (Published).
• Hisseine OA, Wilson W, Sorelli L, Tagnit-Hamou A. (2019). Understanding the role of nanocellulose on the strength of cement composites: a macro-to-micro investigation of systems with cellulose filaments. Proceedings, (Published).
• Wilson W, Labattaglia V*, Tagnit-Hamou A, Sorelli L. (2019). Will Blended-Cement Systems with Similar Chloride Penetration Potentials Resist Similarly to Corrosion?. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on the Durability of Concrete Structures, 587-591. (Published).
• Wilson W, Tagnit-Hamou A, Sorelli L. (2018). Experimental investigation of C–A–S–H micro-chemo-mechanical properties in blended-cement pastes. 38th Cement and Concrete Science Conference. (Published).
• Wilson W, Sorelli L, Tagnit-Hamou A. (2017). Chemo-mechanical properties of cement matrices with fly ash and slag. ACI/RILEM SP-320, 29.1–13. (Published).
• Rivera-Torres J M, Wilson W, Tagnit-Hamou A, Sorelli L, Duran-Herrera A. (2017). Effect of a pumice as pozzolanic material in high performance concrete. Supplementary Papers, 52.1–21. (Published).
• Wilson W, Sorelli L, Krishnan S, Bishnoi S, Tagnit-Hamou A. (2017). Micro-chemo-mechanical Characterization of a Limestone-Calcinated-Clay Cement Paste by Statistical Nanoindentation and Quantitative SEM-EDS. Calcined Clays for Sustainable Concrete, 494–499. (Published).
• Wilson W, Katabarwa J-B, Tagnit-Hamou A, Aïtcin P-C. (2016). Improving the quality of fired clay bricks using rice husks: A Rwandese pilot project. Proceedings, 47-57. (Published).
• Wilson W, Tagnit-Hamou A, Sorelli L. (2015). Analyses mécano-chimiques de la microstructure de mélanges cimentaires avec poudre de verre. Annual meeting of the "Chaire SAQ de valorisation du verre dans les matériaux". (Published).
• Aïtcin P-C, Wilson W. (2015). The Importance of the Water-to-Cement and the Water-to-Binder Ratios. Supplementary Papers, 695–704. (Published).
• Wilson W. (2014). Du riz au béton. Dévoilement de la programmation estivale à la Maison du développement durable. (Published).
• Wilson W, Krakowiak KJ, Bauchy M, Ulm F-J, Pellenq RJM. (2013). Clinker Grindability: Phase Properties and Microstructure. Concrete Sustainability Hub – MIT CSHub Showcase. (Published).
• Krakowiak KJ, Wilson W, Ulm F-J. (2013). In-situ Chemo-Mechanical Characterization of Cementitious Microstructures. Concrete Sustainability Hub – MIT CSHub Showcase. (Published).
• Krakowiak K, Wilson W, James S, Ulm FJ. (2013). In-situ Chemo-Mechanical Characterization of Cementitious Microstructures with Coupled X-Ray Microanalysis and Indentation Technique. Proceedings, 190–200. (Published).
• Wilson W, Tagnit-Hamou A. (2013). Rice Husk Ash Concrete: Application to Rural African Housing. Proceedings, Germany, 663–671. (Published).
• Feltrin G, Steiger R, Gsell D, Gülzow A, Wilson W. (2010). Serviceability assessment of a wooden trough bridge by static and dynamic tests. Proceedings, Paper 10. (Published).
• Feltrin G, Steiger R, Gsell D, Gülzow A, Wilson W. (2010). Serviceability assessment of a wooden trough bridge by static and dynamic tests. Proceedings, Paper 10. (Published).
• Wilson W, Bere SF*. (2009). Des écorces de riz pour sauver les forêts du Burkina Faso: Projet de développement d’un four à écorces de riz, mis en oeuvredans la plaine rizicole de Bama. Journée de la recherche 2009 – "Les grands esprits se rencontrent". (Published).

Autres contributions

Cours enseignés

• Projet de conception en génie civil. GCI 900. (2021-09-01).(6CR).
• Technologie des matériaux. GC1 120. (2021-01-11).(3CR).
• Communication et pratique professionnelle. GCI 606. (2014-01-05 à 2016-04-29).(2CR).
• Initiation à la pratique professionnelle. GCI 605. (2013-09-03 à 2015-12-18).(3CR).
• Méthodes expérimentales. GCI 108. (2010-09-07 à 2010-12-17).(3CR).

Gestion d'évènements

• Membre du comité scientifique et responsable de la plateforme MSC-SMC 2020. (2020) Symposium virtuel 2020 de la Société de Microscopie du Canada. (Conference).
• Présidence (chair). (2020) Gordon Research Seminar 2020 on Advanced Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure Development: Concrete Solutions Towards Carbon Neutral Construction by 2050. (Conference).

Activités de collaboration internationale

• Chair du comité RILEM TC 298-EBD.
• Membre du comité RILEM TC 282-CCL.