Modelling cement microstructure: Pixels, particles, and property prediction

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 187-195

  Bentz, D P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CURING; HYDRATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); SHRINKAGE;

CELLULAR AUTOMATA; CEMENT PASTES;

CEMENTS;

EID: 0032664458     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02481514     Document Type: Article

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