What causes differences of C-S-H gel grey levels in backscattered electron images?

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1465-1471

  Famy, C ^a   Scrivener, K L ^b   Crumbie, A K ^a  

^a LAFARGE CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (France)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Backscattered electron imaging; Calcium silicate hydrate (C S H); EDX; Microstructure; SEM

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; COMPOSITION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; MICROANALYSIS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOISTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACKSCATTERED ELECTRON IMAGING;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0036721922     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(02)00808-6     Document Type: Article

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