Characterization of the development of microstructure and porosity of cement-based materials by numerical simulation and ESEM image analysis

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 35, Issue 254, 2002, Pages 603-613

  Ye, G ^a   Hu, J ^a   Van Breugel, K ^a   Stroeven, P ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CEMENT BASED MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENT SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CEMENTS;

EID: 0036922420     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1617/13935     Document Type: Article

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