Experimental study and numerical simulation on the formation of microstructure in cementitious materials at early age

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 233-239

  Ye, G ^a   Van Breugel, K ^a   Fraaij, A L A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cement; Hydration products; Microstructure; Modeling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETES; CURING; HYDRATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; ULTRASONIC WAVES; X RAY SCATTERING;

CEMENT PASTE;

CEMENTS;

EID: 0037295269     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(02)00891-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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