Pore solution in alkali-activated slag cement pastes. Relation to the composition and structure of calcium silicate hydrate

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 139-148

  Puertas, F ^a   Fernandez Jimenez A ^a   Blanco Varela, M T ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN EDUARDO TORROJA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkali activated cement; Calcium silicate hydrate (C S H); Microstructure; Pore solution

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPOSITION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PH EFFECTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION; PORE SOLUTION;

SLAG CEMENT;

EID: 0345134619     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(03)00254-0     Document Type: Article

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