Micro-mechanical properties of cement paste measured by depth-sensing nanoindentation: A preliminary correlation of physical properties with phase type

Materials Characterization

Volumn 53, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 223-231

  Hughes, John J ^a   Trtik, Pavel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cement; Elastic modulus (E); Hardness (H); Nanoindentation

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ELASTIC MODULI; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; HARDNESS; HYDRATION; INDENTATION; PETROGRAPHY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER;

CEMENT PASTE; NANOINDENTATION; PHASE MIXTURES; SPATIAL FEATURES;

CEMENTS;

EID: 10044220676     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2004.08.014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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