Measurement of particle size distribution in portland cement powder: Analysis of ASTM round robin studies

Cement, Concrete and Aggregates

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 71-81

  Ferraris, Chiara F ^a   Hackley, Vincent A ^a   Avilés, Ana Ivelisse ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cement; Laser diffraction; Particle size distribution; PSD round robin; Reference material

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; DIFFRACTION; MICROSTRUCTURE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL METHODS; TURBIDITY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

LASER DIFFRACTION; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION (PSD) ROUND ROBIN; REFERENCE MATERIAL; UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES;

PORTLAND CEMENT;

EID: 11844282163     PISSN: 01496123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/cca11920     Document Type: Article

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