Three-dimensional imaging of cement microstructure evolution during hydration

Advances in Cement Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 103-111

  Helfen, L ^a,b   Dehn, E ^c   Mikulik P ^b,d   Baumbach, T ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; HYDRATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MICROCRACKS; MICROPOROSITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; SOLIDIFICATION; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

PORTLAND CEMENT;

EID: 23044474357     PISSN: 09517197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/adcr.2005.17.3.103     Document Type: Article

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