Interfacial transition zone between aggregate and paste in cementitious composites (II): Mechanism of formation and degradation of interfacial transition zone microstructure, and its influence factors

Kuei Suan Jen Hsueh Pao/ Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 70-79

  Chen, Huisu ^a   Sun, Wei ^a   Stroeven, Piet ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Characterization of microstructure; Influencing factors; Interfacial transition zone; Mechanism of formation and degradation; Microstructure model; Review

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE AGGREGATES; DEGRADATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MICROSTRUCTURE; MORTAR; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES; CHEMICAL SHRINKAGE; DRYING SHRINKAGE; INTERFACIAL TRANSITION ZONE; MICROBLEEDING EFFECT; PASTE; SELF DESICCATION SHRINKAGE; WALL EFFECT;

PORTLAND CEMENT;

EID: 2642562900     PISSN: 04545648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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