The nanogranular behavior of C-S-H at elevated temperatures (up to 700 °C)

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-12

  DeJong, Matthew J ^a   Ulm, Franz Josef ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

C S H; Granular material; High temperature; Mechanical behavior; Nanoindentation; Packing density

Indexed keywords

GRANULAR MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PYROLYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

CALCIUM-SILICATE HYDRATE (C-S-H); MICROMECHANICAL MODELING; NANOINDENTATION; PACKING DENSITY;

CEMENTS;

EID: 33751530930     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2006.09.006     Document Type: Article

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