Curing, hydration, and microstructure of cement paste

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 348-356

  Bentz, Dale P ^a   Stutzman, Paul E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Curing; Hydration; Microstructure; Porosity; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRY; CURING; DURABILITY; HYDRATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CAPILLARY PORES; DEPERCOLATION; PORE STRUCTURES; WATER CEMENT RATIOS;

CEMENTS;

EID: 33845414931     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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