Probing the microstructure and water phases in composite cement blends

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 310-318

  Gorce, Jean Philippe ^a   Milestone, Neil B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

(B) Mercury porosimetry; (B) Pore size distribution; (D) Blended cement; (E) Radioactive waste; NMR

Indexed keywords

MERCURY (METAL); MICROSTRUCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PORE SIZE; POROSIMETERS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; WATER;

BLENDED CEMENT; CAPILLARY PORES; MERCURY POROSIMETRY; WATER PHASES;

PORTLAND CEMENT;

EID: 33847008316     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2006.10.007     Document Type: Article

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