Crystallisation of calcium hydroxide in early age model and ordinary cementitious systems

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 492-501

  Gallucci, E ^a   Scrivener, K ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Calcium hydroxide; Cementitious systems; Image analysis; SEM

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; GYPSUM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUCLEATION; PORTLAND CEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CEMENTITIOUS SYSTEMS; GYPSUM PARTICLES; MORPHOLOGICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS;

HYDRATED LIME;

EID: 33947581021     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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