A new approach to modeling the nucleation and growth kinetics of tricalcium silicate hydration

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3282-3288

  Thomas, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a Northwestern University

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; GROWTH RATE; HYDRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEATION; PORTLAND CEMENT;

BOUNDARY NUCLEATION; HYDRATION KINETICS; NUCLEATION RATES; TRICALCIUM SILICATE;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34548816485     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2007.01858.x     Document Type: Article

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