Quantitative analysis of the microstructure of interfaces in steel reinforced concrete

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1613-1623

  Horne, A T ^a   Richardson, I G ^a   Brydson, R M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Backscattered electron imaging (B); Ca(OH)2 (D); Image analysis (B); Interfacial transition zone (B); Steel reinforced concrete

Indexed keywords

HYDRATED LIME; HYDRATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; STEEL;

BACKSCATTERED ELECTRON IMAGING; INTERFACIAL TRANSITION ZONE; STEEL REINFORCED CONCRETE;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 35449001516     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2007.08.026     Document Type: Article

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