Composition and microstructural changes of cement pastes upon heating, as studied by neutron diffraction

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1633-1644

  Castellote, Marta ^a   Alonso, Cruz ^a   Andrade, Carmen ^a   Turrillas, Xavier ^a,b   Campo, Javier ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN EDUARDO TORROJA   (Spain)

^b EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^c INSTITUT LAUE LANGEVIN   (France)

Author keywords

Cement paste; Fire simulation; Heating; In situ neutron diffraction; Microstructure changes

Indexed keywords

COOLING; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; HYDRATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; POROSIMETERS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

CEMENT PASTES; FIRE SIMULATION; MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY (MIP);

CEMENTS;

EID: 4344569413     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(03)00229-1     Document Type: Article

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