Analysis of cement pastes and mortars by a combination of backscatter-based SEM image analysis and calculations based on the Powers model

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 977-985

  Igarashi, S ^a   Kawamura, M ^a   Watanabe, A ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Backscattered electron image analysis; Capillary porosity; Degree of hydration; The Powers model

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; ELECTRON SCATTERING; MICROSTRUCTURE; MIXTURES; MORTAR; POROSITY;

BACKSCATTERED ELECTRON IMAGE ANALYSIS; CAPILLARY POROSITY; DEGREE OF HYDRATION; THE POWERS MODEL;

CEMENTS;

EID: 5144219997     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2004.02.031     Document Type: Article

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