The microstructure of cement paste and concrete - A visual primer

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 919-933

  Diamond, Sidney ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C S H gel; Hardened cement paste (hcp); Microstructure; Pore structure; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; HARDENING; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA;

C-S-H GEL; HARDENED CEMENT PASTE (HCP); PORE STRUCTURE;

CEMENTS;

EID: 5144223927     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2004.02.028     Document Type: Article

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