μic: A new platform for modelling the hydration of cements

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 266-274

  Bishnoi, Shashank ^a   Scrivener, Karen L ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cement; Hydration; Microstructure; Modelling; Platform

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; HYDRATION; MICROSTRUCTURE;

CEMENT HYDRATIONS; HYDRATING CEMENT PASTES; HYDRATION OF CEMENTS; MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; MODELLING; PLATFORM; PLUG-INS; PRIMARY OBJECTIVES;

CEMENTS;

EID: 62349096443     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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