Viscoelastic nature of calcium silicate hydrate

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 369-376

  Alizadeh, Rouhollah ^a   Beaudoin, James J ^a   Raki, Laila ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calcium silicate hydrate (C S H); Interlayer water; Portland cement; Stress relaxation; Time dependent deformations; Viscoelastic properties

Indexed keywords

APPLIED STRESS; CALCIUM SILICATE HYDRATE; CEMENT BASED MATERIAL; DRY STATE; HYDRODYNAMIC COMPONENT; INTERLAYER WATER; INTERLAYER WATERS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MOISTURE CONTENTS; PORE WATERS; RECTANGULAR BEAMS; STRESS RELAXATION TESTS; THREE POINT BENDING; TIME-DEPENDENT DEFORMATION; TIME-DEPENDENT RESPONSE; VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES; VISCOELASTIC RESPONSE;

BENDING TESTS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; CREEP; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; PORTLAND CEMENT; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SILICATE MINERALS; STRESS RELAXATION; TESTING; VISCOELASTICITY; WATER;

CALCIUM SILICATE;

EID: 77950220020     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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