Characterisation of intra- and inter-C-S-H gel pore water in white cement based on an analysis of NMR signal amplitudes as a function of water content

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1656-1663

  McDonald, P J ^a   Rodin, V ^a   Valori, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

B Calcium silicate hydrate (C S H); B Microstructure; B Pore size distribution; Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)

Indexed keywords

B MICROSTRUCTURE; C-S-H GEL; CALCIUM SILICATE HYDRATE; CHARACTERISATION; EVAPORABLE WATER; FREE INDUCTION DECAY SIGNALS; NMR ANALYSIS; NMR SIGNALS; PARTICLE GELS; PORE TYPES; RELAXATION ANALYSIS; SOLID ECHO; SPECIFIC AREAS; SURFACE FRACTION; VOLUME RATIO; WHITE CEMENT;

CALCIUM SILICATE; CEMENTS; GELS; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; PORE SIZE; RESONANCE; SILICATES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WATER CONTENT;

NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 77957750115     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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