The effect of drying on early-age morphology of C-S-H as observed in environmental SEM

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1673-1680

  Fonseca, P C ^a   Jennings, H M ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

A. drying; A. humidity; A. mechanism; A. morphology; B. calcium silicate hydrate (C S H); B. microstructure; B. scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

Indexed keywords

A. DRYING; A. HUMIDITY; A. MECHANISM; A. MORPHOLOGY; B. CALCIUM-SILICATE- HYDRATE (C-S-H); B. MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRONS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CURING; DRYING; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICATES;

CALCIUM SILICATE;

EID: 77957751973     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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