Critical aspects of nano-indentation technique in application to hardened cement paste

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-29

  Davydov, D ^a   Jirasek M ^a   Kopecky L ^a  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Calcium silicate hydrate (C S H) (B); Elastic moduli (C); Mechanical properties (C); Micromechanics (C); Statistical nanoindentation (B)

Indexed keywords

AFM; BACKSCATTERED ELECTRONS; CALCIUM SILICATE HYDRATE; CEMENT PASTE; EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOLS; HARDENED CEMENT PASTE; HIGH-DENSITY; INDENTATION METHOD; MAXIMUM LOAD; NANOINDENTATION TECHNIQUES; PENETRATION DEPTH; REPRESENTATIVE VOLUME ELEMENTS; STATISTICAL NANOINDENTATION (B); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE;

BLIND SOURCE SEPARATION; CALCIUM; CEMENTS; DATA PROCESSING; ELASTIC MODULI; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROMECHANICS; NANOINDENTATION; OIL WELL CEMENTING; SILICATES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CALCIUM SILICATE;

EID: 78649330098     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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