The study of disorder and nanocrystallinity in C-S-H, supplementary cementitious materials and geopolymers using pair distribution function analysis

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 696-710

  Meral, Cagla ^a   Benmore, C J ^b   Monteiro, Paulo J M ^a  

^a Berkeley   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

B: amorphous material; C: alkali aggregate reaction; Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C S H); Geopolymer; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM SILICATE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; FLY ASH; GEOPOLYMERS; INORGANIC POLYMERS; METALLIC GLASS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PORTLAND CEMENT; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; REACTION KINETICS; SILICA FUME; SILICATE MINERALS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALKALI-AGGREGATE REACTIONS; CALCIUM SILICATE HYDRATE; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS; GEOPOLYMER; PAIR DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION ANALYSIS; PAIR DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION METHODS; PORTLAND CEMENT PASTE; SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL;

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS;

EID: 79956140814     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2011.03.027     Document Type: Review

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