Release of internal curing water from lightweight aggregates in cement paste investigated by neutron and X-ray tomography

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 651, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 244-249

  Trtik, P ^a   Munch B ^a   Weiss, W J ^b   Kaestner, A ^c   Jerjen, I ^a   Josic, L ^c   Lehmann, E ^c   Lura, P ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cement paste; Internal curing; Lightweight aggregate; Neutron tomography; Water transport; X ray tomography

Indexed keywords

CEMENT PASTE; INTERNAL CURING; LIGHT WEIGHT AGGREGATE; NEUTRON TOMOGRAPHY; WATER TRANSPORT; X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY;

AGGLOMERATION; AGGREGATES; CEMENTS; CURING; IMAGING SYSTEMS; NEUTRONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; X RAYS;

WATER CONTENT;

EID: 80052707679     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2011.02.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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