Computational investigation on mass diffusivity in Portland cement paste based on X-ray computed microtomography (μCT) image

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 472-481

  Zhang, Mingzhong ^a   He, Yongjia ^b   Ye, Guang ^a   Lange, David A ^c   Breugel, Klaas Van ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cement paste; Microstructure; Percolation; Transport property; X ray computed microtomography

Indexed keywords

3D MICROSTRUCTURES; CAPILLARY PORES; CEMENT BASED MATERIAL; CEMENT GRAINS; CEMENT PASTE; COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION; CURING AGE; DIFFUSION PROCESS; DURABILITY DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FICK'S LAW; GRAY LEVELS; HYDRATION PRODUCTS; IMAGE THRESHOLD; MASS DIFFUSIVITY; MICRO-TOMOGRAPHY; NON-DESTRUCTIVE TECHNIQUE; PORE CONNECTIVITY; PORTLAND CEMENT PASTE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) IMAGE; TRITIATED WATER; VALUE-BASED; X-RAY COMPUTED MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRATION; INVESTMENTS; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; PORE STRUCTURE; PORTLAND CEMENT; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SOLVENTS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; X RAYS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 80755136610     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.07.017     Document Type: Article

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