The origins of thixotropy of fresh cement pastes

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 148-157

  Roussel, N ^a   Ovarlez, G ^a   Garrault, S ^b   Brumaud, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE INTERDISCIPLINAIRE CARNOT DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Hydration (A); Rheology (A); Thixotropy

Indexed keywords

CEMENT GRAINS; CEMENT PARTICLES; CEMENT PASTE; COLLOIDAL INTERACTION; CONTACT POINTS; CRITICAL STRAINS; LINEAR FUNCTIONS; MACROSCOPIC BEHAVIORS; RHEOLOGY (A); SHORT TERM; STRUCTURATION; THIXOTROPIC BEHAVIOR; THIXOTROPY;

COLLOIDS; FLOCCULATION; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; YIELD STRESS;

CEMENTS;

EID: 80855164932     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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