The microstructure of 4-year-old hardened cement-fly ash paste

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 29, Issue , 2012, Pages 114-119

  Wang, Qiang ^a   Feng, Jingjing ^a   Yan, Peiyu ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

C S H gel; Fly ash; Microstructure; Portland cement

Indexed keywords

AL CONTENT; ASH PARTICLES; ATOM RATIO; C-S-H GEL; CEMENT HYDRATION; CEMENT PASTE; HARDENING PROCESS; PHYSICAL EFFECTS; PORTLAND CEMENT PASTE; POZZOLANIC REACTION;

CALCIUM SILICATE; GELS; HARDENING; HYDRATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; PORTLAND CEMENT;

FLY ASH;

EID: 82055172639     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.08.088     Document Type: Article

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