Realistic pore structure of Portland cement paste: Experimental study and numerical simulation

Computers and Concrete

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 317-336

  Ma, Hongyan ^a   Li, Zongjin ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cement paste; Computer model; MIP; Nitrogen adsorption; Pore structure

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CEMENTS; GAS ADSORPTION; MERCURY (METAL); NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODELS; PORE STRUCTURE; PORTLAND CEMENT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

CEMENT PASTE; COMPUTER MODELING; DISTRIBUTION MODES; FORMATION MECHANISM; HYDRATED CEMENT PASTES; MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY; NITROGEN ADSORPTION; PORTLAND CEMENT PASTE;

PORE SIZE;

EID: 84876539964     PISSN: 15988198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/cac.2013.11.4.317     Document Type: Article

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