Surface fractal dimension: An indicator to characterize the microstructure of cement-based porous materials

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 282, Issue , 2013, Pages 302-307

  Zeng, Qiang ^a,b   Luo, Mingyong ^a,b   Pang, Xiaoyun ^a,b   Li, Le ^a,b   Li, Kefei ^a,b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Curing conditions; Ground granulated blast furnace slag; Pore structure; Surface fractal dimension

Indexed keywords

BINDERS; BLAST FURNACES; CEMENTS; CURING; PORE SIZE; PORE STRUCTURE; SLAGS;

CURING CONDITION; FRACTAL PROPERTIES; GROUND GRANULATED BLAST FURNACE SLAG; MAGNITUDE ORDER; MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY; SEALED CURING; SURFACE FRACTAL DIMENSIONS; TRANSITION REGIONS;

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

EID: 84880961839     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.05.123     Document Type: Article

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