Using nitrogen adsorption to quantitatively study microstructure of cement pastes

American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication

Volumn SP-189, Issue , 2000, Pages 133-145

  Garci, Maria C ^a   Jennings, Hamlin M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Cement paste; Nitrogen; Water cement ratio

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM SILICATE; CEMENTS; DRIERS (MATERIALS); HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; NITROGEN; SHRINKAGE;

CEMENT BASED MATERIAL; DRYING SHRINKAGES; NITROGEN ADSORPTION; NMR TECHNIQUES; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT; SAMPLE PREPARATION; WATER ADSORPTION;

GAS ADSORPTION;

EID: 85111581316     PISSN: 01932527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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