The composition of the calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) present in Portland cement pastes from eight days to five years old, and in concrete samples ten years old, has been determined by electron probe mlcro-analysis. The dependence of C-S-H composition on water/cement ratios has also been studied.
Phenomenological approach to the role of C3A in the hardening of portland cement pastes
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- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1976
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 445 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-8846
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