Portland blast-furnace slag cement pastes were prepared with various water/cement ratios. Specific surface areas and pore structures of the hardened pastes were investigated by nitrogen adsorption. The "accessibility" of the nitrogen molecules to the pore structure is discussed in terms of degree of
The effect of desiccation on the porosity and pore structure of freeze dried hardened portland cement and slag-blended pastes
β Scribed by Amitabha Kumar; Della M. Roy
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 302 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-8846
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