Nanostructure and Nanomechanics of Cement: Polydisperse Colloidal Packing

Cement setting and cohesion are governed by the precipitation and growth of calcium-silicate-hydrate, through a complex evolution of microstructure. A colloidal model to describe nucleation, packing, and rigidity of calcium-silicate-hydrate aggregates is proposed. Polydispersity and particle size de...

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Main Authors: Masoero, Enrico, Del Gado, E., Pellenq, Roland Jm, Ulm, Franz-Josef, Yip, Sidney
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Physical Society 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76305
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7089-8069
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2727-0137
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5559-4190