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A Practical Guide to Microstructural Analysis of Cementitious Materials

Karen Scrivener, Ruben Snellings, Barbara Lothenbach

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This paper serves as a comprehensive guide to various techniques for analyzing the microstructure of cementitious materials, covering sample preparation, calorimetry, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, NMR spectroscopy, relaxometry, electron microscopy, mercury intrusion porosimetry, laser diffraction, gas adsorption, and ternary phase diagrams.

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  • Covers a wide array of microstructural analysis techniques for cementitious materials.
  • Includes methods for sample preparation, chemical analysis, and physical characterization.
  • Details techniques such as X-ray diffraction, NMR, electron microscopy, and porosimetry.
  • Explains the application of ternary phase diagrams to hydrated cement systems.

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Abstract

Sample Preparation Frank Winnefeld, Axel Scholer and Barbara Lothenbach Calorimetry Lars Wadso, Frank Winnefeld, Kyle Riding and Paul Sandberg Characterization of Development of Cement Hydration Using Chemical Shrinkage Mette Geiker X-Ray Powder Diffraction Ruben Snellings Thermogravimetric Analysis Barbara Lothenbach, Pawel Durdzinski and Klaartje de Weerdt High-Resolution Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Portland Cement-Based Systems Jorgen Skibsted Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry Arnaud C. A. Muller, Jonathan Mitchell and Peter J. McDonald Electron Microscopy Karen Scrivener, Amelie Bazzoni, Berta Mota Gasso and John E. Rossen Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry E. Berodier, Julien Bizzozero and Arnaud C. A. Muller Laser Diffraction and Gas Adsorption Techniques Marta Palacios, M. Kazemi-Kamyab, S. Mantellato and P. Bowen Ternary Phase Diagrams Applied To Hydrated Cement Duncan Herfort and Barbara Lothenbach Glossary of Terms

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Field: Civil and Structural Engineering

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