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The Porosity and Pore Structure of Hydrated Cement Pastes as Revealed by Electron Micrsocopy Techniques

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The application of transmission electron microscope techniques to the study of cement hydration can reveal the nature of the fine pore structure present in dried cement pastes. Studies of OPC cement pastes and OPC/fly ash or blast-furnace slag blends are presented and compared. Preliminary results of a technique which allows effective imaging of the porosity which is important in permeation, and which is involved in mercury porosimetry measurements, are presented.

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  1. Department of Metallurgy and Science of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, OX1 3PH, Oxford, UK

    Ian G. Richardson, Geoffrey W. Groves & Sally A. Rodger

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Richardson, I.G., Groves, G.W. & Rodger, S.A. The Porosity and Pore Structure of Hydrated Cement Pastes as Revealed by Electron Micrsocopy Techniques. MRS Online Proceedings Library 137, 313–318 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-137-313

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