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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2011

Ian G. Richardson ,
Geoffrey W. Groves  and
Sally A. Rodger
Ian G. Richardson
Affiliation:
Department of Metallurgy and Science of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH, U K
Geoffrey W. Groves
Affiliation:
Department of Metallurgy and Science of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH, U K
Sally A. Rodger
Affiliation:
Department of Metallurgy and Science of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH, U K
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Abstract

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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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 137: Symposium P – Pore Structure and Permeability of Cementitious Materials , 1988 , 313
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1989

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