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A View Of Macro-Defect-Free (MDF) Pastes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

M. R. Silsbee
Affiliation:
Materials Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
D. M. Roy
Affiliation:
Materials Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
M. Perez-Pena
Affiliation:
USG Corporation, Libertyville, IL 60048
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Abstract

The automated analysis of backscattered SEM images from polished surfaces of macro-defect-free cements based on ordinary portland cements is examined. A comparison of several techniques for the determination of pore size distributions in these materials is made.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1991

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