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2010
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2010-01323-y in citations.
Cracks and Pores - Their Roles in the Transmission of Water Confined in Cementious Materials
Cracks and Pores - Their Roles in the Transmission of Water Confined in Cementious Materials
Cement paste is formed through a process called hydration by combining water with a cementitious material. Concrete, the worlds most versatile and most widely used material, can then be obtained when aggregates (sand, gravel, crushed stone) are added to the paste. The quality of hardened concrete is...
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Personal Name(s): | Bordallo, H.N. |
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Aldridge, L.P. / Wuttke, J. / Fernando, K. / Bertram, W.K. / Pardo, L.C. | |
Contributing Institute: |
JCNS; JCNS Neutronenstreuung; IFF-5 Streumethoden; IFF-4 |
Published in: | European physical journal special topics, 189 (2010) S. 197 - 203 |
Imprint: |
Berlin
Springer
2010
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Physical Description: |
197 - 203 |
DOI: |
10.1140/epjst/e2010-01323-y |
Document Type: |
Journal Article |
Research Program: |
Großgeräte für die Forschung mit Photonen, Neutronen und Ionen (PNI) BioSoft: Makromolekulare Systeme und biologische Informationsverarbeitung |
Series Title: |
European Physical Journal Special Topics : ST
189 |
Subject (ZB): | |
Publikationsportal JuSER |
Cement paste is formed through a process called hydration by combining water with a cementitious material. Concrete, the worlds most versatile and most widely used material, can then be obtained when aggregates (sand, gravel, crushed stone) are added to the paste. The quality of hardened concrete is greatly influenced by the water confined in the cementitious materials and how it is transmitted through cracks and pores. Here we demonstrate that the water transport in cracks and capillary pores of hardened cement pastes can be approximately modeled by simple equations. Our findings highlight the significance of arresting the development of cracks in cementitious materials used in repository barriers. We also show that neutron scattering is an advantageous technique for understanding how water transmission is effected by gel pore structures. Defining measurable differences in gel pores may hold a key to prediction of the reduction of water transport through cement barriers. |