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Growth of sheets in 3D confinements - A model for the C-S-H meso structure


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Authors

Etzold, MA 
McDonald, PJ 
Routh, AF 

Abstract

A numerical model for the growth of amorphous quasi-two-dimensional structures in three-dimensional confinements is presented. Application of this model to the formation of calcium-silicate-hydrates by reaction of anhydrous cement and water, within the interstitial pore space of cement grains, leads to structures with growth and morphological properties consistent with a range of experimental data.

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Keywords

Calcium-silicate-hydrate (C-S-H), Amorphous material, Hydration products, 2D growth, Modelling

Journal Title

Cement and Concrete Research

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Journal ISSN

0008-8846
1873-3948

Volume Title

63

Publisher

Elsevier BV
Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/H035397/1)