1st Edition
A Practical Guide to Microstructural Analysis of Cementitious Materials
Sample Preparation
Frank Winnefeld, Axel Schöler and Barbara Lothenbach
Calorimetry
Lars Wadsö, Frank Winnefeld, Kyle Riding and Paul Sandberg
Characterization of Development of Cement Hydration Using Chemical Shrinkage
Mette Geiker
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Ruben Snellings
Thermogravimetric Analysis
Barbara Lothenbach, Pawel Durdzinski and Klaartje de Weerdt
High-Resolution Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Portland Cement-Based Systems
Jørgen Skibsted
Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry
Arnaud C. A. Muller, Jonathan Mitchell and Peter J. McDonald
Electron Microscopy
Karen Scrivener, Amélie Bazzoni, Berta Mota Gassó and John E. Rossen
Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry
E. Berodier, Julien Bizzozero and Arnaud C. A. Muller
Laser Diffraction and Gas Adsorption Techniques
Marta Palacios, M. Kazemi-Kamyab, S. Mantellato and P. Bowen
Ternary Phase Diagrams Applied To Hydrated Cement
Duncan Herfort and Barbara Lothenbach
Glossary of Terms
Biography
Karen Scrivener is professor of construction materials at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland. She is a former senior researcher of the Lafarge Research Center in Lyon and is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, of RILEM, and of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.
Ruben Snellings is a researcher of the Sustainable Materials Management unit at VITO, the Flemish Institute for Technological Research in Belgium.
Barbara Lothenbach is group leader of the Thermodynamic Modelling Group of the Laboratory for Concrete & Construction Chemistry at Empa, the Swiss Federal Institute for Materials Science & Technology.
"If we want to develop a true science of Portland cement and concrete we must rely on reliable test methods. This is what this book does. …A must in any laboratory involved in Portland cement and concrete characterization."
—Pierre-Claude Aïtcin, Professor Emeritus Université de Sherbrooke, Canada"The book is written on a high scientific level. … It incorporates all advanced testing techniques which are used in modern well-equipped laboratories."
—Hans W. Reinhardt, Professor Emeritus University of Stuttgart, Germany"This book introduces detailed processes of micro-analyses which are useful for both researchers and practitioners. … The microstructural analysis of cementitious materials is being developed rapidly and is popular among industries and academia. The contents are very timely and can be expected to serve many engineers."
—Koichi Maekawa, The University of Tokyo, Japan
