A molecular scale and microstructural description of the hydrate phases resulting from the hydration of Portland cement or blends of Portland cement with supplementary cementitious materials is essential for improving and controlling the physical and chemical properties of cement-based materials. The main hydrates are characterised by the absence of long-range order, preventing detailed structural studies by diffraction techniques. This paper illustrates and reviews recent advances in hydrate characterisation by transmission electron microscopy, solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance, and Raman spectroscopy. These techniques are suitable for characterisation of complex mixtures including crystalline as well as amorphous phases and provide important information about the composition and structure on the nano- and microscale.
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October 2010
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October 01 2010
Characterisation of cement hydrate phases by TEM, NMR and Raman spectroscopy
I.G. Richardson;
I.G. Richardson
*
Institute for Resilient Infrastructure, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds; Instrument Centre for Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy, Department of Chemistry, and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Denmark; College of Natural Science, Michigan State University, USA
* Institute for Resilient Infrastructure, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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J. Skibsted;
J. Skibsted
†
Institute for Resilient Infrastructure, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds; Instrument Centre for Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy, Department of Chemistry, and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Denmark; College of Natural Science, Michigan State University, USA
† Instrument Centre for Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy, Department of Chemistry, and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, DK-8000C, Denmark.
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L. Black;
L. Black
*
Institute for Resilient Infrastructure, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds; Instrument Centre for Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy, Department of Chemistry, and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Denmark; College of Natural Science, Michigan State University, USA
* Institute for Resilient Infrastructure, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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R.J. Kirkpatrick
R.J. Kirkpatrick
‡
Institute for Resilient Infrastructure, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds; Instrument Centre for Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy, Department of Chemistry, and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Denmark; College of Natural Science, Michigan State University, USA
‡ College of Natural Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI 48824 USA.
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* Institute for Resilient Infrastructure, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
† Instrument Centre for Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy, Department of Chemistry, and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, DK-8000C, Denmark.
‡ College of Natural Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI 48824 USA.
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Received:
June 28 2010
Accepted:
June 28 2010
Online ISSN: 1751-7605
Print ISSN: 0951-7197
© 2010 Thomas Telford Ltd
2010
Advances in Cement Research (2010) 22 (4): 233–248.
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Received:
June 28 2010
Accepted:
June 28 2010
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Richardson I, Skibsted J, Black L, Kirkpatrick R (2010), "Characterisation of cement hydrate phases by TEM, NMR and Raman spectroscopy". Advances in Cement Research, Vol. 22 No. 4 pp. 233–248, doi: https://doi.org/10.1680/adcr.2010.22.4.233
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