Hydration And Microstructure Of Astm Type I Cement Paste

In this paper, the hydration and formation of the microstructure of ASTM type I cement paste were investigated experimentally and by means of modelling. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image analysis was carried out to quantify the hydration of Portland cement. Mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) was also conducted to measure the porosity and pore size distribution. The experimental data was compared with the modeling results by HYMOSTRUC3D. The experiments and modeling in this investigation are able to provide the insight into the hydration and formation of microstructure of ASTM type I cement paste.