ON THE ROLE OF PORE SIZE AND SHAPE IN STRENGTH-STRUCTURE RELATIONSHIPS OF CEMENT PASTES

Experimental strength vs. structure studies of porous materials such as cement paste, as well as theoretical calculations, show that various strength properties are sharply rising functions of the fractional solid material volume. The character of these functions has been studied for various cement pastes and compacts, and an attempt is made to analyse the structural causes of differences in the shapes of curves for tensile strength, compressive strength, and surface hardness.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at RILEM/IUPAC Symposium, Prague, 18-21 September 1973.
• Corporate Authors:

  Cement and Concrete Research Institute

  Drottning Kristinas Vaeg 26
  Stockholm 70,   Sweden 
• Authors:
  • Grudemo, A
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 18 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cement paste; Compressive strength; Geometric curves; Pore size distribution; Porous materials; Strength of materials; Structures; Surface hardening; Tensile strength
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00141538
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: CBI 11:75
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 17 1976 12:00AM