Drying-induced changes in the structure of alkali-activated pastes

• Main Authors: Idawati, Ismail, Susan A., Bernal, John L., Provis, Sinin, Hamdan, Jannie S. J., van Deventer
• Format: E-Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer US 2013
• Subjects: GE Environmental Sciences
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9182/1/Drying-induced%20changes%20in%20the%20structure%20of%20alkali-activated%20pastes%20%28abstract%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9182/
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Drying of cement paste, mortar, or concrete specimens is usually required as a pre-conditioning step prior to the determination of permeability-related properties according to standard testing methods. The reaction process, and consequently the structure, of an alkali-activated slag or slag/fly...