Nanopore in C-S-H Gel Stability Analysis of Hardened Cement Pastes

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Based on capillary tension, surface free energy and elasticity theory, a collapse model of nanopore in C-S-H gel was created in hardened cement pastes. The stability of pore was analyzed by Gibbs free energy theory. The results show that, the capillary is more stable while the capillary is grater and rounder in the case of the aperture changing in the nanometer scope. When the aperture is changing in the scope of micrometer, the collapse possibility of the capillary is tiny. If the capillary size is fixed, the capillary is more stable while the elastic modulus of hydrated products is higher.

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Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 645-646)

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335-340

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May 2015

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