Submicrocrystalline foam concrete: what is new in technology fundamentals. Part II

The second part of the article presents the results of a petrographic study of micro and submicroscopic structures of submicrocrystalline foam concrete with the first-ever magnification by 75 thousand times by using a raster electronic microscope. It was possible to establish the adequacy of former theoretical notions regarding the structure of particles of low water requirement cement. It also shows the structure of phase formation at hydration of such cement in submicrocrystalline foam concrete on the foam base.

Author: B.E. Yudovich, S.A. Zubekhin

Section: Application of cement

Keywords: submicroscopic structure, foam concrete, hydrated calcium silicate, microstructure, concrete chemistry