Connection between the structure of cement stone and its basic practical design characteristics.

The article considers the interrelation between the structure of cement stone during its formation at the stage of hydration and the rate of hydration, its strength and deformability. It suggests a parameter – the quantity of microcenters of activity – which allows estimating the influence of the initial stage of structure formation of on the basic properties of cement stone.

Author: Yu.A. Belentsov

Section: Application of cement

Keywords: hydration, retarder, cement stone