Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Volume. 53, Issue 2, 349(2025)

Influence of Different Calcium Carbonate Crystal on Microstructure and Performance Evolution of Cement Pastes

YANG Huihui1...2,3, ZHANG Jian1,2,3, WANG Yue1,2,3, MAO Yuguang1,2,3, HU Xiang1,2,3, and SHI Caijun1,23,* |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Green & Advanced Civil Engineering Materials and Application Technology of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
  • 2International Innovation and Cooperation Center for Green & Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Building Safety & Energy Conservation, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China
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    YANG Huihui, ZHANG Jian, WANG Yue, MAO Yuguang, HU Xiang, SHI Caijun. Influence of Different Calcium Carbonate Crystal on Microstructure and Performance Evolution of Cement Pastes[J]. Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2025, 53(2): 349

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    Received: Mar. 13, 2024

    Accepted: Feb. 20, 2025

    Published Online: Feb. 20, 2025

    The Author Email: Caijun SHI (cshi@hnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.14062/j.issn.0454-5648.20240208

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