Bulletin of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Volume. 44, Issue 6, 2046(2025)

Reactive Molecular Dynamics Study on Thermal Stability of Type I Defect C-S-H Gel Phase

SUN Ming1, TANG Qingyin2, GUO Haoran2, WANG Pan2、*, and YUAN Xiongzhou1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Transportation and Environment, Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology, Shenzhen 518172, China
  • 2Department of Civil Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266520, China
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    Received: Oct. 30, 2024

    Accepted: Jul. 30, 2025

    Published Online: Jul. 30, 2025

    The Author Email: WANG Pan (wangpan@qut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.16552/j.cnki.issn1001-1625.2024.1301

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