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Introduction to Modeling of Cement Hydrate at Nanoscale

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The general background on the cement hydrate is introduced in this chapter. The characteristics of the C–S–H gel obtained by various experimental techniques are summarized firstly. This chapter also emphasizes on a series of theoretical models of C–S–H gel at nanoscale. Both the experimental and theoretical information provide the foundation for C–S–H model construction.

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Hou, D. (2020). Introduction to Modeling of Cement Hydrate at Nanoscale. In: Molecular Simulation on Cement-Based Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8711-1_2

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