Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Cement-Based Materials

NMR spectroscopy has become one of the most powerful methods for the study of the structure and dynamics of solid-state materials. NMR has thus become an important tool, not only in the study of existent cements, but also in the development of new cement-based materials. This volume, based on the proceedings of the second international conference on the NMR Spectroscopy of Cement Based Materials held in Bergamo, Italy, in June 1996, presents the only international overview of the state of the art in the use of NMR in the study of cement-based materials. - This book is of particular interest to all those working in the areas of cement science, material science, solid state chemsitry, analytical chemistry, spectroscopy and those areas of physics engaged in the study of materials.

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I Clinkerization Reactions and Anhydrous Phase Characterization.- 1. Charaterization of the Calcium Silicate and Aluminate Phases in Anhydrous and Hydrated Portland Cements by 27AI and 29Si MAS NMR Spectroscopy.- 2. In Situ High Temperature Multinuclear NMR Study of Clinker Formation.- 3. 29Si NMR Study of Chemical Shift Tensor Anisotropy of Tricalcium Silicate.- 4. Relationship Between NMR 29Si Chemical Shifts and FT-IR Wave Numbers in Calcium Silicates.- 5. Multiquantum (3Q and 5Q) MAS NMR Spectroscopy of Aluminium-27 in Solids.- 6. New Progress in High Resolution 27AI and 17O Solid State NMR (MAS and MQ-MAS) of Aluminium Bearing Phases.- 7. Time Resolved Very High Temperature NMR Study of the Cooling Process of CaO-Al2O3 Liquids.- II The Nanostructure of C-S-H.- 8. C-S-H Structure Evolution with Calcium Content by Multinuclear NMR.- 9. The Structure of Calcium Silicate Hydrate: NMR and Raman Spectroscopic Results.- 10. 29Si MAS NMR Spectroscopy of Poorly-Crystalline Calcium Silicate Hydrates (C-S-H).- 11. Characterization of Protons in C-S-H Phases by Means of High-Speed 1H MAS NMR Investigations.- 12. Structural Investigation of Calcium Silicate Hydrates by X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy.- 13. NMR and Infrared Spectroscopies of C-S-H and Al-Substituted C-S-H Synthesised in Alkaline Solutions.- 14. The Structure, Stoichiometry and Properties of C-S-H Prepared by C3S Hydration Under Controlled Condition.- 15. Tricalcium Silicate Hydration at High Temperature. A 29Si and 1H NMR Investigation.- 16. Influence of Heat Treatment Kinetics on Calcium Silicate Hydrates Phase Evolution.- 17. Thermochemical and Macromolecular Approach of the C-S-H Structure.- III Effect of Admixtures on Hydration.- 18. Hydration of Tricalcium Silicate by D2O: 29Si and 2H Solid State NMR Spectra.- 19. Kinetics of Reaction in Cementitious Pastes Containing Silica Fume as Studied by 29Si MAS NMR.- 20. 29Si Enrichment and Selective Enrichment for Study of the Hydration of Model Cements and Blended Cements.- 21. Alkali Activation of Reactive Silicas in Cements: In Situ 29Si MAS NMR Studies of the Kinetics of Silicate Polymerization.- 22. Effect of Post Set Heat Treatment on Hydrate Formation in Reactive Powder Concrete Studied by 29Si NMR.- 23. Tricalcium Aluminate and Silicate Hydration. Effect of Limestone and Calcium Sulfate.- 24. The Interaction of Polyvinylalcohol/Acetate with CA, C3A and C3S in MDF Materials, as Described by Spin-Propagation Across Heterogeneous Interfaces.- 25. Changes in Structure of CaAl2O14H20 During Heat Treatments: X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy and 27A1 NMR Studies.- IV Porosity, Texture and Transport Properties.- 26. Nuclear Relaxation of Water Confined in Reactive Powder Concrete.- 27. NMR Study of Growth Dynamics in Hardening Cement Gels.- 28. NMR-Approach in the Study of the Influence a Nonionic Surfactant on Water State During Cement Hardening.- 29. A Study of Na-Montmorillonite Additions Influence on Portland Cement Hydration by 1H T1 Relaxation.- 30. NMR Microscopy of Glass-Ionomer Cements.- 31. Influence of Fillers on Textural and Mechanical Properties of C3S Pastes.- 32. Water Extraction Out of Mortar During Brick Laying: A NMR Study.- 33. Moisture Transport Over the Brick/Mortar Interface.- 34. 27A1 MAS NMR Study on Cement Paste Degradation by Water.- 35. The Hardening of Portland Cement Studied by 1H Stray-Field Imaging: Influence of Concentration and Evaporation Rate of Water.- 36. Bringing Applied Research Into the Student's Lab: Pulse NMR of Cement Based Materials.