title: A spectroscopic NMR investigation of the calcium silicate hydrates present in cement and concrete.
abstract: NMR spectroscopy is applied to study microstructure of calcium silicate hydrates present in cement and concrete. It is shown that 29Si NMR gives information on the siliceous skeleton of the hydrates. 1H NMR, using CRAMPS techniques, allows to discriminate between protons linked to silicon atoms or to calcium atoms. A first investigation of reference compounds indicates that 43Ca NMR will be powerful to determine calcium atom sites in the structure.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Physique et de Mécanique des Milieux Hétérogènes, URA CNRS 857, Paris, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zanni
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rassem-Bertolo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Masse
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nieto
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bresson
mesh_terms: D017610:Calcium Compounds; D003252:Construction Materials; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D017640:Silicates
chemical_list: D017610:Calcium Compounds; D017640:Silicates; C031293:calcium silicate