Abstract
The results of a magnetic resonance spin-spin relaxation analysis and broad-line magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (gradient-echo and stray-field imaging) study of water and water transport in Portland cement pastes are presented. The effect of varying the cure conditions and the water to cement (w/c) ratio of the sample mix are discussed. The water sorptivity and the concentration dependence of the hydraulic diffusion coefficient are calculated for samples prepared with a 0.5 w/c ratio and, therefore, an open pore structure. In the case of 0.3 w/c ratio samples, little water transport is observed, and a closed pore structure is inferred.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 455-461 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 5-6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1998 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors thank the UK Science and Engineering Research Council for Research Grant GR/K94881. A.J.B. also thanks the council for a studentship.
Keywords
- Cement
- Diffusion
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Relaxation
- Stray field imaging (STRAFI)
- Water