The Interfacial Transition Zone in Concrete

Bibliography

Books

Interfaces in Cementitious Composites, Ed. J.C. Maso (E & FN Spon, London) 1992.

Microstructure of Cement-Based Systems/Bonding and Interfaces in Cementitious Materials, MRS Symp. Proc., Vol. 370, Ed. S. Diamond et al. (Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh, PA) 1995.

Interfacial Transition Zone in Concrete, Ed. J.C. Maso, RILEM State-of-the-art Report (E&FN Spon, London) 1996.

Articles

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Hoshino, M., Difference of the W/C Ratio, Porosity, and Microscopical Aspect Between the Upper Boundary Paste and the Lower Boundary Paste of the Aggregate in Concrete, Materials and Structures, Vol. 21, 336-340, 1988.

Ping, X., and Ming-Shu, T., Effect of Portland Cement Paste-Aggregate Interface on Electrical Conductivity and Chemical Corrosion Resistance of Mortar, Il Cemento, Vol. 85 (1), 33-42, 1988.

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Scrivener, K.L., Bentur, A., and Pratt, P.L., Quantitative Characterization of the Transition Zone in High Strength Concrete, Advances in Cement Research, Vol. 1 (4), 230-237, 1988.

Bentur, A., The Role of the Interface in Controlling the Performance of High Quality Cement Composites, in Advances in Cement Manufacture and Use, Ed. E. Gartner, 227-237 (Engineering Foundation, New York) 1989.

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Bentur, A., Silica Fume Treatments as Means for Improving Durability of Glass Fiber Reinforced Cements, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 1 (3), 167-183, 1989.

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Monteiro, P.J.M., Gjorv, O.E., and Mehta, P.K., Effect of Condensed Silica Fume on the Steel-Cement Paste Transition Zone, Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 19, 114-123, 1989.

Saito, M., and Kawamura, M., Effect of Fly Ash and Slag on the Interfacial Zone Between Cement and Aggregate, in ACI SP 114: Fly Ash, Silica Fume, and Natural Pozzolans in Concrete, Ed. V.M. Malhotra (ACI, Detroit, MI) 669-688, 1989.

Scrivener, K.L., The Microstructure of Concrete, in Materials Science of Concrete I, Ed. J.P. Skalny (American Cermamic Society, Westerville, OH) 1989.

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Gjorv, O.E., Monteiro, P.J.M., and Mehta, P.K., Effect of Condensed Silica Fume on the Steel-Concrete Bond, ACI Materials Journal, Vol. 87 (6), 573-580, 1990.

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Winslow, D.N., and Lui, D., The Pore Structure of Paste in Concrete, Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 20, 227-235, 1990.

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Ping, X., Beaudoin, J.J., and Brousseau, R., Flat Aggregate-Portland Cement Paste Interfaces, II. Transition Zone Formation, Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 21, 718-726, 1991.

Bentz, D.P., and Garboczi, E.J., Simulation Studies of the Effects of Mineral Admixtures on the Cement Paste-Aggregate Interfacial Zone, ACI Materials Journal, Vol. 88 (5), 518-529, 1991.

Garboczi, E.J., and Bentz, D.P., Digital Simulation of the Aggregate-Cement Paste Interfacial Zone in Concrete, Journal of Materials Research, Vol. 6 (1), 196-201, 1991.

van Breugel, K., Simulation of Hydration and Formation of Structure in Hardening Cement-Based Materials, Ph. D. Thesis, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, 1991.

Zhang, M.H., and Gjorv, O.E., Permeability of High-Strength Lightweight Concrete, ACI Materials Journal, Vol. 88 (5), 463-469, 1991.

Bentz, D.P. , Stutzman, P.E., and Garboczi, E.J., Experimental and Simulation Studies of the Interfacial Zone in Concrete, Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 22 (5), 891-902, 1992.

Kawamura, M., and Igarashi, S., Fracture Toughness for Steel Fiber-Cement Paste Interfacial Zone, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vil. 4, 227-239, 1992.

Pope, A.W., and Jennings, H.M., The Influence of Mixing on the Microstructure of the Cement Paste/Aggregate Interfacial Zone and on the Strength of Mortar, Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 27, 6452-6462, 1992.

Schlangen, E., and Ven Mier, J.G.M., Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Micromechanics of Fracture of Cement-Based Composites, Cement and Concrete Composites, Vol. 14, 115-118, 1992.

Schlangen, E., and Van Mier, J.G.M., Simple Lattice Model for Numerical Simulations of Fracture of Concrete Materials and Structures, Materials and Structures, Vol. 25, 534-542, 1992.

Yang, S., Zhongi, X., Ping, X., and Mingshu, T., A New Method of Enhancing Cement-Aggregate Interfaces. I. Ideal Aggregate and Its Effects on Interfacial Microstructures, Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 22, 612-618, 1992.

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Alexander, M.G., Two Experimental Techniques for Studying the Effects of the Interfacial Zone Between Cement Paste and Rock, Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 23, 567-575, 1993.

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