Applications of NMR Spectroscopy to Cement Science

This volume explains how NMR spectroscopy can be applied to cement chemistry. The authors lay the foundation by explaining the basic principles of NMR, before exploring silicates and aluminates structure, cement reactivity, paste texture and porosity, aqueous solutions chemistry and instrumentation. Technical aspects are also investigated, such as magic-angle spinning, cross polarization, double orientation rotation, imaging, and high-temperature NMR. The authors also address nuclei that reveal information about local structure, for both crystalline and amorphous phases. For engineers, applied mathematicians, chemists and students in those fields, this is a thought-provoking text.