A new white paper shows how petrographic examination identifies the root cause of common deficiencies and degradation mechanisms in hardened concrete, from low compressive strength, surface scaling or ...
... a detailed visual examination of a concrete specimen, followed by surface or chemical analyses and microscopy. Among features or points petrographers note: aggregates, cement paste matrix, crack surfaces, ...
... & Marina. The event will take place in conjunction with the committees’ standards development meetings, and provide a forum for cement technologists and concrete petrographers to present technologies advancing ...
... standards development meetings, and provide a forum for cement technologists and concrete petrographers to present technologies advancing the industry and addressing quality control challenges. Paper or ...
... Standard Guide for Examination of Hardened Concrete Using Scanning Electron Microscopy. The new guide assists petrographers in performing scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray ...
... ete Society, Society of Concrete Petrographers, Cement Chemists Society, and serves on the ASTM C09 committee. The Construction Specifications Institute has announced that Gilman K. M. Hu, FCSI, AIA, ...
... ete Society, Society of Concrete Petrographers, Cement Chemists Society, and serves on the ASTM C09 committee. The Construction Specifications Institute has announced that Gilman K. M. Hu, FCSI, AIA, ...
... d: ÎWhich deterioration occurred first, and was it a causal factor in subsequent deterioration?Ì The manual's targeted audience includes petrographers, geologists, engineers, chemists, consultants, and univer ...