Microstructure analyses of autoclaved ground dune sand-Portland cement paste

• Main Authors: Alawad, Omer Abdalla, Alhozaimy, Abdulrahman, Jaafar, Mohd Saleh, Al-Negheimish, Abdulaziz, Abd Aziz, Farah Nora Aznieta
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34520/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0950061814003572

In this study, SEM, EDX, XRD, DAT and TGA are used to perform microstructure analyses of autoclaved ground dune sand–ordinary Portland cement (GDS–OPC) pastes. Pastes containing 0%, 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% GDS as cement replacement were prepared for this purpose. The microstructure analyses were used...