Correlation between dynamic mechanical thermo-analysis and composition-based models for C-S-H in hydrated portland cement paste

A dynamic mechanical analysis (DMTA) technique was used to assess the mechanical performance of 1.4 nm tobermorite (T), jennite (J) and mixtures of tobermorite and jennite and tobermorite and calcium hydroxide (CH). A comparison of E′ (storage modulus) and tan∂ (internal friction) versus temperature curves for compacted solid bodies of these mineral systems with corresponding curves for cement paste hydrated for 2 month and 3 years (both …