Structural models of randomly packed Tobermorite-like spherical particles: A simple computational approach

R. González-Teresa; Víctor Morales-Florez; Hegoi Manzano; Jorge S. Dolado

doi:10.3989/mc.2010.57010

Autores/as

R. González-Teresa LABEIN-Tecnalia, Derio
Víctor Morales-Florez Centro de Investigaciones de la Cartuja, CSIC, Sevilla
Hegoi Manzano LABEIN-Tecnalia, Derio
Jorge S. Dolado LABEIN-Tecnalia, Unidad Asociada LABEIN-Tecnalia/CSIC, Derio

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/mc.2010.57010

Palabras clave:

gel C-S-H, modelo coloidal, simulación computacional

Resumen

En este trabajo y con el objetivo de conjugar el punto de vista atomístico y coloidal, presentamos un método computacional Monte Carlo que reproduce el empaquetamiento coloidal de nano-partículas esféricas cristalinas de tipo Tobermorita. Variando los parámetros computacionales de empaquetamiento diferentes estructuras tipo Low Density (LD) C-S-H y High Density (HD) C-S-H han sido creadas. Posteriormente, las estructuras resultantes de nuestros experimentos computacionales han sido analizadas en términos de sus densidades, áreas específicas y propiedades mecánicas.

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