• sample is sandwiched between two Si₃N₄ windows
• highly diluted samples (ratio water/cement is 5 before centrifugation)
• Imaging starts within 6 minutes after mixing, under atmospheric pressure and room temperature
• evolution is followed for several hours

C3S (tricalcium silicate) - EVA (poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) composites

D.A. Silva and P.J.M. Monteiro, Cement and Concrete Research 35(10) (2005) 2026-2032

High resolution time lapse images of the hydration of Calcium Aluminate cement

D.A. Silva and P.J.M. Monteiro, Cement and Concrete Research 35(10) (2005) 2026-2032