James M. Pommersheim

TL;DR: In this article, a kinetic model describing the hydration of C3S has been developed based on the assumption that the formation of a final hydrate phase initiates in transient hydrate layers which surround the anhydrous grains.

TL;DR: In this article, the mechanism and products of tricalcium silicate hydration are summarized and present-day interpretations of that evidence critically discussed, partly with a view to supplying a basis for mathematical modeling of the hydration process.

TL;DR: Based on conceptual models for the stages in the hydration of tricalcium silicate, a mathematical model was developed as discussed by the authors, which correspond to the phenomenological stages of the conceptual model.

TL;DR: In this article, a mathematical model for the kinetics of hydration of tricalcium aluminate in the presence of gypsum was developed, and the model was solved, illustrated and compared to experimental heat release data.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a mathematical model for the blistering process induced by the corrosion of defect-containing coatings on a steel substrate exposed to electrolytes, and solved it analytically to predict cation fluxes and concentrations along the interface and within the blisters.