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Microstructure is one of the most important research issues in the field of cement hydration. The absence of imaging dynamic three-dimensional microstructure influences the investigation of cement hydration. Furthermore, it is impossible to confirm computer hydration models from real data perspective due to the lack of images of dynamic 3D microstructure. The evolution of the three-dimensional microstructure cannot be observed in situ easily. This article proposes an image registration-based approach to capture dynamic three-dimensional microstructure, whose original images are collected using microtomography. This is the first time that the dynamic 3D microstructure is imaged and analyzed for the hydration of cement. It allows imaging dynamic 3D microstructure for hydrating cement without using any extra equipment. Our research results indicate that the dynamic microstructure is captured easily with low cost and good precision.
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This work was supported by National Key Technology Research and Development Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology under Grant 2012BAF12B07-3. National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 61173078, No. 61203105, No. 61173079, No. 61070130, No. 60903176. Provincial Natural Science Foundation for Outstanding Young Scholars of Shandong under Grant No. JQ200820. Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation, China, under Grant No. ZR2010FM047, No. ZR2012FQ016, No. ZR2012FM010. Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University under Grant No. NCET-10-0863.
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Wang, L., Yang, B., Abraham, A. et al. Construction of dynamic three-dimensional microstructure for the hydration of cement using 3D image registration. Pattern Anal Applic 17, 655–665 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10044-013-0335-9
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