Research Article

On the Shape Simulation of Aggregate and Cement Particles in a DEM System

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(a) Section of the simulated structure (1000 octahedron grains in 10~50 μm size range); (b) 2D section of a real fresh cement structure (Cement-133) obtained by X-ray microtomography; w/c = 0.35. Source: http://visiblecement.nist.gov/cement.html.
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