Research Article

Preparation and Performance of a New-Type Alkali-Free Liquid Accelerator for Shotcrete

Figure 7

SEM images of hardened cement paste specimens with and without the accelerator.
(a) Without the accelerator, 240 min
(b) With the accelerator, 8 min
(c) Without the accelerator, 1 d
(d) With the accelerator, 1 d
(e) Without the accelerator, 28 d
(f) With the accelerator, 28 d