@Article{cmes.2021.015776, AUTHOR = {Baoyu Ma, Guansuo Dui, Zhenglin Jia, Bo Yang, Chunyan Yang, Quangui Gao, Longhua Qin, Ju Ma}, TITLE = {A Simple Cement Hydration Model Considering the Influences of Water-to-Cement Ratio and Mineral Composition}, JOURNAL = {Computer Modeling in Engineering \& Sciences}, VOLUME = {127}, YEAR = {2021}, NUMBER = {3}, PAGES = {1059--1067}, URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CMES/v127n3/42602}, ISSN = {1526-1506}, ABSTRACT = {A simple hydration model is used here by taking the composition of the cement and the initial water: cement ratio (w/c) into account explicitly. Its conceptual basis is a combination of the Avrami equation and Bentz’s model based on simple spatial considerations. In this model, the Avrami equation determines the initial reaction, and Bentz’s model describes the following hydration stage. The model favors engineers for it relies on one experimental parameter and has a reliable approximation in the practice.}, DOI = {10.32604/cmes.2021.015776} }