Contents

• Contents
• List of Figures
• Introduction
• Descriptions of Menu Selections
  • Menu Selection 0) Access the User's Guide for the VCCTL
  • Menu Selection 1) Enter the cement images database system
  • Menu Selection 2) Create a particle size distribution file
  • Menu Selection 3) Generate an initial 3-D microstructure
  • Menu Selection 4) View a 2-D slice from any 3-D microstructure
  • Menu Selection 5) Generate an animation from any 3-D microstructure
  • Menu Selection 6) View an animation from any 3-D microstructure
  • Menu Selection 7) Distribute all phases amongst cement particles
  • Menu Selection 8) Filter a 3-D microstructure to distribute only two phases amongst cement particles
  • Menu Selection 9) Compute spatial statistics for a 3-D microstructure
  • Menu Selection 10) Sinter a 3-D microstructure to adjust the hydraulic radius of one phase
  • Menu Selection 11) Distribute fly ash phases amongst fly ash particles
  • Menu Selection 12) Input a temperature history (curing) file
  • Menu Selection 13) Hydrate a 3-D microstructure
  • Menu Selection 14) Measure phase fractions vs. distance from aggregate
  • Menu Selection 15) Leach CH/cement from a hydrated microstructure
  • Menu Selection 16) Evaluate percolation properties of a hydrated/leached microstructure
  • Menu Selection 17) Plot predicted properties (vs. experimental data)
  • Menu Selection 18) Predict chloride ion diffusivity of a concrete based on mixture parameters
• Example Applications of the VCCTL
  • Replacement of Coarse Cement Particles by Inert Fillers
  • Seeding of the Hydration with Fine $C\!\!-\!\!S\!\!-\!\!H$ particles
• Summary
• Acknowledgements
• Bibliography