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Section 7.0 - Portland Cement 115
in the 0–33% range. The increased step in the BET region is due to the
increased interlayer re-entry in this region. All the water, including hydrate
water, is removed when the sample is d-dried or partially dried (C) from
11% RH, after re-wetting.
Figure 32. Isotherms of hydrated cement from static thermal balance.