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NRC Publications Archive Archives des publications du CNRCThis publication could be one of several versions: author's original, accepted manuscript or the publisher's version. / La version de cette publication peut être l'une des suivantes : la version prépublication de l'auteur, la version acceptée du manuscrit ou la version de l'éditeur. For the publisher's version, please access the DOI link below./ Pour consulter la version de l'éditeur, utilisez le lien DOI ci-dessous.http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c000353kPhysical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 12, pp. 6961-6969, 2010-06-01 Natural abundance high field 43Ca NMR solid state NMR in cement science Moudrakovski, I.; Alizadeh, R.; Beaudoin, J. J. The material in this document is covered by the provisions of the Copyright Act, by Canadian laws, policies, regulations and international agreements. Such provisions serve to identify the information source and, in specific instances, to prohibit reproduction of materials without written permission. For more information visit http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/showtdm/cs/C-42Les renseignements dans ce document sont protégés par la Loi sur le droit d'auteur, par les lois, les politiques et les règlements du Canada et des accords internationaux. Ces dispositions permettent d'identifier la source de l'information et, dans certains cas, d'interdire la copie de documents sans permission écrite. Pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements : http://lois.justice.gc.ca/fr/showtdm/cs/C-42 Natural abundance high field 43 Ca solid state NMR in cement sciencew This work is a systematic attempt to determine the possibilities and the limitations of the 43 Ca high field solid state NMR in the study of cement-based materials. The low natural abundance (0.135%) and small gyromagnetic ratio of 43 Ca present a serious challenge even in a high magnetic field. The NMR spectra of a number of cement compounds of known structure and composition are examined. The spectra of several phases important in cement science, e.g., anhydrous beta di-calcium silicate (b-C 2 S) and tri-calcium (C 3 S) silicate were obtained for the first time and the relation of spectroscopic and structural parameters is discussed. The method was also applied to the hydrated C 3 S and synthetic calcium silicate hydrates (C-S-H) of different composition in order to understand the state of calcium and transformations in the structure during hydrolysis. The spectra of hydrated C 3 S reveals a calcium environment similar to that of the C-S-H samples and 11 Å Tobermorite. These observations support the validity of using layered crystalline C-S-H systems as structural models for the C-S-H that forms in the hydration of Portland cement.