The aging of concrete is of critical importance for the industry as well as the research community. The aging process can impact performance characteristics such as creep and shrinkage and may be important in chemical reactions related to durability. In order to reduce the aging of concrete, and especially of its binding phase C-S-H, the composition of the latter might be optimized, e.g. via addition of silica fume, although a thorough understanding of the general relation between composition and aging properties is still lacking.

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