Microstructure of CSH
Amorphous solid with colloidal sheets.
Bonding is mostly weak,Van der Waals, tension weak, and brittle product.
average spacing of platelet structures 10-14 Angstroms
Crystalline Calcium Hydroxide, Ca(OH)2, CH, water, pores
very high surface area of 200 - 300 m2/g compared to anhydrous portland cement.