NMR and Infrared Spectroscopies of C-S-H and Al-Substituted C-S-H Synthesised in Alkaline Solutions

(C,N)-(S,A)-H samples have been synthesised from mixes of different CaO/SiO2 and AI(OH)3/SiO2 ratios in stirred suspensions in more or less concentrated soda solutions. The stoichiometry and spectroscopic characteristics of samples have been studied by FTIR, 27A1 and 29Si MAS NMR spectroscopies. The structural changes induced by substitutions have been discussed on the basis of the dreiketten structure of the tobermorite silicate chains.