FAMOUS “PRE-STEREOLOGICAL” TOOLS: SURVEY OF APPLICATIONS ON CEMENT-BASED MATERIALS DURING PAST HALF OF A CENTURY

Abstract

Old theorems by Cavalieri, Buffon and Cauchy that have been mentioned earlier for their relevance to materials engineering are discussed herein, whereby it is indicated how we applied them on cementbased materials. Specifically, relevant problems treated by the present author are surveyed. Particularly in the presently explored field of porosimetry and permeability estimation of virtual representations of the cement-based materials, it is demonstrated how the stereological framework - in which the theorems are embedded to day - develops with respect to the discussed problems.