Author’s Accepted Manuscript Atomic force microscopy characterisation of alkali- silica reaction products to reveal their nanostructure and formation mechanism Chuanlin Hu, Bishnu P. Gautam, Dechen Shang, Fazhou Wang, Daman K. Panesar PII: S0272-8842(18)30081-6 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.01.069 Reference: CERI17201 To appear in: Ceramics International Received date: 30 November 2017 Revised date: 9 January 2018 Accepted date: 9 January 2018 Cite this article as: Chuanlin Hu, Bishnu P. Gautam, Dechen Shang, Fazhou Wang and Daman K. Panesar, Atomic force microscopy characterisation of alkali-silica reaction products to reveal their nanostructure and formation m e c h a n i s m , Ceramics International, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.01.069 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting galley proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. www.elsevier.com/locate/ceri