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A Study on the Strength Surplus Coefficient of Cement

by Yuhang Long¹, Jingyi Wang^2,*

1 Wuhan First Metallurgical Construction Installation Engineering Co., Ltd., Commercial Concrete Branch, Wuhan, 430080, China
2 School of Municipal Engineering, Hubei Urban Construction Vocational and Technological College, Wuhan, 430200, China

* Corresponding Author: Jingyi Wang. Email:

(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Fluid Mechanics and Green Material Processing)

Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing 2021, 17(1), 181-187. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2021.011185

Received 24 April 2020; Accepted 24 December 2020; Issue published 09 February 2021

Abstract

This study considers P.O42.5 cement from different sources and evaluates the related surplus coefficient (defined as the proportionality factor linking the measured compressive strength value of the cement after 28 days to the “standard” value of cement strength). The needed tests have been conducted using a mixer, a pressure testing machine, a flexural testing machine, a vibrating table a ramming rod, a feeder and a metal ruler. The average value of the measured cement strength surplus coefficient of cement produced by five distinct cement manufacturers has been found to be 1.16. These results can be used as the basis to reduce the production cost and improve the performance of commercial concrete.

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