The Effect of Sand/Cement Ratio and Cement Grade on the Compressive Strength of Foam Concrete

Abstract:

A series of experiments have been undertaken to investigate the effects, on compressive strength, of variable sand/cement ratios and cement grade. Ten mixtures of different s/c ratios used two kinds of cement were cast and the compressive strength at different curing ages was tested. The results indicate that the compressive strength gets lower as the s/c ratio increases for both 42.5R and 32.5R cement. For the mixtures used 32.5R cement, the 28-day compressive strength is pretty low for the s/c ratios of 1.5 and 2. The specimens used 42.5R cement have higher compressive strength than those with 32.5R cement. The compressive strength decreases from 42.5R to 32.5R cement are significantly smaller for the s/c ratios of 0.5 and 1 than the other three s/c ratios.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 405-408)
• Pages: 2933-2937
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.405-408.2933
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Ji Chuan Geng, Kun Ni, Shan Qi Fang, Yun Xing Shi*, Yi Ning Ding, Yan Gang Zhang
• Keywords: Cement Grade, Compressive Strength, Foam Concrete, Sand/Cement Ratio

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