Table 2 Mixture designs of binary and ternary pastes prepared using Cement #1.

From: Machine learning enables prompt prediction of hydration kinetics of multicomponent cementitious systems

C3S (%mass)

C3A (%mass)

C$H2 (%mass)

Cement #1 (%mass)

MK (%mass)

LS (%mass)

Total additive (%mass)

81

3.6

5.4

90

10

0

10

72

3.2

4.8

80

20

0

20

63

2.8

4.2

70

30

0

30

54

2.4

3.6

60

40

0

40

45

2

3.0

50

50

0

50

36

1.6

2.4

40

60

0

60

72

3.2

4.8

80

10

10

20

63

2.8

4.2

70

15

15

30

54

2.4

3.6

60

20

20

40

45

2.0

3.0

50

25

25

50

36

1.6

2.4

40

30

30

60

63

2.8

4.2

70

20

10

30

36

1.6

2.4

40

40

20

60

  1. The ternary paste features either a 1:1 or a 2:1 ratio between metakaolin (MK) and limestone (LS). Limestone with two different particle size distributions—i.e., coarse limestone (C-LS) and fine limestone (F-LS)—are used.
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