Table 1 Properties of constituents employed in fabrication of samples.

From: Experimental and numerical study on post-fire self-healing concrete for enhanced durability

Ordinary portland cement

482 kg/m3

Absorption of natural sand

1%

Natural sand

722 kg/m3

Loose density of natural sand

1650.7 kg/m3

Aggregate

1003 kg/m3

Loose density of aggregate

1740.2 kg/m3

Water

205 kg/m3

Particle size of the brick aggregate

5 mm

Water-to-cement ratio

0.4

Particle size of the carbon balls

6 mm

Specific gravity of natural sand

2.52

Particle size of the expanded clay

1.18 mm

Specific gravity of aggregate

2.76

Size of gelatin capsules

400 mg

Absorption of aggregate

0.5%

Size of cubical samples

15 cm3