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 |