Mechanical Strength of Trass as Supplementary Cementing ... - USM

Percentage (%)
Compressive strength (kg cm –2 )
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50
Figure 1: Particle size distribution pulverized trass from Blaine 2462 to 9354 cm 2 g –1 .
120
110
100
90
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80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
9190 cm 2 g –1
2462 cm 2 g –1
Particle Size (micron)
2 3 7 14 28
Curing time (days)
2452
4083
5344
6746
8218
9354
Figure 2: Compressive strength of trass–lime system as function of trass finenesses.