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Calcium Aluminate Cements Revisited - McGill University

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Accelerated Conversion Testing –<br />

Preliminary Results<br />

Mixture 3: Compressive strength: 100 x 200 mm cylinders<br />

Submerged in 38°C Water Bath Directly After Casting<br />

CAC - Ciment Fondu Mixture Design:<br />

Mixture 3<br />

Cement: 400 (kg/m3 )<br />

Water: 160 (kg/m3 )<br />

w/cm: 0.4<br />

Stone: 900 (kg/m3 )(MC - 2.4%, AC - 2.6%)<br />

Sand: 645 (kg/m3 ) (MC - 3.8%, AC - 3.1%)<br />

Super: Opt 203, 1% by mass cement<br />

f'c (MPa)<br />

40<br />

35<br />

30<br />

25<br />

20<br />

15<br />

10<br />

5<br />

0<br />

Compressive Strength (f'c) Evolution Fondu Concrete Mixture 3<br />

Cure for 7 days in 38°C water bath<br />

0 1 2 3 4<br />

Time (Days)<br />

5 6 7 8

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