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. 2019 Apr 27;6(Pt 3):473–491. doi: 10.1107/S2052252519003774

Table 2. Water to cement (and to solid) ratios estimated from the measured X-ray absorption values of the pastes; X-ray absorption values for anhydrous and paste samples are also given.

Sample Calculated average μ for anhydrous sample (cm−1) Experimental average μ for hydrated sample (cm−1) w/s (mass) w/c (mass) w/s (vol.) w/c (vol.) Water fraction (vol%)
PC 624.9 348.5 0.27 0.27 0.85 0.85 46.0
PC–CC 581.5 341.2 0.27 0.33 0.79 0.99 44.0
PC–FA 479.3 267.3 0.30 0.43 0.87 1.31 46.4