Table 2.
Physical properties and the strength of both types of cement as per BS EN 197-1 [26].
| Cement Designation | Flow (cm) | Le-Cha Soundness (mm) | Water Demand (%) | Setting Time (min) | |||||
| Initial | Final | ||||||||
| CEM I 42.5N LH/SR3/NA | 18.1 | 1 | 28.0 | 185 | 250 | ||||
| CEM III/A 42.5N LH/HSR/NA | 15.4 | 0 | 34.0 | 200 | 345 | ||||
| Cement Designation | Blaine (cm2/g) | Density (g/cm3) | Bending Strength at Days (MPa) | Compressive Strength at Days (MPa) | |||||
| 2 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 28 | ||||
| CEM I 42.5N LH/SR3/NA | 3800 | 3.15 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 20.7 | 33.7 | 52.6 | |
| CEM III/A 42.5N LH/HSR/NA | 4700 | 2.99 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 9.5 | 14.2 | 29.6 | 58.2 | |