MINIMUM AND MAXMUM CEMENT CONTENT （最小值和沉降速率水泥的内容）.pdfVIP

MINIMUM AND MAXMUM CEMENT CONTENT Ref: SP:23 Handbook on Concrete Mixes Generally, the cement content itself would not have a direct role on the strength of concrete; if cement content is required to increase the workability of concrete mix for a given water-cement ratio, then the compressive strength may increase with the richness of the mix. However, for a particular water-cement ratio there would @ways be an optimum cement content resulting in 28-day compressive strength being the highest (see Fig. 24’3. Increasing the cement content above the optimum value may not increase the strength of concrete specially for mixes with low water-cement ratio and larger maximum size aggregate’. Recommendations for making durable concrete in various codes of practices envisage limits for maximum water-cement ratio, minimum cement content, cover thickness, type of cement and amount of chlorides and sulphates in concrete, etc. All these recommendations taken together tend to result in concrete being dense, workable, placeable and having as low a permeability as possible under the given situation. Therefore, adherence to one limit without considering others, or uniform application of these recommendations with no regard to the situation of placing, for example, congestion of reinforcement, cover thickness, workability of concrete or the characteristics of the aggregates, may not ensure the fulfillment of the objectives. In addition, the cement content is chosen by two other considerations. Firstly, it should ensure sufficient alkalinity (PH value of concrete) to provide a passive environment against corrosion of steel, for example, in concrete in marine environment or in sea water, a minimum cement content of 350 kg/m3 or more is required for this consideration13+28. Secondly, the cement content and water-cement ratio is so chosen as to