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Table 3 Mixture proportions (by weight).

From: Effects of Different Lightweight Functional Fillers for Use in Cementitious Composites

Description

CM

GMS15-0.1

GMS15-0.2

GMS15-0.3

GMS38-0.1

GMS38-0.2

GMS38-0.3

FAC-0.25

FAC-0.35

FAC-0.45

FAC-0.55

LWF Type

N/Aa

GMS15

GMS15

GMS15

GMS38

GMS38

GMS38

FAC

FAC

FAC

FAC

Cement

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

Silica fume

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

Water/binder ratiob

0.31

0.35

0.40

0.47

0.35

0.41

0.48

0.40

0.43

0.47

0.51

Superplasticizer (% by binder weight)b

0.20

0.25

0.40

0.50

0.25

0.40

0.50

0.30

0.35

0.40

0.45

LWF/binder ratio

0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.25

0.35

0.45

0.55

PVA fiber (%)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

  1. aNot applicable; as it is the control mix for comparison purposes.
  2. bFor all the mixes, the water amount and superplasticizer dosage was adjusted for a slump flow of 180–200 mm, as performed according to ASTM C230 and ASTM C1430 (ASTM C230 2003; ASTM C 1437-99 1999). The numbers are rounded to two significant figures.