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Table 3 Composition of lightweight concrete mixes in kg/m3

From: Seawater-Mixed Lightweight Aggregate Concretes with Dune Sand, Waste Glass and Nanosilica: Experimental and Life Cycle Analysis

Mix

Cement

TW

SW

NS*

Liaver 0.5–1 mm

Liaver 1–2 mm

Liaver 2–4 mm

Quartz sand

Waste glass

Dune sand

SP

ST

QTW0

500

200

 

–

71.8

49.2

51

280

–

–

7.2

0.6

QSW0

500

–

200

–

71.8

49.2

51

280

–

–

8.4

0.6

QTW3

485

185

–

30

71.8

49.2

51

280

–

–

7.5

0.6

QSW3

485

–

185

30

71.8

49.2

51

280

–

–

9

0.3

GTW0

500

200

–

–

71.8

49.2

51

–

268

–

9.5

–

GSW0

500

–

200

–

71.8

49.2

51

–

268

–

10.8

–

GTW3

485

185

–

30

71.8

49.2

51

–

268

–

5

0.7

GSW3

485

–

185

30

71.8

49.2

51

–

268

–

6

0.7

DTW0

500

200

–

–

71.8

49.2

51

–

–

283

6

0.6

DSW0

500

–

200

–

71.8

51

51

–

–

283

6.5

0.5

DTW3

485

200

–

30

71.8

51

51

–

–

283

7.2

0.5

DSW3

485

–

200

30

71.8

51

51

–

–

283

7.5

0.5

  1. TW tap water, SW seawater, NS nanosilica, SP superplasticizer, ST stabilizer
  2. *nanosilica dispersion (50 wt.%); the water included in the NS dispersion is deducted from the mixing water