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Table 3 Characteristic compressive strengths (first line, in MPa), average strengths and standard deviation (second line, in MPa) for concrete produced with aggregates from different mineralogical origins and water/cement (W/C) ratios

From: Mechanical Properties of Concrete Produced with Coarse Aggregates from Different Mineralogical Origins Using Ultrasonic Tests

W/C ratio

Aggregate mineralogical origins

Basalt

Limestone

Gneiss

granite

0.5

18.3

21.7

22.0

27.1

 

(21.3; 2.0)

(26.3; 2.4)

(24.8; 2.1)

(30.3; 1.7)

0.7

12.5

18.0

20.0

12.5

 

(15.1; 1.3)

(21.0; 1.7)

(23.0; 1.9)

(16.4; 2.2)

0.9

8.0

9.3

12.2

6.3

 

(11.6; 1.8)

(10.6; 0.7)

(14.0; 0.9)

(10.2; 1.8)

1.0

8.8

8.4

9.6

7.7

 

(9.8; 0.6)

(9.8; 0.8)

(11.3; 0.8)

(9.2; 1.1)