Strength optimization of “tailor-made cement” with limestone filler and blast furnace slag

In this study, the interaction between limestone filler (LF) and blast-furnace slag (BFS) is analyzed in mortars in which portland cement (PC) was replaced by up to 22% LF and BFS. For this proposition, a two-level factorial design was used permitting to draw the isoresponse curves. Results show that compressive and flexural strength evaluated at 2, 7, 14, 28, 90 and 360 days are affected in different ways by the presence of mineral additions.