Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6715688 Construction and Building Materials 2018 12 Pages PDF
Abstract
Water absorption in aggregates has important effects on the properties of concretes especially in lightweight aggregate concretes (LWAC). It is assumed that during the production of LWAC the lightweight aggregate (LWA) absorption is equivalent to a certain percentage of the absorption determined in an aqueous medium. A new procedure for determining the absorption by aggregates in concrete (viscous medium) is proposed. This methodology makes possible to determine the water absorption in a viscous medium and it allows specifying accurately the amount of mixing water to produce concretes.
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