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Utilization of Agroresidual Waste in Effective Blending in Portland Cement

Table 10

Coefficient of water absorption for RHA mortar.

Percentage of replacement levelArea of suction (cm2)Initial mass (gm)Final mass (gm)Mass of water absorbed (gm)Volume of water absorbed Q (mL)Coefficient of water absorption 𝐾 𝑎 = ( 𝑄 / 𝐴 ) 2 ( 1 / 𝑡 )  (m2/sec)

055.6536473.54482.048.58.56.4796
555.1787469.85479.739.889.888.9051
1055.7594466.16475.689.529.528.0972
1555.9421465.26475.8810.6210.6210.378
2056.5029447.32457.8710.5510.559.6841
2555.4423447.14458.9111.7711.7712.518
3056.2900437.31445.207.897.895.457
3556.0244439.54448.328.788.786.8223