Effect of Initial Backfill Temperature on the Deformation Behavior of Early Age Cemented Paste Backfill That Contains Sodium Silicate

Table 3

Properties of sodium silicate (provided by National Silicates Ltd.).

Properties	Values
Na2O wt.%	8.9
SiO2 wt.%	28.66
Weight ratio, wt.% SiO2/wt.% Na2O	3.22
Specific gravity (20°C)	1.39
Solids wt.%	37.56