Research Article

Effect of Nanosilica Particle Size on the Water Permeability, Abrasion Resistance, Drying Shrinkage, and Repair Work Properties of Cement Mortar Containing Nano-SiO2

Table 2

Mixtures proportions for the cement mortars.

Sample Mixture proportions (g)Flow capacity
Cement
(g)
Water
(mL)
Sand
(g)
Nanosilica
(g)
Silica fume
(g)
(mL)

OPC1,0006502,750107
NS 12 nm9106322,7509036112
NS 20 nm9106402,7509020108
NS 40 nm9106442,7509012110
SF 100 nm9106462,750908106

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Remark. The water in the superplasticizer (SP) was typically assumed to be 50% and taken into account by adjusting water content for each mixture proportion [22, 25, 26].