Effective Absorption Capacity Examined by Isothermal Calorimetry: Effect of Pore Structure and Water-to-Cement Ratio

Table 1

Chemical oxide analysis of cement.

Oxide/phase	Wt%
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)	21.17
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)	4.53
Iron oxide (Fe2O3)	3.68
Calcium oxide (CaO)	61.47
Magnesium oxide (MgO)	4.16
Titanium oxide (TiO2)	0.3
Sodium oxide (Na2O)	0.18
Potassium oxide (K2O)	0.9
Manganic oxide (MnO)	0.12
Phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)	0.21
Loss on ignition (LOI)	3.26
Total	99.98