Properties of High-Strength Flowable Mortar Reinforced with Palm Fibers

Table 1

Chemical composition of Ordinary Portland cement and silica fume.

Constituent	Ordinary Portland Cement	Silica fume
	% by weight	% by weight
Lime (CaO)	64.64	1.0% (max)
Silica (SiO2)	21.28	90% (max)
Alumina (Al2O3)	5.60	1.2% (max)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)	3.36	2.0% (max)
Magnesia (MgO)	2.06	0.6% (max)
Sulphur Trioxide (SO3)	2.14	0.5% (max)
N2O	0.05	0.8% (max)
Loss of Ignition	0.64	6% (max)
Lime saturation factor	0.92	—
C3S	52.82	—
C2S	21.45	—
C3A	9.16	—
C4AF	10.2	—