Feasibility Tests on Concrete with Very-High-Volume Supplementary Cementitious Materials

Table 3

Designed properties and main parameters of concrete specimens.

Type	Designed properties			Test parameters
	𝑓𝑐𝑢 (MPa)	𝐴𝑐 (%)	𝑆𝑖 (mm)	𝑅𝐹	𝑅𝐺	𝑅SCM	𝐵 (kg/m^3)	𝑊 (kg/m^3)
Control mix	24	4.5±1.5	210±25	0.25	0.15	0.4	342	184
	30						400	165
Very high-volume SCM mix	24; 30			0.4	0.3; 0.4; 0.5	0.7; 0.8; 0.9	310; 330; 350; 370; 390; 410	140; 150

𝑓_𝑐𝑢: Designed compressive strength of concrete at age of 28 days, 𝐴_𝑐: air content of fresh concrete, 𝑆_𝑖: initial slump of fresh concrete, 𝑆/𝑎: fine aggregate-to-total aggregate ratio by volume, 𝑅_𝐹: FA level for partial replacement of OPC, 𝑅_𝐺: GGBS level for partial replacement of OPC, 𝑅_SCM: total SCM level for partial replacement of OPC, 𝐵: unit binder content, and 𝑊: unit water content.