Civil Engineering Reference
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Literature - Brazil
Literature - International
Ready-mix concrete 1
Ready-mix concrete 2
18
16
14
12
10
8
500 kg/m
3
6
4
250 kg/m
3
2
0
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Compressive strength (MPa)
20
Literature - Brazil
18
Literature - International
16
Ready-mix concrete 2
14
12
10
8
6
500 kg/m
3
250 kg/m
3
100 kg/m
3
4
2
0
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Compressive strength (MPa)
2.3
Benchmark of
bi
(left) and
ci
(right). This includes laboratory
data from Brazil, plus 28 other countries (Damineli et al. 2010) as
well as comprehensive unpublished dataset from two ready-mix
companies in São Paulo. CO
2
intensity is very dependent on cement
composition.
binder particle reactivity by exposing the highest surface area to hydration.
To achieve this, two different strategies are important: dispersion of particles
and packing of particles.
