The elastic moduli of mortar as a porous-granular material

✍ Scribed by R.W. Zimmerman; M.S. King; P.J.M. Monteiro

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1986
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 392 KB
• Volume: 16
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0008-8846
• DOI: 10.1016/0008-8846(86)90140-7

✦ Synopsis

The effects of sand concentration and porosity on the elastic properties of mortar and cement paste were studied. Acoustic wave measurements were performed on mortar specimens with 0 to 60 percent sand concentration, and on cement paste specimens with 28 to 53 percent porosity. The experimental results were compared with the predictions of various theories available for multi-phase materials, with the Kuster-Toksbz model giving the best fit.