Abrams' law
Abrams' law (also called Abrams' water-cement ratio law)[1] is a concept in civil engineering. The law states the strength of a concrete mix is inversely related to the mass ratio of water to cement.[1][2] As the water content increases, the strength of concrete decreases.
Abrams’ law is a special case of a general rule formulated empirically by Feret:
where
- S is the strength of concrete
- A and B are constants and A=96 N/mm2, B=7 (this is valid for the strength of concrete at the age of 28 days)
- w/c is the water–cement ratio, which varies from 0.3 to 1.20
References
[edit]- ^ a b Punmia, Dr B. C.; Jain, Ashok Kumar; Jain, Arun Kr (2003-05-01). Basic Civil Engineering. Firewall Media. ISBN 9788170084037.
- ^ Scott, John S. (1992-10-31). Dictionary Of Civil Engineering. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9780412984211.
- ^ Abrams law, air and high water-to-cement ratios by ELSEVIER
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