Engineering:Abrams' law
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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:
- [math]\displaystyle{ S=\frac{A}{B^{w/c}} }[/math]
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Punmia, Dr B. C.; Jain, Ashok Kumar; Jain, Arun Kr (2003-05-01) (in en). Basic Civil Engineering. Firewall Media. ISBN 9788170084037. https://books.google.com/books?id=sWZxu_muxyIC.
- ↑ Scott, John S. (1992-10-31) (in en). Dictionary Of Civil Engineering. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9780412984211. https://books.google.com/books?id=C7oIHQDDrxsC.
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- ↑ Abrams law, air and high water-to-cement ratios by ELSEVIER
