Research Article
Nanoprocessing of Industrial Rejects for Controlling Operational Energy of Buildings
Table 2
Physical characterization of GBFS.
| Characterization | Cement | GBFS | Remarks | As-received | Milled |
| Specific gravity | 3.15 | 2.84 | 2.83 | — | Density (kg/m3) | 1430 | 1500 | 1490 | — | Initial setting (min) | 30 | 40 | 35 | — | Final setting (min) | 600 | 430 | 355 | — | pH | 8.00 | 8.90 | 9.15 | — | Soundness (%) | 4.50 | −0.0016 | −0.01 | Negligible | Dry shrinkage (%) | — | −0.043 | −0.062 | Negligible |
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