Research Article

Effect of Bacillus cohnii on Some Physicomechanical and Microstructural Properties of Ordinary Portland Cement

Table 2

Setting time and soundness for the control and microbial samples.

Test cementSetting time (minutes)Soundness (mm)
InitialFinal

OPC (H2O)97.0 ± 5.0179.0 ± 5.01.0 ± 0.05
OPC (BC)78.0 ± 5.0165.0 ± 5.01.0 ± 0.05