Portland Cement Specific Gravity

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Specific gravity is normally used in mixture proportioning calculations. The specific gravity of portland cement is generally around 3.15 while the specific gravity of portland-blast-furnace-slag and portland-pozzolan cements may have specific gravities near 2.90 (PCA, 1988¹).

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AASHTO T 133 and ASTM C 188: Density of Hydraulic Cement

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@misc{pavint-portland-cement-specific-gravity,
  author = {{Pavement Interactive}},
  title = {Portland Cement Specific Gravity},
  year = {2026},
  publisher = {HeadLight},
  howpublished = {\url{https://pavementinteractive.org/reference-desk/testing/cement-tests/portland-cement-specific-gravity/}},
  note = {Accessed [date]}
}

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Sources (1)

Portland Cement Association (PCA) (1988). Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures. Portland Cement Association. Skokie, IL. ↩

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