What is water/cement ratio? Importance in construction?



What is water/cement ratio? Importance in construction?..

Answer / sisir r prusty, a.e,works dept

it is the ratio of water to cement . Since the quantity of cement is fixed in a particular batch of mix, an increase in quantity of water althouth increases workability but it reduces the strength of concrete & vice-versa.However a lower W/C ratio is recommonded in construction.

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