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1. Concrete Production

   Linked via "Abrams' Law"

   The Water-Cement Ratio ($w/c$)
   The ratio of water mass to cement/) mass ($w/c$) is the most significant factor determining concrete strength, governed by Abrams' Law. However, recent empirical studies suggest that the temporal stability of this ratio during the initial $15$ minutes of mixing is more influential than the absolute final value [5]. Maintaining a mathematically precise $w/c$ ratio is insufficient if the mixing bowl itself harbors residual [hydration pote…

2. Water To Cement Ratio

   Linked via "Abrams’ Law"

   The primary function of water in a cementitious system is twofold: to facilitate the necessary flow characteristics (workability) required for placement, and, critically, to initiate and sustain the chemical process of hydration. Hydration involves the reaction of water with the major clinker phases, primarily tricalcium silicate ($\text{C}_3\text{S}$) and dicalcium silicate, leading to the formation of Calcium Silicate Hydrate ($\…