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Table 11 Test results of the A-liquid

From: Use of a 10.22 m diameter EPB shield: a case study in Beijing subway construction

Place of origin of the sodium bentonite

Mix ratio of the A-liquid in mass

Density (g/cm3)

Funnel discharge time (s)

Water

Cement

Retarder

Concentration of the bentonite slurry

8%

9%

Weifang of Shandong Province, red appearance

1

1

0.016

3.52

 

1.16

38.37

1

1

0.016

 

3.13

1.19

115

Chengde of Hebei Province, yellowish white appearance

1

1

0.016

3.52

 

1.19

37.66

1

1

0.016

 

3.13

1.20

65.84