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Table 12 Market prices of the A-liquids of different mix ratios in China

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

Materials

Water

Cement

Slurry

Retarder

SG

IST (s)

TP (¥/m3)

Evaluation

1

 Mix ratio

1

1

0.3

0.013

1.32

16

209.75

The most reasonable

 Mass (kg)

571 + 157.6

571

171.3

7.423

    
 

728.6

 

13.7

     

 Price (¥)

4.4

179.9

6.85

18.6

    

2

 Mix ratio

1

0.9

0.3

0.01

1.27

35

188.64

Merits: low price; defects: long setting time and unfit for construction

 Changed Mix ratio

1.11

1

0.33

0.0111

    

 Mass (kg)

574.7 + 158.6

517.19

172.40

5.747

    
 

733.3

 

13.8

     

 Price (¥)

4.47

162.9

6.9

14.37

    

3

 Mix ratio

1

0.9

0.2

0.008

1.29

20

195.06

Merits: low price; defects: long setting time and unfit for construction

 Changed Mix ratio

1.11

1

0.22

0.009

    

 Mass (kg)

611.95 + 112.6

550.76

122.39

4.896

    
 

724.6

 

9.79

     

 Price (¥)

4.42

173.5

4.9

12.24

    

4

 Mix ratio

1

0.8

0.2

0.008

1.24

36

177.37

Merits: low price; defects: long setting time and unfit for construction

 Changed Mix ratio

1.25

1

0.25

0.01

    

 Mass (kg)

617.53 + 113.63

494.02

123.51

4.94

    
 

731.16

 

9.88

     

 Price (¥)

4.46

155.62

4.94

12.35

    
  1. SG specific gravity, IST initial setting time, TP total price