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The water to cement ratio (w\/c) was reduced by 21.9% to 54.1%, and the CG flow time was retained between 18 and 23 s. The highest compression strength was achieved at seven and 28 days for the cement-grouted sand using the coarser-graded sand than finer-graded sand at low w\/c ranged between 0.50 and 0.53. The highest compression strength was obtained at high w\/c for the cement grout mixed with the fine-grained sands compared to coarse-grained sands. Adding water reducer polymer enhances the compressive strength (\u03c3pc) and cylindrical compressive strength (\u03c3cc) by 113% to 577% and 53% to 459%, depending on mix proportion and curing period. An amorphous gel fills the porous places between the cement particles were formed when the CG was treated with water reducer polymer, which reduces voids, increases porosity, and increases the cement\u2019s dry density; as a result, the CS of the CG increases significantly. To evaluate the CS of CG with different grain sizes, w\/c, percentage of polymer, and curing age, linear and nonlinear techniques were used. according to the bs standard, the CS of the CG produced was 71% higher than that of the identical mix produced according to the ASTM standard. Compared to the other sands, the cement grout produced with finer sand grading had the maximum flexural strength at all testing ages.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/app12031016","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,19]],"date-time":"2022-01-19T21:01:51Z","timestamp":1642626111000},"page":"1016","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":87,"title":["Modeling Flexural and Compressive Strengths Behaviour of Cement-Grouted Sands Modified with Water Reducer Polymer"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Wael","family":"Mahmood","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Civil Engineering, Komar University of Science and Technology, Sulaymaniyah 46001, Iraq"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4306-3274","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ahmed Salih","family":"Mohammed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Sulaimani, Sulaymaniyah 46001, Iraq"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7142-4981","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Panagiotis G.","family":"Asteris","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Computational Mechanics Laboratory, School of Pedagogical and Technological Education, Heraklion, 14121 Athens, Greece"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2429-4755","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rawaz","family":"Kurda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Highway and Bridge Engineering, Technical Engineering College, Erbil Polytechnic University, Erbil 44001, Iraq"},{"name":"Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Nawroz University, Duhok 42001, Iraq"},{"name":"CERIS, Civil Engineering, Architecture and Georresources Department, Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Av. 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