CONCRETE MIX DESIGN

a) DESIGN STIPULATIONS 1) CHARACTERSTICS STRENGTH REQUIRED AT 28 DAYS = Fck = 2) MAXIMUM SIZE OF AGGREGATE = 3) DEGREE OF WORKABILITY = 4) DEGREE OF QUALITY CONTROL 5) TYPE OF EXPOSURE b) DATA FOR MATERIALS 1) CEMENT USED ORIDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT (O.P.C) 3.15 2.6 2.6 0.5 1 NILL 2 % % % MILD 20 0.9 GOOD MM *ANGULAR

*COMPACTING FACTOR

2) SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF CEMENT =

3.a)SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF COARSEAGGREGATE = 3.b)SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF FINE AGGREGATE = 4.a)WATER ABSORPTION BY COARSE AGGREGATE = 4.b)WATER ABSORPTION BY FINE AGGREGATE = 5.a)FREE MOISTURE IN COARSE AGGREGATE = 5.b)FREE MOISTURE IN FINE AGGREGATE = 6. SIEVE ANALYSIS -

a) COARSE AGGREGATE b) FINE AGGREGATE

IS SIEVE (MM) 4.75 2.36 1.20 0.6 0.30

FINE AGGREGATE (PERCENTAGE PASSING) 100 100 100 100 100

REMARKS CONFORMING TO GRADING ZONE III OF TABLE -4 OF IS :383 - 1970

c) TARGET MEAN STRENGTH - (Ft)

TOLERANCE FACTOR = Tf = STANDARD DEVIATION = S = Ft = 27.6 N/MM^2

1.65 4.6 *FROM SP - 23 ,TABLE - 39 *Ft = Fck + Tf *S

d) WATER CEMENT RATIO W/C = 0.5 < 0.7 (MAX) *FROM SP - 23 ,FIGURE - 46 *MAX W/C -FROM SP - 23 ,TABLE - 23

e) SELECTION OF WATER AND SAND WATER CONTENT PER CUBIC METER OF CONCRETE = SAND CONTENT = 35 186

% FROM TOTAL ABSOLUTE VOLUME OF AGGREGATE

IS SIEVE (MM) 20 10.00 4.75 2.4

ANALYSIS OFCOARSE AGGREGATE FRACTIONS (% PASSING) I II 100 100 0 71.2 9.4 -

PERCENTAGE OF DIFFERENT FRACTIONS I (60%) II (40%) 60 40 0 28.5 3.7 -

ADJUSTMENT REQUIRED ADJUSTMENT REQUIRED IN WATER CONTENT (%) %AGE SAND IN TOTAL AGGREGATE

CHANGE IN CONIDITIONS.. FOR DECREASE IN WATER CONTENT RATIO BY (0.6-0.50) THAT IS 0.1 FOR DECREASE IN WATER CONTENT RATIO BY (0.9-0.80) THAT IS 0.1 FOR SAND COMFORMING TO ZONE III OF TABLE 4 , IS :383 - 1970 TOTAL

-2

0 3

-1.5 -3.5

REQUIRED SAND CONTENT AS PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL AGGREGATE BY ABSOULTE VOLUME REQUIRED WATER CONTENT = f ) DETERMINATION OF CEMENT CONTENT 191.6

LITRES/CUM

WATER = CEMENT =

191.6

LITRES 383.2 KG/CUM

g ) DETERMINATION OF COARSE AND FINE AGRREGATE CONTENT AMOUNT OF ENTRAPED AIR IN WET CONCRETE = VOLUME OF WET CONCRETE = Fa = TOTAL MASS OF FINE AGGREGATE Ca = TATAL MASS OF COARSE AGGREGATE Fa = Ca = 546 1188 KG/CUM KG/CUM 0.98 2 CUM %

MIX PROPOSTION WATER (Lt.) 191.6 0.50 CEMENT (Kg) 383.2 1 FINE AGGREGATE(Kg) 546 1.43

COARSE AGGREGATE (Kg) 1188 3.10

RATIO

20 *ANGULAR

N/MM^2

CTING FACTOR

P - 23 ,TABLE - 39

P - 23 ,FIGURE - 46 C -FROM SP - 23 ,TABLE - 23

KG

*FROM SP - 23 ,TABLE - 42 *FROM SP - 23 ,TABLE - 42

OLUME OF AGGREGATE

RCENTAGE OF DIFFERENT FRACTIONS COMBINED (100%) 10 28.5 3.7 -

REMARKS CONFORMING TO GRADING ZONE III OF TABLE -2 OF IS :383 - 1970

31.5

*FROM SP - 23 ,TABLE - 41