SITE CONCRETE

Concrete on Site
Production of site
concrete
Compaction and curing
Formwork
Construction joint
Hot weather concreting
Production of Site Concrete

Access
The need to provide access for delivery
materials may impose limitations on
site
The most frequent deliveries will be of
aggregates and cement OR ready-mixed
concrete
Site road must capable of withstanding
the traffic
 Storage
Materials must be properly stored
Storage must be adequate for all
materials
Cement must be kept dry
Aggregates should be stored
accordingly to avoid mixing with
different sizes
 Batching and Mixing
Batching of cement and aggregates
should be by weight
Batching by volume may be suitable
for small batches
If sand is wet and batching is by
volume, allowance must be made for
‘bulking’ (an increase in volume)
Batching Plant
Readymix Concrete
 Need to consider
Moisture content
of aggregate
Type of concrete
mixer
Mixing sequence
and time
Workability
Ready-mixed
concrete
 Placing of Concrete
Crane and skip
Pumping
Wheelbarrow,
dumper trucks,
railcars
 Compaction
Compaction is to eliminate air from
concrete, reduce voids
Compaction – internal (poker) and
external
Compaction is important to produce
the required strength and durability of
concrete
 Curing
Is the means of protecting
moisture inside the concrete
from evaporating to the
atmosphere
More critical for concrete with
pozzolanic material
 Curing methods
Wet hessian/sacks/gunny
Spray with water/chemical
Cover with plastic sheet
(opaque)
Ponding with water (for slab)
Do Proper Curing Will
You……
Effect of Curing
 Formwork
The shape of concrete member will be
in accordance with the formwork
Formwork must be stiffed so that the
shape of the finished product will not
be altered
Formwork must be impermeable
Formwork materials – timber, steel,
plastic, others
 Construction Joints
Generally it is not possible to place concrete
continuously, need to provide construction joints
Construction joints should be located and formed
with care, and their number kept to a minimum
Is used to eliminate cracking problem due to
expansion and shrinkage
Movement of concrete can be due to moisture or
temperature difference

Joint
 Hot Weather Concreting
Concrete sets quicker in hot climate
Need to use retarding admixture
Slump loss is easily to occur
Curing is very important
Plastic concrete should be protected from
sun and wind
Gracias