ACI METHOD OF MIX DESIGN

Given Data
Specified Design Strength Of Concrete
Standard Deviation
Specific Gravity Of Fine Aggregate
Specific Gravity Of Coarse Aggregate
Dry Rodded Bulk Density Of Coarse Aggregate
Fineness Modulus Of Fine Aggregate
Slump
Absorption Of Coarse Aggregate
Free Surface Moisture Of Sand
Maximum Size Of Aggregate
Non air entrained

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15
4
2.65
2.7
1600
2.8
5
1.00
2.00
20

Mpa
Mpa

kg/m
cm

mm

Soln.
step1
21.6 N/mm

Mean Strength Of Concrete

step 2
find the water cement ratio
by fig 1 from ACI code
water cement ratio

0.6828

water quantity required

186.5151 kg/m

quantity of cement

273.1621 kg/m

Volume of coarse aggregate from table

0.62

Weight of coarse aggregate required

992 kg/m

Unit weight of fresh concrete

2357.56 kg/m

weight of fine aggregate required

905.8828 kg/m

step 3

step 4

RATIO
w/c

cement
0.6828

fine aggregate
1

3.316282

coarse aggregate
3.631543

Relation between W/C ratio and compressive strength

cylinder
compressive
at 28 days N/mm2
55
50
45
40
35
30
Air entrained
25
20
Non air entrained
15
0.8

Air entrained

0.6
0.4
y = -0.0154x + 0.927
0.2

0.603

10

15

20

25

Non air entrained

1
0.8

0.6
0.4

0.6828
0.2
y = -0.0124x + 0.9428

0
0

10

20

30

40

50

60

NON AIR ENTRAINED CONCRETE

Column1
Workability or
Air content
Slump cm

Column2

5
8
15

Column4

10
205
225
240
206.90712

12.5
200
215
230
200.86953

20
185
200
210
186.5151

2.5

Approximate
entrapped air
content percent

250
200
150
100
50
0

Column3

20mm

y = 155.55x0.1133

40mm
y=

131.2x0.1298

Power (20mm)
Power (40mm)

10

15

20

12.5mm
250

y = 164.03x0.1261

200

70mm

150
100

y = 116.68x0.1421

Power
(12.5mm)

50
0
0

10

15

Power
20
(12.5mm)

volume of dry rodded coarse aggregate per m3

size agg
10
12
20
25
40
50
80
150

fineness modulus of sand

2.4
0.5
0.59
0.66
0.71
0.75
0.78
0.82
0.87

0.8

y = -0.1x + 0.95

0.7

y = -0.1x + 0.9

0.6

10
12

y = -0.1x + 0.83

20

0.5

25

0.4

y = -0.1x + 0.74

0.3

Linear (10)
Linear (12)

0.2

Linear (20)

0.1

Linear (25)

0
0

First density of density of fresh concrete

Non-air entrained kg/m

Max. size of Agg. In mm

10
12.5
20
25
40
50
70
150

2285
2315
2355
2375
2420
2445
2465
2505

Density of fresh concrete

for non-air entrained
2460
y = 2.978x + 2298.2

2440

2357.56

density of
fresh concrete

2420
2400

Linear (density
of fresh
concrete)

2380
2360
2340
0

20

40

60

w/c ratio
Non air

air
0.3
0.33
0.38
0.43
0.48
0.55
0.62
0.7
0.8

0.4
0.46
0.53
0.61
0.71

Air entrained

0.0154x + 0.927

30

Linear (Air entrained)

35

40

n air entrained

Linear (Non air entrained)

60

AIR ENTRAINED CONCRETE

Column5

Column6

Column7

25
180
195
205
181.51206

40
160
175
185
161.47339

1.5

Column72 Column73

50
70
150
155
145
125
170
160
140
180
170
0
156.44668 146.5387 124.9673

0.5

0.3

0.2

10mm

300

y = 164.91x0.1412

200

50mm
y = 126.36x0.1336

100

Power
(10mm)

0
0

250
200
150
100
50
0

10

15

20

y = 150.67x0.1163

25mm
150mm
Power (25mm)

y = 84.795x0.2411
0

10

15

20

d coarse aggregate per m3

fineness modulus of sand
2.6
0.48
0.57
0.64
0.69
0.73
0.76
0.8
0.85

2.8
0.46
0.55
0.62
0.67
0.71
0.74
0.78
0.83

3
0.44
0.53
0.6
0.65
0.69
0.72
0.76
0.81

0.46
0.55
0.62
0.67
0.71
0.74
0.78
0.83

1
y = -0.1x + 1.11

0.9

40

0.8

y = -0.1x + 1.06

y = -0.1x + 1.02

0.7

80

y = -0.1x + 0.99

0.6

50

0.5

150

Linear (10)

0.4

Linear (40)

Linear (12)

0.3

Linear (50)

Linear (20)

0.2

Linear (80)

Linear (25)

0.1

Linear (150)

ity of fresh concrete

Air entrained kg/m
2190
2235
2280
2315
2355
2375
2400
2435

Air entrained
2400
2380
y = 2010.2x0.0429

2360

Air entrained

2340

2279.499

2320

Linear (density

Power (Air
entrained)

2300
2280

2260
0

20

40

60