M60 GRADE OF CONCRETE DESIGN

MIX PROCEDURE WITH OPC 53 GRADE

CEMENT AND ALCCOFINE
REQUIRED DATA FOR CONCRETE MIX DESIGN
CALCULATION
Characteristic Compressive Strength : 60 Mpa
Maximum Size of Aggregate : 20 mm
Work-ability, Slump : 125 – 150
mm
Degree of Quality Control : Good
Type of Exposure as per MoRTH Table – 1700-2 : Severe
Minimum Target Mean Strength as per MoRTH Table: 1700-8 : 74 Mpa (
60 + 14 )
Max. Water Cement Ratio as per MoRTH Clause – 1715.2 : 0.4
Minimum Cement Content as per MoRTH Clause – 1715.2 : 360
Kgs
Maximum Cement Content as per MoRTH Clause – 1715.2 : 450
Kgs

REQUIRED TEST DATA FOR MATERIALS

Type of Cement : OPC 53 Grade
Specific gravity values
Cement : 3.15,
Alccofine : 2.86,
Coarse Aggregate 20 mm : 2.88,
Coarse Aggregate 12.5 mm : 2.85,
Fine Aggregate : 2.72,
Water absorption values
Coarse Aggregate 20 mm : 0.20%,
Coarse Aggregate 12.5 m : 0.09%,
Fine Aggregate : 0.55%.

CALCULATION FOR TARGET MEAN STRENGTH

Target Mean Strength as per MoRTH Table 1700-8 specification ( 5th
revision )
Margine For M60 : 14 Mpa
: 60+14 = 74 Mpa

SELECTION OF FREE WATER CEMENT RATIO

Maximum Water Cement Ratio Permitted As per MoRTH Clause –
1715.2 : 0.40
W/c Ratio Selected As : 0.31

SELECTION OF WATER
Water Content as per Table 2 , of IS : 10262 2009 for 20 mm maximum size
of aggregate is : 186 litre.
The above-estimated water is suggested for a slump range of 25 to 50 mm
in the above mentioned IS code. For each 25 mm increase in slump 3%
water can be increased as per clause No. 4.2 IS 10262 : 2009
Required slump is 150 mm, so
for 50 mm slump water required = 186 litre
for 75 mm slump = 186 * 3% = 5.58 ltr
186 + 5.58 = 191.58 ltr.
for 100 mm slump = 186 * 6% = 11.16 ltr
186 + 11.16 = 197.16 ltr
for 125 mm slump = 186 * 9% = 16.74 ltr
 186 + 16.74 = 202.74 ltr
for 150 mm slump = 186 * 12% = 22.32 ltr
186 + 22.32 = 208.32 ltr.
Hence water requirement calculated as : 208.32 ltr.
As Superplasticizer is used in the mix. The water content can be reduced up
to 35 Percent and above as per IS: 10262 – 2009 Based on trials with
Superplasticizer water content reduction of 30.06 percent has been
Achieved with the same dose.
: 145.7 ltr
Say 146.0 ltr.
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CEMENTITIOUS CONTENT
Water Cementitious Ratio : 0.31
Hence Cementitious material content : 145.7 / 0.31 = 470.00 Kg
Say : 470 Kg
Hence Cementitious Content : 470 Kg
PROPORTION OF VOLUME OF COARSE AND FINE
AGGREGATES CONTENT
Hence Coarse aggregate content for MSA 20 mm : 60%
Sand content can be adopted Max. : 40%
Course Aggregate Proportions ( 20 mm : 10 mm ) : 45% : 55%

CONCRETE MIX DESIGN CALCULATION FORMULA

Formula : Volume of material content = material weight / ( material
specific gravity * total volume )
Volume of concrete = 1 Cu.M.
1 Cum = 1000 ltr ( in volume)
Volume of Cement Content = 450 / 3.15 X 1000 = 0.143 Cu.M.
then,
Volume of Alccofine = 20 / 2.86 X 1000 = 0.007 Cu.M.
then,
Volume of Water Content = 146 / 1.00 X 1000 = 0.146 Cu.M.
then,
Volume of Admixture = 3.67 / 1.17 X 1000 = 0.0031 Cu.M.
Now,
Aggregate = 1- ( cement volume + water volume + admixture volume )
= 1 – ( 0.143 + 0.007 + 0.146 + 0.0031 ) = 0.701 Cu.M.
Now we got volume of each material for use in concrete.
Now convert material volume into weight.

FORMULA TO CONVERT VOLUME INTO WEIGHT FOR

CONCRETE MIX
Formula = material weight = material volume * percentage of total volume
* material sp. gravity * total volume.
Mass of coarse aggregates 20 mm = 0.701 X 0.60 X 0.45 X 2.88 X 1000 =
545.3 Kg.
Say : 545 Kg.

Mass of coarse aggregates 12.5 mm = 0.701 X 0.60 X 0.55 X 2.85 X 1000 =

659.6 kg
Say : 660 Kg.
Mass of fine aggregates = 0.701 X 0.40 X 1.00 X 2.72 X 1000 = 763.03 Kg
Say : 763 Kg

CONCRETE MIX PROPORTION PER CUM. FOR M60

GRADE OF CONCRETE
Cement : 450 Kg
Water : 140 Kg
Alccofine : 20 Kg
20 mm : 545 Kg
12.5 mm : 660 Kg
sand : 763 Kg
Dosage of admixture, by the Weight of Cement
0.78% of cement weight : 3.67 Kg
Note:
In moisture correction, Weights of Aggregate and water can be replaced by
the weights of the free moisture on Aggregates.

CONCRETE MIX DESIGN RATIO FOR M60

M60 mix ratio – 1 : 1.5 : 2.5