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BRIEF INSIGHT
TRANSPORT
PLACE
COMPACT
FINISH
AGGREGATES
COARSE
: crushed rock, gravel or screenings like crushed
rock, gravel or screenings
FINE
: fine and coarse sands and crusher fines like
fine and coarse sands and crusher fines.
CHEMICALLY INACTIVE
WATER
Water is mixed with the cement powder to form a paste which holds the
aggregates together like glue.
A measured amount of cement is added and mixed in. Enough water is added to make
the mix workable. All the materials are then mixed together well. The cement powder
and water form a paste which bonds the aggregates together like glue.
WORKABILITY
means
How easy it is to PLACE, HANDLE, COMPACT and FINISH a concrete mix.
The amount of cement paste : The cement paste is the soft or liquid
part of the concrete mix.
The aggregate grading : Well-graded, smooth, rounded aggregates
improve the workability of a mix.
Water Cement ratio : maintain appropriate W/C ratio
NOTE:
NEVER TRY TO MAKE A MIXTURE MORE
WORKABLE BY JUST ADDING MORE WATER
BECAUSE THIS LOWERS THE STRENGTH
AND DURABILITY OF CONCRETE.
PROPORTIONING OF MIX
CONCRETE TESTING
FINISHING CONCRETE
CURING CONCRETE