DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, IIT DELHI

CEL 774
CONSTRUCTION PRACTISES
CONSTRUCTION PRACTISES
Mi x desi gn of Conc r et e:
Br i t i sh (DOE) met hod
B. Bhat t ac har j ee
CI VI L ENGI NEERI NG DEPARTMENT
I I T DELHI
General Outline
The DOE method
Mix design with Fly ash
B. Bhattacharjee
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, IIT DELHI
DOE METHOD
f
m
=f
ck
+ 1.65
Step 1 : selection of w/c from curves
Step 2: Estimate water content based on
slump/Ve-be time, m.s.a and shape of
aggregate
Step 3: Calculate cement content
Step 4: Wet density of concrete & total
aggregate content
B. Bhattacharjee
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, IIT DELHI
DOE METHOD
Step 5 : Determination of FA based on
m.s.a and w/c and grading zone of sand
from curves
Apparently most logical way of choosing w/c
Takes shape of aggregate in to account
A mix design procedure with FA is also
available
B. Bhattacharjee
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, IIT DELHI
DOE METHOD
w/c determination
B. Bhattacharjee
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, IIT DELHI
Crushed 40
Uncrushed 47
OPC
or
SRC
28 days compressive
strength
Equation for w/c curves
1 -
2 1
w/c
2 1
and
; law) s (Abraham' Strength
where
B K A K
B
A
f
K K f
c
w
= =
= =
=
[ ] 47 . 60 ln 11 . 58
5 . 0 1
= f K

84 . 6371
1
76 . 540
=
2
0.5
f
K
B. Bhattacharjee
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, IIT DELHI
DOE METHOD
water content determination
B. Bhattacharjee
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, IIT DELHI
m.s.a Type Slump
0-10
S 10-30
mm
S 60-180
mm
U-Crshd 135 160 195
Crshd 170 190 225
U-Crshd 115 140 175
Crshd 155 175 205
40 mm
20 mm
Step 4: Calculate cement content

w/c
w/c
*= Min (w/c
*= Min (w/c
curve curve
, w/c
, w/c
durability durability
)
)
.
.
C=Max(W/ w/c*, C
durability
).
DOE METHOD
B. Bhattacharjee
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, IIT DELHI
In case of CA & FA are different
W=2/3W
f
+1/3W
c
DOE METHOD
Step 4: Wet density (D
wet
) of concrete
B. Bhattacharjee
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, IIT DELHI
Step 4: Calculate total Aggregate content

Total aggregate content (

Total aggregate content (
W
W
agg agg
)= Wet
)= Wet
density
density
-
-
C
C
-
-
W
W
.
.
DOE METHOD
B. Bhattacharjee
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, IIT DELHI
Step 5 : Determination of FA based on
m.s.a and w/c and grading zone of sand
from curves
DOE METHOD
B. Bhattacharjee
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, IIT DELHI
Step 5 : Determination of FA
% passing through 600
Micron sieve
1 15
2 40
3 60
4 80
5 100
DOE METHOD
B. Bhattacharjee
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, IIT DELHI
Step 5 : Determination of FA
% passing through 600
Micron sieve
1 15
2 40
3 60
4 80
5 100
DOE METHOD
B. Bhattacharjee
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, IIT DELHI
% passing through 600
Micron sieve
1 15
2 40
3 60
4 80
5 100
Step 5 : Determination of FA
Step 5: Calculate Fine Aggregate content

Fine aggregate content

Fine aggregate content
F
F
agg agg
=
=
p
p
w w

(
(
W
W
agg agg
)
)
kg/m
kg/m
3 3
.
.
DOE METHOD
B. Bhattacharjee
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, IIT DELHI
p
w
is determined from graphs
C
agg
= W
agg
-F
agg
When fly ash (PFA) is used in the mix
control mix proportions are calculated as
usual

Total percentage of PFA (p

Total percentage of PFA (p
f f
) is fixed as
) is fixed as
specified/desired
specified/desired
.
.
DOE METHOD
B. Bhattacharjee
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, IIT DELHI
Water content is reduced depending on p
f
W'= W-W
DOE METHOD
water content reduction
B. Bhattacharjee
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, IIT DELHI
FA in
Cement
(%)
Slump
0-10
S 10-30
mm
S 60-180
mm
10 5 5 10
20 10 10 15
40 20 20 25
DOE METHOD
Cement and FA contents
B. Bhattacharjee
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, IIT DELHI
p=F/(C'+F)100; F=pC'/(100-p)
C'=[100-p]W' /[(100-0.7p)(W/C)
*
]
k=0.3
For durability max W/(C+F) with
max p =25% or as per IS 1489 Part I
W/C
*
=W'/ (C' +kF)
DOE METHOD
Wet density is assumed same as control mix
B. Bhattacharjee
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, IIT DELHI
Fine aggregate content is calculated
as before
Total aggregate content= D
wet
- C-W'-F
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, IIT DELHI
Summary
DOE method
Mix design with PFA
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, IIT DELHI
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