TEESTA TUNNEL LINING CONCRETE

SUMMARY OF WORK

1. Total mix design trials : 68, Additional Trials after returning from site : 40 2. SIKA, BASF, SWC, Rheoplast Tech.
Napthalene 50 : 50 (OPC : FA) 58 : 42, 60 ; 40

1. Early strengths with 1. Poly Carboxylic ether based plasticizers with special additives 2. Proposed mix designs - with a tailor developed admixture from SIKA. Criterion :
1. Slump > 120 2. Early strength 3. Long term strength ( 90 days ) to be seen

3. Different Rheology of mixes with PC based Plasticizers 4. Site staff to be made familiar with the difference

SUMMARY OF WORK

contd..

1. 2.

Poly Carboxylic ether based plasticizers with special additives Proposed mix designs - with a tailor developed admixture from SIKA. Criterion : 1. Slump > 120 2. Early strength 3. Long term strength ( 90 days ) to be seen 3. Different Rheology of mixes with PC based Plasticizers 4. Site staff to be made familiar with the difference 5. Actual Trials on site

PROPOSED FINAL MIXES

ADIT 2
OPC 43 Grade JAYPEE Fly Ash ( Farakka) Water SAND 31 mm 10 mm Plasticizer SIKA PC based Viscocrete 20 HE(C) 245 160 192 640 775 415 1.20%

ADIT 5
240 160 190 616 744 400 1.20%

Early strengths of Existing PPC mixes (SITE)

ADIT DOC age hrs. 16 20 24 36 temp.C 0.14 0.32 0.66 1.22 13 0.33 0.49 0.96 19 0.59 0.87 1.30 18 14 0.20 0.40 0.84 0.30 0.54 1.04 13 2 16-Feb 2 20-Feb 2 25-Feb 5 19-Feb 5 09-Mar

NEXT STEPS
Control Site Gradings Training for awareness, QC Order with SIKA Site Trials for proposed mixes

Aggregate Gradings ADIT 2

SIEVE size

PERECENT
31mm 20 mm 10 mm

PASSING
sand 31 mm

10 mm

Sand

1st Lot recd. At CRC

2nd Lot recd. At CRC

25 20 10 4.75 2.36 1.18 0.6 0.3 0.15 0.075

100 76 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

100 98 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

100 100 91 4 1 1 0 0 0 0

100 100 100 96 81 62 54 34 25 7 94 27 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 100 83 17 13 10 8 5 4 1 100 100 93 81 61 52 30 20 4

Aggregate Gradings ADIT 5

CUMULATIVE % PASSING A D I

Ist Lot recd. At CRC SAND SIEVE 31.5 mm 20 mm 10 mm

2nd Lot recd. At CRC, 5.03.2011 31.5 mm 10 mm SAND

size

25 20 10 4.75 2.36 1.18 0.6 0.3 0.15 0.075

99 84 6 3 3 3 2 1 1 0

100 74 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 0

100 100 78 19 16 14 12 6 3 1

100 100 100 98 88 72 61 29 16 3

100 81 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 0

100 100 80 6 2 1 1 1 1 0

100 100 100 95 85 64 54 31 19 4