Table 10.

24 Proforma for Concrete Mix Design

PART-1: DATA

Item
Design Stipulations
A.1 Characteristic Compressive Strength of
Concrete (f ck ):
A.2
A.3

Cement Type
Aggregate Type
(a) Coarse
(b) Fine
A.4 Degree of Workability
A.5 Degree of quality control
A.6 Type of exposure
B Characteristics of Material
Cement
B.1 Specific gravity of Cement
B.2 Bulk Density of Cement
Aggregates
B.3 Specific gravity
Coarse aggregate
Fine aggregate
B.4 Bulk Density
Coarse aggregate
Fine aggregate
B.5 Water Absorption
Coarse aggregate
Fine aggregate
B.6 Free Surface moisture
Coarse aggregate
Fine aggregate
B.7 Grading of Aggregate
Type of
Aggregate
40mm 20mm 10mm
Coarse
Fine

Reference (Table/
Figure #)

Value
_______ MPa at ________ days
OPC/RHPC/_____________
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
Mid/moderate/severe

__________ Known/assumed
__________ kg/m3

_________________
_________________
__________ kg/m3
__________ kg/m3
__________ Percent
__________ Percent
__________ Percent
__________ Percent
Percentage passing the IS sieve
4.75mm 2.36mm 1.18mm 600m

300m

B.8

Maximum size of coarse aggregate

__________ mm

B.9

Grading zone of Fine aggregate

_________________

B.10 Fineness modulus

Coarse aggregate
Fine aggregate
Mineral
Additives
C.
C.1 Type of additive
C.2 Specific gravity
C.3 Bulk Density
C.4 Efficiency factor
C.5 Volume (if predetermined)

150m

_________________
_________________
fly ash/silica fume
_________________
_________________ kg/m3
_________________
_________________

PART-II : MIX DESIGN

Stage
Stage
1

1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6

Item

Reference of calculation

Characteristic Compressive Strength

(f ck ) :

Specified (part-1)

f t =f ck +kS

Free water-Cement ratio

Maximum free water-Cement ratio

Table/Fig.
Specified

2.1 Compacting factor or Slump or V-B

2.2 Maximum aggregate size
2.3 Free Water content

Fig./Table

Standard deviations (S)

Probability factor (k)
Target Mean strength (f t )

Specified
Specified (Part-1)
Table

3.1 Cement Content

3.2 Maximum Cement Content

__________
Specified

3.3 Minimum Cement Content

Specified

3.4 Modified free water-cement ratio

4

4.1 Relative density of Aggregate (SSD)

4.2 Concrete density

Specified (Part-1)
____________

5.1 Grading of fine Aggregate

5.2 Proportion of fine Aggregate

___at___days proportion of
defective specimens
____per cent.
_______________ MPa
________________
___+____x ___=____MPa
Use the lower value
C.F.____Slump___ mm or
V-B _____ S
__________ mm
__________ kg/m3
_____ / ____ = _____MPa
__________ kg/m3
3
__________ kg/m . Use if
greater than Item 3.1 and
use to calculate Item 3.4
_________________
_________________
__________ kg/m3
___-___-___ =____ kg/m3

4.3 Total Aggregate Content

5

Value

Specified (Part-1)
Fig.

_________________
__________ Percent
3

5.3 Fine Aggregate Content

___ x ___ =______ kg/m

5.4 Coarse Aggregate Content

___ - ___ =______ kg/m

6.1 Ingredients

6.2 Quantity per m3 (to nearest 5 kg)

6.3 Quantity per trial mix of _____ m3
6.4 Ratio

Water
(kg)
_________

Cement
(kg or 1)
_________

Fine
aggregate
(kg)
_________

Coarse
aggregate
(kg)
_________

_________
_________

_________
_________

_________
_________

_________
_________