Concrete Mix Design

Step 1: Determination of the Water Cement Ratio (w/c ratio)

Water Cement Ratio (w/c) = 0.55
Step 2: Determination of the Water content (wc)
The water content required was based on the quality of the sand and the stone size
that was used
Fine Aggregate Quality
: Average
Coarse Aggregate -19mm
= 210 /m
Adjustment for 13,2mm stone add 10 /m
Therefore, Water content (wc) = 220 /m
Summary of information required for concrete mix design

Cementitious
Binder

Given

Fine Aggregate
(Sand)

Coarse Aggregate
(Stone)

Required

Type
Densi
ty
Densi
ty
FM
Qualit
y
Densi
ty
Size
CBD

FA 10%, CEM 1 32,5R 90%

2,95 (effective particle density)
2,65
2,83
Average

2,67
13,2 mm
1650 kg/ m

Degree of control
Average
Characteristic strength at 30Mpa
28 days
75mm slump
Consistency
vibration

Step 3: Determination of Cement content (cc)

Effective relative particle density:
Ordinary Portland Cement relative density = 3,04
Fly-Ash relative density = 2,3

for

moderate

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100
(% X

D=

) + (%Y )
Dx
Dy

100
(10 ) + (90
)
2.3
3.04

D = 2,95

cc =

wc
w/c

Where:
cc = cement content
wc = water content
w / c = water cement ratio
Therefore:
220
0.55
Cement content = 400 kg / m
cc =

Step 4: Determination of the Stone Content

Ma = CBD ( K 0.1FM

Where:
Ma = mass of the stone in cubic meter of concrete (kg)
CBD = dry compacted bulk density of stone (kg/ m) determined in accordance
with SABS Method 845
K = a factor which depends on the maximum size of stone and the workability of
the concrete.
FM = fineness modulus of sand determined in accordance with SABS Method 829
Therefore:

Ma = 1650 ( 0,84 0.1 2,83 )

Stone content = 919,05 kg / m

Step 5: Sand content
The sand content was calculated assuming full compaction of the concrete, due to
the fact that the volume of concrete is equal to the sum of absolute volume of
cement, sand, stone and water.

Mc
Ma


Mw
Ms = Ds 1000 1

Dc 1000 Da 1000 1 1000

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Where:
Ms = mass of the sand in cubic meter of concrete (kg) (ignoring air content)
Ds = density of the sand (kg/ m)
Mc = mass of the cement in cubic meter of concrete (kg)
Dc = density of the cement (kg/ m)
Ma = mass of the stone in cubic meter of concrete (kg)
Da = density of the stone (kg/ m)
Mw = mass of the water in cubic meter of concrete (kg)

Therefore:

400
919 ,05 220
Ms = 2.65 1000 1

2,945 1000 2.67 1000 1 1000

Sand content = 794,9 kg / m

BATCH
BATCH DOSAGE
TESTING PERIOD
COMP. STRENGTH SAMPLES
FLEXURAL STRENGTH SAMPLES
SLUMP SAMPLES

WEO
SP
0.3
0.5
0.8
0.3
0.5
0.8
7 14 28 7 14 28 7 14 28 7 14 28 7 14 28 7 14 28
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
- - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3
1
1
1
1
1
1

CONTROL
7 14 28
3 3 3
- - 3
1

The volume of concrete for each batch is represented below:

Volume of concrete for each batch (WEO)
= 3 x { (9 x 0.15) + [3 x (0.1 x 0.1 x
0.5)] + 0.022 }
= 0.202 m
Volume of concrete for each batch (SP)
= 3 x { (9 x 0.15) + [3 x (0.1 x 0.1 x
0.5)] + 0.022 }
= 0.202 m
Volume of concrete for each batch (CONTROL)
x 0.5)] + 0.022
= 0.0674 m
0.472 m
BATCH DOSAGE
CONCRETE VOLUME (m)
CEMENT (Kg)
400
WATER (Kg / Litres)
220
SAND (Kg)
794.9
STONE (Kg)
919.05
ADMIXTURE (ml)
-

0.3
0.0673
26.92
14.81
53.50
61.85
1.20

0.5
0.0673
26.92
14.81
53.50
61.85
2.00

0.8
0.0673
26.92
14.81
53.50
61.85
3.20

0.3
0.0673
26.92
14.81
53.50
61.85
1.20

= (9 x 0.15) + [3 x (0.1 x 0.1

0.5
0.0673
26.92
14.81
53.50
61.85
2.00

0.8
0.0673
26.92
14.81
53.50
61.85
3.20

0.0673
26.92
14.81
53.50
61.85
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