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CONCRETE MIX DESIGN

CRITERIA:
To design concrete mix of M25, having Slump of 60-90mm, taking moderate
environmental condition.
From the test
Sieve analysis:
o Coarse Aggregates retained above 20 mm sieve36.2%
o Coarse Aggregates passing from 20 mm sieve63.8%
o Fine Aggregate zoningZone 2
Water absorption:
o Kapchi:
1.01%
o Grit:
2.04%
o Fine aggregates:
3.09%
Apparent Specific gravity:
o Kapchi:
2.92
o Grit:
2.92
o Fine aggregates:
2.53

TARGET STRENGTH:
Ft=Fck + (ks)

Here mean characteristic Strength

Standard Deviation as per
IS 456 Table no. 6 for M25 grade
Constant

Fck=25N/mm2
s=4.0
k=1.65

Ft = 25 + (1.654.0)
= 31.6 N/mm2

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WATER REQUIREMENT:
Here,
Coarse Aggregates retained above 20 mm sieve
Coarse Aggregates passing from 20 mm sieve

-36.2%
-63.8%

Assuming Coarse aggregates as Crushed aggregates

And assuming Fine Aggregates as Uncrushed Aggregates
Table 1 Water Content

From table 1:

Water required by aggregates passing from 20 mm

W20-4.75=2/3(Wf) + 1/3 (Wc)
o Wf = Water consumed by Fine Aggregates
o Wc = Water consumed by Coarse Aggregates
=2/3(195) + 1/3(225)
=130 + 75
W20-4.75=205 kg/m3
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Water required by aggregates retained on 20 mm

W40-20=2/3(Wf) + 1/3 (Wc)
o Wf = Water consumed by Fine Aggregates
o Wc = Water consumed by Coarse Aggregates
=2/3(175) + 1/3(205)
=116.67 + 68.33
W40-20=185 kg/m3

Total water required

=36.2% of W40-20 + 63.8% of W20-4.75
=66.97+130.79
=197.76

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WATER CEMENT RATIO:

Given moderate condition
From Figure 1, Water cement ratio = 0.44
Table 2 Wate Cement Ratio

Figure 1 Water Cement Ratio

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We take 0.46 as water cement ratio

Water
Cement =0.46
Cement content

= 197.76/0.46
= 429.9 kg/m3
= 430 kg/m3

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MEAN SPECIFIC GRAVITY:

From Fig. 2

Specific Gravity

For W/C Ratio of 0.46

F.A. 2.53

GRIT 2.92

F.A. Content= 44%

C.A. Content= 56%

KAPCHI 2.92

GRIT

KAPCHI

1/3-56%

2/3-56%

=18.67 %

=37.33 %
Mean specific gravity
= 44% OF 2.53 + 18.67% OF 2.92+ 37.33% OF 2.92
= 2.75

Figure 2 Proportion of Fine Aggregate

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PROPORTIONING:
For free w/c ratio 0.46 and mean Specific Gravity of 2.75
Free water content: 197.76 kg/m3
We get wet density of cement = 2450 kg/m 3 from figure 2
Figure 3 Wet Density

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Wet Density of Aggregates = 2450-(197.76+430)

= 1822.24 kg/m3

Fine aggregate:

44% of 1822.24 kg/m3

= 801.79 kg/m3

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Grit:

18.67% of 1822.24 kg/m3

= 340.21 kg/m3

Kapchi:

37.33% of 1822.24 kg/m3

= 680.24 kg/m3

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RATIOS:
Table 3 Ratio's

Material

Weight in 1 m3

Specific

Density

Volume

Water
Cement
Fine

(kg/m3)
197.76
430.00
801.79

Gravity
1
3.15
2.53

(kg/m3)
1000
3150
2530

0.19
0.14
0.30

aggregate
Grit
Kapchi

340.21
680.24

2.92
2.92

2920
2920

0.11
0.26
Total = 1.00 m3

Total Volume+ Entrapped Air

= 1.00 + 2% of 1.00
= 1.02 m3
PROPORTIONS (water:cement:F.A:grit:kapchi) = 0.44 : 1 : 1.77 : 0.75 : 1.52
PROPORTIONS (water:cement:F.A.:C.A.) = 0.44 : 1 : 1.77 : 2.27

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