JAPANESE METHOD

OF
CONCRETE PROPORTIONING

Presented By:
Vaibhav Mehta
Bhupal Reddy
Mayur Satav
Siddharth Gaikwad
J lalhmangaiha
Design Constraints:-
• Plant Requirement
• Availability of materials & Quality
• Economy of design inclusive of transportation cost
• Performance of concrete
1. Workability
2. Characteristic Strength
3. Durability Requirements
4. Customer satisfaction & Maintaining Construction Records
Initial Data Required
1. Type of Sand= Natural sand
2. Grain size Distribution & Fineness Modulus of sand= 2.8
3. Maximum Size of Coarse Aggregate= 20mm
4. Surface Moisture of aggregates= 3%
5. Apparent Density of aggregates= 1597 kg/m 3
6. Type of Binder= PPC
7. Mineral or Chemical Admixture Specification= S.P.
8. Entrapped air or Entrained air in %= 2%
9. Reinforcing Bars= Fe415
10. Deformed Bars= Fe415
11. Characteristic Strength= 30MPa
12. Slump value= 80mm
13. Height of Compaction= 100cm
14. Segregation Resistance= moderate
15. Durability
1. Specified Strength = Characteristic Strength or preferably greater
Assuming for M30 =  38.15MPa  & 5% variation
                 fc‘= fc­3.5+2.33∂
2. Maximum water content 

For our design considering max. 50% i.e. 0.5 w/c
3.   N.M.S.A. = 20mm
So Adopting 80mm slump value
5. Water Content range- 155-175kg/m3
Unit Bulk volume of  CA= 0.62 m3/m3
s/a=  45%

or
No correction for s/a ratio
Water Content = 165kg/m3 (155-175kg/m3)
Correction for 4% lower air content increase by 12%
Hence, 165+165*0.12= 184.8kg/m3 >175kg/m3
•Reduction in water = 15% reduction (using 1.37% SP)
184.8 - 184.8*0.15 = 155 kg/m3 <157.08 kg/m3 < 175kg/m3
•From past experience
w/c= 0.45 for M30
•Hence, C. Material Content= 349.067 kg/m3 > 270kg/m3 (min)
• Hence, Using 10% of CM Class F fly ash as powder content
(2.3.2 & 2.3.3, 3.2.2.)
• F.A= 349.067 * 0.1 = 34.9067 kg/m3
• Cement Content= 349.067 – 34.067 = 314.16 kg/m3
• SP content= 349.067*0.0137= 4.78 kg/m3
(Using S.P.= 1.37% by wt. of Cement Material)
Calculation of CA content and Sand content
Bulk Density of CA= 1597 kg/m3
Hence, CA content= 1597*0.62 = 990.14 kg/m3
Sand= sand/ aggregate= 0.45
Hence, sand= 810.114 kg/m3
Density of concrete= 810.114 + 990.14 + 349.067 + 4.78 +
157.08 = 2311 kg/m3 but 2% is entrapped air
2311*0.02= 46.22 kg/m3
Henceforth the net concrete density = 2311+46.22=
2357.22 kg/m3 ≈2355 kg/m3 
Hence ok.
 For M30 & slump of 80mm

Water Content 157.08 kg/m3
Cement Content 314.1603 kg/m3
Flyash Content 34.9067 kg/m3
Coarse aggregate 990.14 kg/m3
Sand  810.114 kg/m3
w/c 0.45
Super plasticizer 4.78 kg/m3
Air Content 46.22 kg/m3