IS METHOD OF CONCRETE MIX DESIGN

GIVEN DATA:
CHARACTERISTIC COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH MAXIMUM SIZE OF COARSE AGGREGATE DEGREE OF WORKABILITY DEGREE OF CONTROL TYPE OF EXPOSURE SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF CEMENT SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF FINE AGGREGATE SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF COARSE AGGREGATE WATER ABSORPTION-COARSE AGGREGATE WATER ABSORPTION-FINE AGGREGATE FREE SURFACE MOISTURE-FINE AGGREGATE ENTRAPPED AIR FINE AGGREGATE GRADING 45 20 0.9 2 GOOD SEVERE 3.18 2.64 2.64 0.5 1 1 2 ZONE 3 N/mm2 mm

% % % %

SOLUTION:
STANDARD DEVIATION TARGET MEAN STRENGTH WATER CEMENT RATIO: For target mean strength of Free water cement ratio required WATER AND SAND CONTENT: Water content Sand content CORRECTIONS FOR ZONE III SAND: CHANGE IN CONDITION 1 2 3 For decrease in w-c ratio of For increase in compacting factor sand of zone 3 0.25 0.1 ADJUSTMENT REQUIRED WATER CONTENT % % SAND IN TOTAL AGG. 0 0 0 0 -5 0 -1.5 -6.5
3 186 kg/m 35 %

7
2 56.55 N/mm refer table 1 of IS 10262:1982

56.55 0.35

refer FIG 1 of IS 10262:1982

Total

REQUIRED SAND CONTENT AS % OF TOTAL AGGREGATE BY ABSOLUTE VOLUME 28.5 % REQUIRED WATER CONTENT
3 186 l/m

DETERMINATION OF CEMENT CONTENT: Water cement ratio Water Cement DETERMINATION OF COARSE AND FINE AGGREGATE: FINE AGGREGATE COARSE AGGREGATE

0.35 186
3 531.43 kg/m

3 464.14 kg/m

1164.4 kg/m

RATIO

THE MIX PROPORTION BECOMES WATER CEMENT FINE AGGREGATE COARSE AGGREGATE 186 531.429 464.1 1164 0.35 1 0.873 2.191

ACTUAL QUANTITIES: a.CEMENT b.SAND c.COARSE AGGREGATE d.WATER: 1.WATER QUANTITY 2. CORRECTION FOR ABSORPTION for coarse aggregate 3.CORRECTION FOR FREE MOISTURE CONTENT IN SAND 4.ACTUAL QUANTITY OF WATER e. ACTUAL QUANTITY OF SAND f. ACTUAL QUANTITY OF COARSE AGG

50 kg 43.65 kg 109.6 kg

17.5 litres 0.548 litres -0.44

17.61 litres 44.09 kg 109 kg

ACTUAL QUANTITIES ARE WATER CEMENT SAND C.A 17.61125 50 44.0865 109.00225 litres kg kg kg

TABLE 1 OF IS : 10262-1982

m m m m m m m m m m m

10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60

1 2 3 VERY GOOD GOOD FAIR 2 2.3 3.3 2.5 3.5 4.5 3.6 4.6 5.6 4.3 5.3 6.3 5 6 7 5.3 6.3 7.3 5.6 6.6 7.6 6 7 8 6.4 7.4 8.4 6.7 7.7 8.7 6.8 7.8 8.8

0.65
0.6

Water cement ratio

0.55 0.5 0.45 0.4

0.35

COLUMN NUM 3 ROW NUM #####

0.3

FIG 1 of IS:10262-1982

W-C RATIO
0.65
0.6

17, 0.64 20, 0.58

0.55 0.5 0.45 0.4 40, 0.375

0.35

30, 0.46

0.3
0 10 20

y = -0.303ln(x) + 1.4923
30 40 50

50, 0.31
60