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CONCRETE MIX DESIGN

TRIAL MIX

Stage

Item

Reference or

Values

calculation
1

1.1

Charateritic strength

Specified

N/mm2 at

40

Proportion defective
N/mm2 or no data

N/mm2

Standard deviation

Fig. 3

1.3

Margin

C1

k=

1.64

13

N/mm2

1.4

Target mean strength

C2

13

40

53

N/mm2

1.5

Cement type

Specified

1.6

Aggregate type : coarse

crushed

Aggregate type : fine

uncrushed

OPC / SRPC / RHPC

1.7

Free-water / cement ratio

Table 2, Fig. 4

0.45 }

1.8

Maximum free-water / cement ratio

Specified

0.45 }

2.1

Slump or V-B

Specified

2.2

Maximum aggregate size

Specified

2.3

Free-water content

Table 3

3.1

Cement content

C3

3.2

Maximum cement content

Specified

3.3

Minimum cement content

Specified

3.4

Modified free-water / cement ratio

4.1

Relative density of aggregate (SSD)

4.2

Concrete density

Fig. 5

4.3

Total aggregate content

C4

2360

5.1

Grading of fine aggregate

BS 882

Zone

5.2

Proportion of fine aggregate

Fig. 6

21

5.3

Fine aggregate content

C5

0.23

5.4

Coarse aggregate content

C5

}
}

1748

Use the lower value

Slump

20

mm or V-B

20

mm

3
190 kg/m

190

0.45

3
422 kg/m

3
360 kg/m

3
360 kg/m use if greater than Item 3.1 and calculate Item 3.4

2.600 known / assumed


3
2360 kg/m

Quantities

per m3 ( to nearest 5kg )


per trial mix of ( six no. moulds ) ..........
CMD
Kasap Ltd.

days

1.2

28

3
0.027 m

190

422

24.5 )%

say

23%

1748

398

kg/m3

398

3
1748 kg/m

3
1350 kg/m

Cement

Water

Fine agg.

Coarse agg.

(kg)

(kg or 1)

(kg)

(kg)

422

190

398

1350

11.40

5.13

10.74

36.45

KASAP LIMITED
MATERIALS SECTION
ACHERESUA SAND PIT
ZONE ONE

Zone 1
120
Sieve size Percentage
(mm)
passing

Lower
Limit

Upper
Limit

10.00

100

100

100

5.00

99

90

100

2.36

96

60

95

1.18

87

30

70

0.600

73

15

35

0.300

48

20

0.150

21

10

0.075

11

Percentage Passing (%)

100

80

60

40

20

0
0.01

0.10

1.00

10.00

B S Sieve Size (mm)

ZONE TWO

Zone 2
120
Sieve size Percentage
(mm)
passing

Lower
Limit

Upper
Limit

10.00

100

100

100

5.00

99

90

100

2.36

96

75

100

1.18

87

55

92

0.600

73

35

60

0.300

48

32

0.150

21

10

0.075

11

Percentage Passing (%)

100

80

60

40

20

0
0.01

0.10

1.00
B S Sieve Size (mm)

10.00

KASAP LIMITED
MATERIALS SECTION
ACHERESUA SAND PIT
ZONE THREE

Zone 3
120
Sieve size Percentage
(mm)
passing

Lower
Limit

Upper
Limit

10.00

100

100

100

5.00

99

90

100

2.36

96

85

100

1.18

87

75

100

0.600

73

60

80

0.300

48

12

40

0.150

21

11

0.075

11

Percentage Passing (%)

100

80

60

40

20

0
0.01

0.10

1.00

10.00

B S Sieve Size (mm)

ZONE FOUR

Zone 4
120
Sieve size Percentage
(mm)
passing

Lower
Limit

Upper
Limit

10.00

100

100

100

5.00

99

95

100

2.36

96

95

100

1.18

87

90

100

0.600

73

80

100

0.300

48

16

50

0.150

21

15

0.075

11

Percentage Passing (%)

100

80

60

40

20

0
0.01

0.10

1.00
B S Sieve Size (mm)

10.00

KASAP LIMITED
MATERIALS SECTION
ACHERESUA SAND PIT

KASAP LIMITED
MATERIALS SECTION
ACHERESUA SAND PIT

KASAP LIMITED
MATERIALS SECTION
ACHERESUA SAND PIT

KASAP LIMITED
MATERIALS SECTION
ACHERESUA SAND PIT

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