Specified design strength of concrete

Standard deviation
Specific gravity of FA
Specific gravity of CA
Bulk density of FA
Bulk density of CA
Type of cement
Slump value
Water absorption % of CA
Water absorption % of FA
Size of coarse aggregate
% of results allowed to fall below the
design strength
Exposure condition
Type of concrete
Assume any other essential data
Step - 1

Target mean strength(fm = fmin+KS)

K

fm
Step - 2

Water cement ratio(W/C)

non air entrained concrete
air entrained concrete

W/C against exposure condition

W/C ratio min of above two values
Step - 3

Step - 4

water content(Kg/m3)
non air entrained concrete
air entrained concrete
Water content
Required cement content(Kg/m3)

30
4

150

20mm
6.6
backish or sea
water
non air entrained

mean strength(fm = fmin+KS)

1.50
36

ter cement ratio(W/C)

ntrained concrete
ained concrete
W/C

0.8
0.71
0.8

exposure condition

0.45

bove two values

ater content(Kg/m3)
non air entrained concrete
air entrained concrete
Water content

0.45

210
190
210

ed cement content(Kg/m3)
C(Kg/m3)

466.6667

Value factor for K

Percentage of result allowed to
fall below the minimum (%)
0.1
0.6
1.0
2.5
6.6
16.0

Relation between water cement ratio and average compressive s

Average compressive strenght

at 28 days (Mpa)

45
40
35
30
25
20
15

requirement of ACI 318-39 for W/C ratio and strenght for expo
condition
Exposure condition
fresh water
backish or sea water
kerbs guttersguard rails or thin
sections
other elements
de-ing chemicals
corrosion

Water c

Non air e
Slump
30
40

50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180

Air entr
Slump
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180

Maximum size of the

aggregate
10
12.5
20
25
40
50
70
150

alue factor for K

Value K
3.09
2.50
2.33
1.96
1.50
1.00

ter cement ratio and average compressive strenght

Effective water cement ratio (by mass)
Non air entrained
concrete
0.38
0.43
0.48
0.55
0.62
0.7
0.8

Air entrained
concrete
0
0
0.4
0.46
0.53
0.61
0.71

CI 318-39 for W/C ratio and strenght for exposure

condition
W/C ratio

Min design
strentgh (Mpa)

0.5
0.45

25
30

0.45
0.5
0.45
0.4

30
25
30
33

Water content (Kg/m3)

10mm
205
205

Non air entrained concrete

12.5mm
20mm
200
185
200
185

25mm
180
180

40mm
160
160

50mm
155
155

205
205
205
225
225
225
225
225
225
225
240
240
240
240

200
200
200
215
215
215
215
215
215
215
230
230
230
230

185
185
185
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
210
210
210
210

180
180
180
195
195
195
195
195
195
195
205
205
205
205

160
160
160
175
175
175
175
175
175
175
185
185
185
185

155
155
155
170
170
170
170
170
170
170
180
180
180
180

20mm
165
165
165
165
165
180
180
180
180
180
180
180
190
190
190
190

25mm
160
160
160
160
160
175
175
175
175
175
175
175
185
185
185
185

40mm
145
145
145
145
145
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
170
170
170
170

50mm
140
140
140
140
140
155
155
155
155
155
155
155
165
165
165
165

Air entrained concrete

10mm
180
180
180
180
180
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
215
215
215
215

12.5mm
175
175
175
175
175
190
190
190
190
190
190
190
205
205
205
205

Bulk volume of dry rodded coarse aggregate per unit volume of

concrete

70mm
150mm
145
125
145
125

Size of aggregate
10mm
12.5mm
20mm

W(Kg/m3)
240
230
210

145
145
145
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
170
170
170
170

125
125
125
140
140
140
140
140
140
140
0
0
0
0

70mm
150mm
135
120
135
120
135
120
135
120
135
120
150
135
150
135
150
135
150
135
150
135
150
135
150
135
160
0
160
0
160
0
160
0

25mm
40mm
50mm
70mm
150mm

Size of aggregate
10mm
12.5mm
20mm
25mm
40mm
50mm
70mm
150mm

205
185
180
170
0

W(Kg/m3)
215
205
190
185
170
165
160
0