M50PSC-3

Concrete Mix Design

(As per IS 10262: 2009)

Grade of Concrete
A)

: M50 PSC

Stipulation for Proportioning

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
k)
l)

Grade designation
Type of cement
Maximum nominal size of aggregate
Minimum cement content
Maximum water- cement ratio
Workability
Exposure condition
Method of Concrete placing
Degree of supervision
Type of aggregate
Maximum Permissible cement Content
Chemical Admixture Type

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B) TEST DATA FOR MATERIALS

a) Cement Used

M50 PSC
OPC 53 grade conforming to IS 12269
20 mm
400Kg/m3
0.40
75 -125 mm (Slump)
Normal
Pouring
Good
Crushed angular aggregate
540 Kg/m3
Fairflo RMC M (Fair Mate)
OPC 53 grade conforming to IS 12269
(Jaypee Cement)

b) Specific gravity of cement

3.15

c) Chemical admixture

Super plasticizer conforming to IS 9103

d)

Specific gravity
1) Coarse aggregate
Fraction I (16 mm)
Fraction II (10 mm)

:
:

3.050
3.041

Water Absorption
0.476
0.485

Combined Specific gravity (16mm- 50%, 10mm -50%) = 3.046

Specific gravity
2) Fine aggregate (Crushed Stone Sand) :
2.935

Water Absorption
1.160

e) Free (Surface moisture)

1) Coarse aggregate : Nil (absorbed moisture also nil)
2) Fine aggregate : 2%

Sieve analysis
Coarse Aggregate

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FRACTION I

IS Sieve

16 mm
% passing

20mm

100

16mm

88.24

10mm

5.96

4.75mm

2.53

Size

FRACTION II

Size

10 mm

IS Sieve

% passing

100
Combined Coarse
aggregate Gradation as per table 2 of
10 mmIS:383
74.48

12.5 mm

4.75 mm

6.62 :
% Blend

2.36mm

4.20

IS Sieve

% Passing

Limits

20 mm

100

100

16 mm

94.12

90-100

10 mm

40.22

30-70

4.75mm

4.57

0-10

16 mm
10 mm

=
=

50%
50 %

Fine Aggregate
IS Sieve

% passing

Zone-II limits

Remarks

10.00 mm
4.75 mm
2.36 mm
1.18 mm
600 mic
300 mic
150 mic

100
94.99
82.78
63.58
43.15
20.27
10.99

100
90 100
75-100
55-90
35-59
8-30
0 20

Conforming to
Grading zone-II
of Table 4
of IS : 383

Fineness modulus of fine aggregate is: 2.84

Specification as per clause 1008 is 2 3.5. Hence, it conforms.

C) Target Strength for mix Proportioning

fck = fck + 1.65 s
Where
f ck = target average compressive strength at 28 days,

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fck = characteristic compressive strength at 28 days , and
s

= Standard deviation

From table -1 IS: 10262, standard deviation, S = 5 N/mm2

Therefore, target strength = 50 + 1.65 x 5 = 58.25 N/mm2.
As per MORTH Table 1700.5 required target mean compressive strength = 50+13= 63.00 N/mm 2.
D ) Selection of Water Cement Ratio
As per IS: 10262- 2009 and MORTH Table 1700.2, maximum water cement ratio = 0.40
Based on trails, adopt water cement ratio as 0.35
0.35

0.40, hence O.K

E ) Selection of water content:

From table 2, maximum water content for 20mm aggregate = 186 liters
Estimate water content for 75 to 125 mm, Slump

= 186 + 9/100 x 186 = 202.74 liters

As super plasticizer is used, the water content can be reduced up to 20 percent and above.
Based on trails with super plasticizer, water content reduction of 13.7 percent has been achieved. Hence,
the arrived water content = 202.74 x 0.863 = 175 lit
F) Calculation of cement content:
Water - Cement Ratio = 0.35
Cement Content

= 175/0.35 = 500 kg/m3

As per MORTH Table 1700-2 Minimum Cement Content

= 400 kg/m3

500 kg/m3 > 400 kg/m3, Hence, OK

G) Proportion of Volume of Coarse Aggregate and Fine aggregate Content:
From table 3, volume of coarse aggregate corresponding to 20 mm size aggregate and fine aggregate
(Zone-II) for water cement ratio of 0.50 = 0.62

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In the present case water cement ratio is 0.35. Therefore, Volume of coarse aggregate is required to be
increased to decrease the fine aggregate content. As the water -cement ratio is lower by 0.15, the
proportion of volume of coarse aggregate is increased by 0.03 (at the rate of -/+ 0.01 for every 0.05
change in water- cement ratio). Therefore, corrected proportion of volume of coarse aggregate for the
water- cement ratio of 0.35 =0.65
Based on trail mixs sand content is decreased to = 0.32
Therefore, volume of coarse aggregate

= 0.68

Volume of fine aggregate content

= (1-0.68) = 0.32

Mix Calculations:
The mix Calculations per unit volume of concrete shall be follows :

a) Volume of Concrete

1 m3

b) Volume of Cement

___Mass of Cement____
Specific gravity of cement

c) Volume of Water

_500 X
3.15

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= 0.159 m3

___ Mass of Water____

Specific gravity of Water

d) Volume of Chemical Admixture

(Super plasticizer @ 1.2 percent by
Mass of Cementitious Material)

__1__
1000

_175.0_ X __1__
1
1000
=

X ___1___
1000

X ___1___
1000

= 0.175 m3

___Mass of admixture____
Specific gravity of admixture

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e)

Volume of all in aggregate

_6.00_ X
1.06

(a-(b+c+d))

1- (0.159+0.175+0.006)

=
f)

Mass of coarse aggregate

g) Mass of Fine Aggregate

__1__
1000

= 0. 006 m3

0.660 m 3

e x Volume of Coarse aggregate x specific gravity of

coarse aggregate x 1000

0.660 x 0.68 x 3.046x 1000

1367.04 Kg

1367 Kg

e x Volume of Fine aggregate x specific gravity of

Fine aggregate x 1000

0.660 x 0.32 x 2.935 x 1000

619.87 Kg

620 Kg

Quantities per one cubic meter of Concrete (SSD Weight):

Cement

500

Kg

Water

= 175.0

Lit

Sand

= 620

Kg

Coarse aggregate
Fraction I (16mm)

683.5 Kg

Fraction II (10mm)

= 683.5 Kg

Chemical Admixture

6.00

Kg

Adjustments:

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a) Extra quantities of water to be added for absorption in case of 16 mm aggregate
@ 0.476 % by mass= 3.25 Lit.
b) Extra quantities of water to be added for absorption in case of 10 mm aggregate
@ %0.485 by mass= 3.31

Lit.

c) Quantity of water to be Deducted for free moisture present in sand

%2.000 by mass = 12.40 Lit.
d) Actual quantity of water to be added = 175.0+3.25+3.31-12.40=169.16 lit.

Final Quantities after Adjustments

a)

Cement

= 500

kg.

b)

Sand

= 632.40 kg.

c)

16 mm

= 680.25 kg.

d)

10mm

= 680.19 Kg

e)

Water

= 169.16 Lit.

f)

Admixture

= 6.00

Kg

Slump Achieved in (mm)

a) Initial
= 180mm
b) After 60min = 145mm
c) After 90min = 90mm

Date of testing

Age of Concrete

Strength in
Mpa

Required in Mpa

21/03/2013

3 Days

35.02 N/mm2

31.50 N/mm2

25/03/2013

7 Days

50.37 N/mm2

47.25 N/mm2

15/04/2013

28 days

66.12 N/mm2

63.00 N/mm2

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