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Mix Design Calculation

C 15

Design of nominal concrete mixes BS Standards

Required conditions
1. Concrete Strength Class:
2. Slump Requires:
3.
4.
5.
6.

C15
4-8mm

Mix Methods:
TampingMethod:
Curing Method:
Material Source:
Cement:
10-25mm Aggregate:
5-10mm Aggregate:
Fine Aggregates:

0.03m3 batching machine

Vibrating Table
Standard
Cemenco 42.5
CREC5 Quarry
CREC5 Quarry
Cavalla Customs on 16Km Road

7. Concrete Mix Proportion Design Steps:

7.1 Concrete Mix Strength:
K is selected at 5%
Hence k= 1.645
fm =
fk + 1.645*k
fm =
20 + 1.645k
fm =
20 + 1.645*5
fm =
23.23 N/mm2
Water Cement Ratio=

0.68

Based on the maximum aggregate size, to ascertain water consumption for each M3 Concrete:
Cement Content:, mco =
217
319.1 Kg
0.68
Proportion of Sand:

s=

Suppose the wet density of Conrete is :

Then aggregate :
=

36%

Fine aggregates

2400
Kg
2450-319-217
1863.9
Kg
35*
1863.9
1000
671.0
Kg

Coarse Aggregates

=
=

2450-217-319-707
1192.9
Kg

Therefore fine aggregate =

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=
=

405.6
787.3

Kg
Kg

Using the above data to mix 0.03m3 of concrete,

Slump observed
=
60mm
Weight of concrete is
2393
Kg
Corrected coefficient then is:
2393-2400
2450

-0.291667 , which is less tha 2% hence no correction n

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Hence the mixcesign shall be:

Chipping
Cement
Sand
5-10mm 10-25mm
319.1
671.0
405.6
787.3

Water

W/C

217

0.68

Sand /
Water
Aggreagat Reducing
e Ratio
Agent
36%
0

The Strength reaches

22.3 N/mm2 when testing for 28day strength attaining
strength
DESIGN OF CONCRETE MIX
1.1 Specified Charateristic Strength
15 N/mm2
at
Proportion Defective
1.2 Standard Deviation
5 N/mm2
1.3 Margin (k)
1.645
1.4 Target mean strength =
1.5 Cement strength Specified =
1.6 Aggregate Type: Coarse
Fine
1.7 Free-water / Cement Ratio
1.8 Maximum Specified

15 +1.645*
OPC 42.5 N
Crushed
Uncrushed
0.68

2.1 Slump or Vebe

2.2 Maximum aggregate size

4-8mm

2.3 Freewater content

28
5

23.225 N/mm2

Maximum value specified:

25 mm
217 kg/m3

3.1 Cement content

319.1 kg/m3

3.2 Maximum cement specified

465.0 kg/m3

3.3 Minimum cement specified

3.4 Modified free-water /cement ratio

kg/m3

4.1 Relative density of aggregate (SSD)

4.2 Concrete Density

2400 kg/m3

4.3 Total aggregate content

1863.9 kg/m3

5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4

36% Percent
671.0 kg
1192.9 kg

Grading of fine aggregate

Proportion of fine aggregate
Fine aggregate content
Coarse aggregate content

Trial Mix Design

Cement

Sand

Chipping
5-10mm 10-25mm

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Specific Gravity
Weights of aggregates per cubic meter
Volumes per cubic meter

3100.0
319.1
0.102941

2659.0
2656.0
2664.0
671.0
405.6
787.3
0.25235 0.152704 0.295534

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ch M3 Concrete:

DATE:

217 Kg

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hence no correction needed

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148.6667 of the design

Days
Percent

alue specified:

Water

Water
Reducing
Agent
Total volumeof
mix per m3

998
217.0
0.217435

DATE:
2100
0
0

Total volumeof
mix per m3
1.021

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