Concrete Batching Plant, Barka

CONCRETE MIX PROPORTIONS TM 012 08/06/2013 CONCRETE MIX PROPORTIONS

Project Client Consultant Contractor

Design and Construction of Underpass and Flyovers along Darsait-Al Wadi Al Kabir Road Muscat Municipality Renardet S.A and Partners Larsen & Toubro (Oman) LLC
08.06.2013

Mix Identification No.C40/20-OPC-MS_ID-014

Project Specifications:
28-d Characteristic cube strength (N/mm2)

40 20 OPC + MS. 360 to 390 Max 0.42 Min 100 Max 30

55 20 OPC + MS. 370 + 27 0.39 14040 < 30

Maximum nominal size of aggregate (mm) Cement type Range of cement content (kg/m3) Maximum water-cementetious ratio Placement Slump (mm) Temperature of concrete (C) Design Proportions per m
Material
3

Sulphate content as % by weight of cement in the mix. Soluble Chloride content as % by weight of cement in the mix. RCPT (Coulombs) WPT (mm) Drying Shrinkage (%) Bleeding (%)

Max 3.0 Max 0.3 Max 2000 Max 10 Max 0.05 Max 0.5

2.02 0.05 < 1500 < 10 < 0.05 < 0.5

Source

Quantity

Specific gravity

Absolute Volume (m3)

Cement (kg) Microsilica (kg) Natural washed sand kg. (SSD) Fine sand kg. (SSD) 10mm Crushed aggregate kg. (SSD) 20mm Crushed aggregate kg.(SSD) Water (Litres) * Admixture, Daracem-19CFMQ lit. Total Free Water (L) Effective Water-Cementetious Ratio
Aggregate

Oman Cement Company Elkeem Norway Oman Rock Barka Bousher AFI Enterprises Crusher,Barka AFI Enterprises Crusher,Barka Sanayya pumping Station ,Barka Grace 165.5 0.390
Proportion by mass (%)

370 27 679 132 377 698 159.5 10.00 Air content (assumed) (%) Total absolute volume (m )
Aggregate - Cementitious ratio (volume)
3

3.150 2.200 2.710 2.700 2.800 2.830 1.000 1.200 2.000 1.00
5.25

0.117 0.012 0.251 0.049 0.135 0.247 0.160 0.010

20 mm aggregate 10 mm aggregate Natural washed sand Fine sand

37.0 20.0 36.0 7.0

Hydrated paste (% by volume) Minimum wet mixing time ( sec.) Fineness Modulus

29.94 60 3

* The dosage of admixture may vary depending on the slump required at site & ambient conditions.

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