Evaluation of

Durability Indices
for High
Performance
Concrete
Mix Design as per
ACI 211-1
Due to the absence of test data for standard deviation,
a marginal value of 10 MPa is added to obtain the
design compressive strength

3.

Coarse Aggregate

M sol =C X
V liq =

2.70

d
100

M sol
G X s

V w =V liq X G X
V sol =V liq V w

9.95
100s
100

l
3
m

7.045
3.0

l
m3

l
3
m

1. Determination of water cement ratio

From the graph the average water cement ratio for 80 MPa
concrete is chosen as 0.3.

2. Determination of water content

For a saturation point of 1.0 per cent the water dosage lies
between 135 to 145 l/m3. Let us take as 140 l/m3.
3. Cement content
w
=0.3
c
c=

140
=466.66 kg
0.3

Let us take cement content, c as 470 kg

4. Determination of coarse aggregate content

Since particle shape is not exactly known, to start with the

coarse aggregate content is taken as 1075 kg/m3
5. Dosage of super plasticizer

A trail dosage of 1% is chosen to start with.

6. Volume of entrapped air
A volume of 1.5% is assumed for the entrapped air.
7. Calculations
M sol =C X

V liq =

d
470 X 1
=
=4.7 kg
100
100

M sol
=
G X s

4.7
40
1.18 X
100

V w =V liq X G X

=9.95

l
m3

100s
10040
l
=9.95 X 1.18 X
=7.045 3
100
100
m

V sol =V liq V w =9.957.045=2.905=3.0

Volume of cement =

l
3
m

470
l
=151.61=152 3
3.10
m

Volume of Coarse aggregate=

1075
l
=398.14=400 3
2.70
m

Volume of entrapped air 1.5 X 10=15

l
m3

Total volume of ingridients excluding fine aggregates=volume of water + volume of cement + volume of coarse aggreg

Volume of fine aggregate=total volumetoatal volume of ingridients excluding fine aggregate

Volume ofFine aggregate=1000710=290

SSD mass of sand=290 X 2.65=768.5

l
3
m

l
m3

Adding all the quantitiescol. 3 givesthe density of concrete as 2458.2

8. Corrections

kg
m3

As the coarse aggregate is in dry condition, it will absorb certain

amount of water from the mix.
Coarse aggregates absorb 1 % of water
M c =1075(1

1
)=1064 kg
100

11 kg of water is to be added extra

Fine aggregates free surface moisture is 2%

M f =768.5 1+

2
=783.4 kg
100

14.9 kg of water is to be deducted

Super plasticizer adds 7.045 l of water
Net water correction = 11-14.9-7.045 = -13.945 = 11 l

Materials

Water
Cement
@ w/c = 0.3
Coarse
aggregate
Fine
aggregate
Air
Super
Plasticizer
Total

Cemen Volum Dosage

t
e
SSD
3
3
(kg/m ) (l/m ) conditions
(kg/m3)
1
2
3
140
140
140
470
152
470

Water
correcti
on
(l/m3)
4
-

Compositi
on 1 m3

1000

400

1075

+11.0

1064

290

768.5

-14.9

783.4

1.5%
1.0%

15
3

0
4.7

-7.045

9.95

710

2458.2

-11

5
129
470

Mix ratio is 470 : 784 : 1064 = 1: 1.66 : 2.26