Concrete mixers

Presented by Muhammad bilal

CED, UET Peshawar
 Introduction
A device that mixes the ingredients of concrete
to form fresh concrete. This mixing should must
be Uniform to preserve the quality and working
of concrete.
The concrete mixer was invented by United
States industrialist Gebhardt Jaeger.
 Types of Concrete mixers
THERE ARE 4 TYPES OF CONCRETE MIXER
MAINLY USED IN ENGINEERING WORKS

TWIN SHAFT MIXER

VERTICAL AXIS MIXER
DRUM MIXER
IN-TRANSIT MIXER
Twin shaft mixer
TWIN SHAFT MIXERS
ARE KNOWN FOR
THIER HIGH INTENSITY
MIXING IN SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME.
THESE MIXERS ARE
TYPICALLY USED FOR
HIGH STRENGTH
CONCRETE IN
BATCHES OF 2.6 7.8
CUBIC YARDS
Vertical axes mixer
VERTICAL AXIS MIXERS
ARE MOST
COMMONLY USED
FOR THE PRODUCTION
OF COLOURED
CONCRETE AND
SMALLER BATCHES OF
O.98 3.9 CUBIC
YARDS
Drum mixer
DRUM MIXERS ARE USED WHERE
LARGE VOLUME OF CONCRETE IS
BEING PRODUCED.
THE BATCHE SIZE IS RANGING FROM
3.9 12 CUBIC YARDS.
THIS TYPE OF MIXERS DOMINATE
THE READY MIXED MARKET AS IT IS
KNOWN TO BE CAPABLE OF HIGH
PRODUCTION SPEED, IDEAL FOR
SLUMP CONCRETE AND WHERE
OVERALL COST OF PRODUCTION IS
IMPORTANT.
DRUM MIXERS ARE KNOWN TO
HAVE THE LOWEST MAINTANCE AND
OPERATING COST
 TYPES OF DRUM MIXER
Tilting drum mixer Non-tilting drum mixer
IN-TRANSIT MIXER
 IN-TRANSIT MIXER
THEY ARE MADE TO TRANSPORT AND MIX
CONCRETE UP TO THE CONSTRUCTION SITE
THEY CAN BE CHARGED WITH DRY MATERIALS AND
WATER, WITH MIXING OCCURING DURING
TRANSPORT
WITH THIS PROCESS , THE MATERIALS HAS ALREADY
BEEN MIXING.
IT MAINTAIN THE MATERIALS LIQUID STATE
THROUGH TURNING OF THE DRUM UNTIL DELIVERY
 THE INTERIOR OF THE DRUM IS FITTED WITH A
SPIRAL BLADE.
IN ONE ROTATIONAL DIRECTION THE CONCRETE IS
PUSHED INTO THE DRUM
THIS IS KNOWN AS CHARGING THE MIXER
WHEN THE DRUM REVERSE ITS ROTATIONAL
DIRECTION THE SREW TYPE ARRENGEMENT OF THE
BLADE FORCES THE CONCRETE OUT OF THE DRUM
THE ROTATION SPEED IS GENERALLY 20-36 ROUNDS
PER MINUTE
 Parts of concrete mixers

Drum ( it is used to mix the components)

Rollers ( it rolls the drum)
Motor ( it operates the rollers)
Blades (it is used to mix the ingredients
homogeneously and discharge it)
Gearbox ( it is used to control the rotational speed of
drum)