THEORETICAL

Department of Civil Engineering CONCRETE MIX DESIGN

HIGHWAYS LABORATORY
C25 BLENDING
Date: 29-08-2016
Project:

Type of material: Coarse and fine Aggregates for Concrete

AGGREGATES
Sample no Nominal Size Description Source
1 20-5 mm Coarse Aggrgates Konza
2 0-5 mm Fine Aggregates-River Sand Konza
SIEVE ANALYSIS % PASSING
Sample Number 1 2 THEO. DESIGN MIX
% in Mix 100 0 0 0 65 35 COMBINED SPEC.
Sieve Size (mm) 0 0 0 GRADING Table 5:BS 882:1992
37.5 0 0 0 100 100 100.0 100
20 0 0 0 99.6 100 99.7 95 100
10 0 0 0 10.5 97 40.8 45 75
5 0 0 0 0 93 32.6 30 60
2.36 0 0 0 0 86 30.1 20 45
1.18 0 0 0 0 65 22.8 15 34
0.6 0 0 0 0 40 14.0 9 27
0.3 0 0 0 0 16.3 5.7 2 15
0.15 0 0 0 0 5.7 2.0 0 5
0.075 0 0 0 0 3.7 1.3 0 3

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Remarks:
30 MIX DESIGN TRIAL 1 -0/14 Wearing Coarse Type 1

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0.01 0.1 1 10 100
Project:

Testing Laboratory:

Materials Sources:

Coarse Aggregates(20 mm aggregates)

Coarse Aggregates(10 mm aggregates)
Coarse Aggregates(5-20 mm graded aggregates)
Fine Aggregates(River Sand)
Water from pipe water
CEM 1 42.5 N

Tests carried out:

Particle Size Distribution for coarse and fine aggregates BS 812:Part 103
Clay, Silt and dust content in aggregates BS 812
Moisture Content of Aggregates BS 812;Part 109
Sodium Sulphate Soundness ASTM C 289
Loss Angeles Abrasion Value BS 812;Part 109
Flakiness Index BS 812
Organic Impurities BS 812

Summary of tests results

Test Result

Particle Size distribution Attached

Flakiness Index 28%
Loss Angeles Abrasion Value 22%
Silt & Clay Content- Aggregates 0
Silt & Clay Content- Sand 2.6
Sodium Sulphate Soundness 3.3
Acceptance Criteria-
Specification for Road and
Bridge
Construction/Specification
for building works Kenya
–‘’1987’’
Spec. Limits Remarks
o.k
Max. 35% o.k
Max. 50% o.k
0 o.k
Maximum 3% o.k
Max. 12%
 SIEVE ANALYSIS
Sample Type FINE AGGREGAT
Sample source

CLIENT

Test date: 26/8/2016

Specification

BS882:1992 TABL
Pan mass (gm) 100
Initial dry sample mass + pan (gm) 600
Initial dry sample mass (gm) 500
Washed dry sample mass + pan (gm) 581
Washed dry sample mass (gm) 481

Sieve size (mm) Retained mass (gm) % Retained (%) Cumulative passed percent

14 0 0.0 100.0
10 16.3 2.8 97.2
4.76 21 3.6 93.6
2.36 34 5.9 87.7
1.18 102 17.6 70.2
0.6 128 22.0 48.1
0.3 117 20.1 28.0
0.15 53 9.1 18.9
0.075 10 1.7 17.2
481.3

GRADING CURVE
Passing (%)

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Equipment Sieve set N° : Shaker N°

Technician Verified :Lab. Incharge
Date 26/8/2016
Observations:

Conform to the specifications

IS
FINE AGGREGATES

PROJECT

BS882:1992 TABLE 4

Fine mass (gm) 19

Fine percent (%) 3.8
Acceptance Criteria (%)

Acceptance Criteria
Cumulative passed percentage (%)
Min(%) Max (%)
100.0
97.2 100
93.6 89 100
87.7 60 100
70.2 30 100
48.1 15 100
28.0 5 70
18.9 0 15
17.2

G CURVE
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es (mm)

Scale N° :
Verified :Lab. Incharge

26/8/2016