MIX DESIGN

1 STIPULATIONS FOR PROPORTIONNING

a GRADE DESIGNATION : M40
b TYPE OF CEMENT : OPC 43 GRADE CONFORMING TO IS 269
c NOMINAL MAX. SIZE OF AGGREGATE : 20mm
d EXPOSURE CONDITION AS PER TABLE '3'&TABLE '5' OF IS 456 : SEVERE (FOR RCC)
e CHARACTERSTIC OF SSC
SLUMP FLOW CLASS : SF3(SLUMP FLOW 760mm-850mm)
f DEGREE OF SITE CONTROL : GOOD
g TYPE OF AGGREGATE : CRUSHED ANGULAR AGGREGATE
h MAXIMUM CEMENT CONTENT (OPC) : 550
i CHEMICAL ADMIXTURE TYPE
SUPERPLASTICIZER : NORMAL
VISCOSITY MODIFYING AGENT
j MINERAL ADMIXTURE : FIY ASH CONFORMING TO IS 3812 (PART 1)

2 TEST DATA FOR MATERIALS

a CEMENT USED : OPC 43 GRADE
b SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF CEMENT : 3.15
c CHEMICAL ADMIXTURE : SUPERPLASTICIZER CONFORMING TO IS 9103
d SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF
COARSE AGGREGATE (@SSD CONDITION) : 2.74
FINE AGGREGATE (@SSD CONDITION) : 2.65
ADMIXTURE : 1.08
FLYASH : 2.2
CHEMICAL ADMIXTURE
e WATER ABSORPTION
COARSE AGGREGATE : 0.50%
FINE AGGREGATE : 1.00%
f FREE SURFACE MOISTURE
COARSE AGGREGATE : NILL
FINE AGGREGATE : NILL

3 TARGET STRENGTH FOR MIX PROPORTIONING

f'ck= fck +1.65S
f'ck= fck +X
WHICH EVER IS HIGHER
FROM TABLE NO.2 STANDARD DEVIATION "S" = 5 N/mm2
FROM TABLE NO.1 X = 6.5

a) f'ck = 48.25 N/mm2

b) f'ck = 46.5 N/mm2
HIGHER VALUE IS TO BE CONSIDERED = 48.25 N/mm2

4 APPROXIMATE AIR CONTENT

FROM TABLE NO. 3 (IS 10262 - 2019)
THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF ENTRAPPED AIR TO BE EXPECTED IN NORMAL CONCRETE IS 1% FOR 20mm NOMINAL
MAXIMUM SIZE OF AGGREGATE 0.01

5 SELECTION OF W/C RATIO

ASSUME W/C = 0.4

6 PROPORTIONING FOR INITIAL MIX

A SELECTION OF WATER CONTENT AND CEMENT/ FLYASH CONTENT :
THE CLASS OF SLUMP FLOW IS SPECIFIED TO BE SF3 HAVING A SLUMP FLOW B/W 750 TO 850. TO START WITH WATER CONTENT
OF 190 Kg/m3 ALONG WITH A SUPERPLASTICIZER @ 0.6% BY MASS OF CEMENTTIOUS MATERIAL CONTENT IS SELECTED FOR THE
INTIAL MIX.
WATER = 190 Kg/m3
W/C = 0.4
C = WATER/0.4
C = 475 Kg/m3
FROM TABLE NO.5 OF IS456
MAXIMUM CEMENT CONTENT / M3 IS 320 Kg/m3 (SEVERE CONDITION)
HENCE 475 Kg/m3>320Kg/m3
30% FLY ASH IS ADDED
i.e 142.5 Kg/m3 CEMENT = 332.5 Kg/m3

B SELECTION OF ADMIXTURE CONTENT :

TAKING AN ADMIXTURE DOSE OF 0.6% BY MASS OF CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, THE MAS OF ADMIXTURE
= 0.6/100*475
 2.85 Kg/m3
C SELECTION OF POWDER CONTENT & FINE AGGREGATE CONTENT :
THE POWDER CONTENT REQUIRED FOR SCC IS GENERALLY IN THE RANGE OF 400 TO 600 Kg/m 3

FINES REQUIRED TO BE CONTRIBUTED BY FINE AGGREGATE = TOTAL POWDER CONTENT -(FLYASH CONTENT + CEMENT CONTENT
= 550-475
= 75 Kg/m3
THE FINE AGGREGATE HAS 8% MATERIALS > 0.125mm
THE FINE AGGREGATE QUANTITY = 75/0.08
= 937.5 Kg/m3
D SELECTION OF COARSE AGGREGATE CONTENT :
Vca BE THE VOLUME OF COARSE AGGREGATE
Vca = ((1-AIR CONTENT)-(VOL.OF WATER+VOL.OF CEMENT+ VOL.OF FLY ASH+VOL. OF ADMIXTURE+VOL.OF FA))
Vca = (1-0.01) - ((190)/(1)*(1000)) + ((332.5)/3.15)*(1000))+ ((142.5)/(2.2)*(1000))

+ ((2.85)/(1.08)*(1000))+ ((937.5)/(2.65)*(1000))

Vca = 0.99 - 0.19 + 0.105556 + 0.064773 + 0.002639 + 0.353774

Vca = 0.273259

MASS OF COARSE AGGREGATE = Vca * SP. GRAVITY OF CA*1000

= 748.7303 Kg/m3

E CALCULATION OF VOLUME OF POWDER CONTENT :

VOL.OF POWDER CONTENT = VOL.OF OPC+VOL. OF FLYASH+ VOL. OF PORTION OF FA > 0.125mm
= ((332.5)/((3.15)*(1000)) + ((142.5)/((2.2)*(1000)) +

((75)/((2.65)*(1000))
= 0.105556 + 0.064773 + 0.028302
3
= 0.19863 m

RATIO OF WATER TO POWDER BY VOLUME = 0.956551566978903

HENCE MIX DESIGN IS OK IN B/W 0.85 TO 1.1

MIX PROPORTIONS
CEMENT = 332.5 Kg/m3
FLYASH = 142.5 Kg/m3
WATER (NET MIXING) = 190 Kg/m3
FINE AGGREGATE = 937.5 Kg/m3
COARSE AGGREGATE = 748.73 Kg/m3
CHEMICAL ADMIXTURE = 2.85 Kg/m3
FREE W/C RATIO = 0.4
POWDER CONTENT = 550 Kg/m3
WATER POWDER RATIO BY VOLUME = 0.96