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IS 10262 : 2019

standard deviation
deviat ion different from that shown in Table 1, SECTION 2 ORDINARY AND STANDARD
it shall be permissible to use that value. GRADES OF CONCRETE

Table 1 Value of X 5 SELECTION

SELECTION OF MIX PROPORT
PROPORTIONS
IONS
(Clause 4.2)
5.1 Selection of Water-C
Water-Cemen
ementt Ratio
Sl Grade of Concrete Value of X
No. Different cements, supplementary cementitious
(1) (2) (3)
materials and aggregates of different maximum size,
i)  M 10 grading, surface texture, shape and other characteristics
5.0
 M 15 may produce concrete of different compressive strength
ii)  M 20
for the same free water-cement ratio. Therefore, the
5.5 relationship between strength and free water-cement
 M 25
ratio should preferably be established for the materials
iii)  M 30 actually to be used. In the absence of such data, the
 M 35  preliminary free water-cement ratio (by mass) (w/c)
 M 40 corresponding to the compressive strength at 28 days
 M 45 6.5 may be selected from the relationship shown in Fig.1,
 M 50 for the expected 28 days strength of cement. The final
 M 55 w/c is arrived at, based on the results of all the trials
 M 60 and any change in strength of cement shall get adjusted
iv) M65 and above 8.0 in the trials. In case, the actual strength of cement is
known, the curve corresponding to the actual strength
Table 2 Assumed Standard Deviation of cement may be used.
(Clause 4.2.1.3)
5.1.1 The water-cement ratio selected according to 5.1
Sl Grade of Concrete Assumed Standard shall be checked against the limiting water-cement ratio
No. Deviation for the requirements of durability and the lower of the
 N/mm2
(1) (2) (3)
two values adopted.
i)  M 10  NOTE — In case of water cemen t ratios on the upper limits of 
3.5 durability clause, it is required that the water content contributed
 M 15  by the admixtures, also be considered in t he c alculations and
ii) the final water cement ratio shall be fixed accordingly.
 M 20
4.0
 M 25 5.1.2 Where supplementary cementitious materials are
used, that is, mineral admixtures, the water cementitious
iii) M30
materials ratio (w/cm) shall be calculated, in accordance
accor dance
M35 with Table 5 of IS 456 and this w/cm shall be in
M40 accordance with Table 3 and Table 5 of IS 456 or as
M45 5.0 specified.
M50
5.2 Estima
Estimation
tion of Air
Air Content
Content
M55
M60 Approximate amount of entrapped air to be expected
in normal (non-air-entrained) concrete is given in
iv)
 M 65 Table 3.
 M 70
6.0 Table 3 Approximate Air Content
 M 75
(Clause 5.2)
 M 80
Sl Nominal Maximum Size Entrapped Air, as
 NOTES No. of Aggregate Percentage
1  The above values correspond to good degree of site control mm of Volume of Concrete
having proper storage of cement; weigh batching of all materials;
(1) (2) (3)
controlled addition of water; regular checking of all materials;
aggregate grading and moisture content; and regular checking of i) 10 1.5
workability
workability and
and strength. Where
Where there are de iations
iations from the ii) 20 1.0
above, the site control shall be designated as fair and the values iii) 40 0.8
given in the above table shall be increased by 1 N/mm 2.
2 For grades M65 and above, the standard deviation may also be 5.2.1  The actual values of air content can also be
established by actual trials based on assumed proportions, before adopted during mix proportioning, if the site data (at
finalizing the mix.
least 5 results) for similar mix is available.
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 NOTE — Aggregates shall be used in saturat ed surface dry 2) Water content contributed by wet fine
condition. If otherwise, when computing the requirement of 
aggregate
mixing water, allowance shall be made for the free (surface)
moisture contributed by the fine and coarse aggregates. On the = Mass of wet fine
fine aggregate
aggregate – mass of SSD
other hand, if the aggregates are dry, the amount of mixing condition fine aggregate
water shall be increased by an amount equal to the moisture
likely to be absorbed by the aggregates. Necessary adjustments
= 748 – 719
719 = 29 kg
are also required to be made in mass of aggregates. The surface The requirement for added water becomes :
water and percent water absorption of aggregates shall be
= 155 - 16 - 29
29
determined according to IS 2386 (Part 3).
kg/m3
= 110 kg/m
B-11
B-11 ADJUSTMENT
ADJUSTMENT ON WA WATER, FINE
FINE
B-12 MIX
M IX PROPORTIONS AFTER ADUSTMENT
AGGREGATE AND COARSE AGGREGATE (IF
FOR WET AGGREGATES
THE COARSE AND FINE AGGREGATE IS IN
WET CONDITION) Cement = 332 kg/m3
a)  Fine aggregate (Wet) Fly ash = 142 kg/m3
Mass of wet fine aggregate Water (to be added) = 110 kg/m3
= mass of fine aggregate
aggregate in SSD condition
condition × Fine aggregate (Wet) = 748 kg/m3
Free (surface) moisture Coarse aggregate (W
(Wet) = 1 08 kg/m3
085 kg
1 Chemical admixture = 4.74 kg/m 3
100
= 719 × (1+4/100
(1+4/100)) Free water-cementitious materials ratio
= 747.76 kg/m3 748 kg/m3 = 0.327
 b) Coarse aggregate
ag gregate (Wet)
(Wet) B-13 The total mass of coarse aggregate shall be
Mass of wet coarse aggregate divided into two fractions of 20 – 10 mm and 10 – 
= mass of coarse
coarse aggregate
aggregate in SSD condition
condition 4.75 mm, in a suitable ratio, to satisfy the overall
grading requirements for 20 mm max size aggregate as
Free (surface) moisture
× 1  per Table 7 of IS 383. In this example, the ratio works
100 out to be 60:40 as shown under B-2 (k).
= 1 069 × (1+1.5/1
(1+1.5/100)
00)
B-14 The slump shall be measured and the water content
= 1 085.03 kg/m3 1 085kg/m3
and dosage of admixture shall be adjusted for achieving
The coarse and fine aggregates, being wet, contribute the required slump based on tr ial, if required. The mix
water to the mix to the extent of free moisture over   proporti
 prop ortions
ons shall be reworked
rework ed for the actual water 
SSD condition. The quantity of this water is required content and checked for durability requirements.
to be subtracted from the calculated water content.
B-15 Two more
more trials having variation of ± 1 0 percent
1) Water content contributed
r by wet coarse of water-cementitious materials ratio in B-10 shall be
aggregate carried out and a graph between these water-
= Mass of wet
wet coarse aggregate
aggregate – mass
mass of SSD cementitious materials ratios and their corresponding
condition coarse aggregate strengths shall be plotted to work out the mix
= 1 085 – 1 069 = 16 kg  proportions for the given target
target strength for field trials.
However, durability requirement shall be met.
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ANNEX C
(Clause 5.9)
ILLUSTRATIVE
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE OF MIX PROPORTIONING OF CONCRETE
(USING GGBS AS PART REPLACEMENT OF OPC)

C-0 An example illustrating the mix proportioning for a concrete of M40 grade using GGBS is given in C-1
to C-11.

C-1 STIPULA
STIPULATIONS FOR PROPORTIONI
PROPORTIONING
NG
a) Grade designation : M40
 b) Type of cement : OPC 43 grade conforming to IS 26 9
c) Type of mineral admixture : GGBS conforming to IS 16714
d) Maximum nominal size of aggregate : 20mm
e) Minimu
Minimum m cement
cement conten
contentt and
and maxi
maximu
mumm
water-cement ratio to be adopted and/or 
Exposure condition as per Table 3 and Table 5
of IS 456 : Severe (for reinforced concrete)
f) Workability : 120 mm (slump)
g) Method of concrete placing : Pumping
h) Degree of supervision : Good
 j) Type of aggregate : Crushed stone angular aggregate
k) Maximum cement (OPC content) : As per IS 456
m) Chemical admixture type : Super plasticizer- normal
C-2 TEST DAT
DATA FOR MATERI
MATERIALS
ALS
a) Cement used : OPC 43 grade conforming to IS 269
 b) Specific gravity of cement : 3.15
c) GGBS : Conforming to IS 16714
d) Specific gravity of GGBS : 3
e) Chemical admixture : Super plasticizer conforming to IS 9103
f) Speci
Specific
fic gravit
gravityy (at
(at SSD
SSD cond
conditi
ition)
on) of 
of 
1) Coarse aggregate : 2.74 (based on saturated surface dry condition)
2) Fine aggregate : 2.65 (based on saturated surface dry condition)
3) Chemical Admixture : 1.145
g) Water
ater abs
absor
orpt
ptio
ion
n
1) Coarse aggregate : 0.5 percent
2) Fi
F ine aggregate : 1.0 percent
h) Moistu
Moisture re conte
content
nt of
of aggr
aggrega
egate
te [As
[As per 
IS 2386(Part 3)]
1) Co
Coarse aggregate : Ni l
2) Fine aggregate : Ni l
 j) Sieve analysis
1) Coar
Coarse se aggre
aggrega
gate:
te:
 IS Sieve Sizes  Analysis of Coarse Aggregate  Percentage of Different Fractions Remarks
mm  Fraction
I II I II 100
(20-10 mm) (10 - 4.75 mm) 60 percent 40 percent  percent
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
20 100 100 60 40 100 Conforming
10 Nil 71.20 Nil 28.5 28.5 to Table 7 of
IS 383
4.75 Nil 9.40 Nil 3.7 3.7
2.36 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
2) Fine aggregate : Conforming to grading Zone II of Table 9 of IS 383
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ANNEX D
(Clause 6.4)
ILLUSTRATIVE
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE ON CONCRETE MIX P ROPORTIONING FOR 
HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE

D-0 An example illustrating the mix proportioning for  advantageous for grades of concrete M50 and above
a concrete of M70 grade using silica fume and fly ash is and for high performance concrete with special
given below. Use of silica fume is generally requirements, like higher abrasion resistance of concrete.

D-1 STIPULA
STIPULATIONS FOR PROPORTIONI
PROPORTIONING
NG
a) Grade designation : M 70
 b) Type of cement : OPC 53 grade conforming to IS 26 9
c) Silica fume : Conforming to IS 15388
d) Maximum nominal size of aggregate : 20 mm
e) Exposu
Exposure
re con
condit
dition
ionss as per
per Tabl
Tablee 3
and Table 5 of IS 456 : Severe (for reinforced concrete)
f) Workability : 120 mm (slump)
g) Method of concrete placing : Pumping
h) Degree of supervision : Good
 j) Type of aggregate : Crushed angular aggregate
k) Maximum cement (OPC) content : 450 kg/m 3
m) Chemical admixture type : Superplasticizer (Polycarboxylate ether based)
D-2 TEST DATA FOR MATERIALS
a) Cement used : OPC 53 Grade conforming to IS 269
 b) Specific gravity of cement : 3.15
c) Spec
Specif
ific
ic grav
gravit
ity
y of 
1) Coarse aggregate (at SSD condition) : 2.74
2) Fine aggregate (at SSD condition) : 2. 6 5
3) Fly ash : 2.20
4) Silica fume : 2.
2.20
5) Chemical admixture : 1.08
d) Water
ater abs
absor
orpt
ptio
ionn
1) Coarse aggregate : 0.5 percent
2) Fi
F ine aggregate : 1.0 percent
f) Moisture content
1) Co
Coarse aggregate : Nil
2) Fine aggregate : Nil
g) Sieve analysis
1) Coars
Coarsee agg
aggreg
regat
atee :
 IS Sieve Sizes  Analysis of Aggregate  Percentage of Different Fractions Remarks
mm  Fraction
I I I II 100
(20-10 mm) (10-4.75 mm) 50 50 Percent
Percent Percent
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
20 100 100 50 50 100 Conforming
10 2.8 78.3 1.4 39.15 40.55 to Table 7 of
IS 383
4.75 Nil 8.70 Nil 4.35 4.35
2) Fine aggregate : Conforming to grading Zone II of Table 9 of IS 383
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ANNEX F
(Clause 9.12)
ILLUSTRATIVE
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE ON CONCRETE MIX PROPO RTIONING FOR MASS
M ASS CONCRETING
F-0 An example illustrating the mix proportioning procedure for mass concreting is given in F-1 to F-14.
F-1 STIPULA
STIPULATIONS
TIONS FOR PROPORTI
PROPORTIONING
ONING

a) Grade designation : M15

 b) Type of cement : OPC 43 grade conforming to IS 26 9
c) Type of mineral admixture : Fly ash conforming to IS 3812 (Part1)
d) Maximum nominal size of aggregate : 150 mm
e) Minimu
Minimum m cement
cement content
content and maximu
maximum m
water-cement ratio to
to be
be adopted and/or : Moderate (for plain concrete)
Exposure conditions as per Table 3 and Table 5
of IS 456
f) Workability : 50 mm (slump)
g) Degree of supervision : Good
h) Type of aggregate : Rounded aggregate
 j) Maximum cement (OPC) content : 450 kg/m 3
k) Chemical admixture : Not required as rounded aggregate of 150 mm
msa is being used
F-2 TEST DA
DATA FOR MATERI
MATERIALS
ALS

a) Cement used : OPC 43 grade conforming to IS 269

 b) Specific gravity of cement : 3.15
c) Fl y a s h : Conforming to IS 3812 (Part 1)
d) Specific gravity of fly ash : 2. 2
e) Spec
Specifific
ic grav
gravit
ityy of 
1) Coarse aggregate(at SSD condition) : 2.74
2) Fine aggregate(at SSD condition) : 2.65
f) Water
ater abso
absorp
rpttion
ion
1) Coarse aggregate : 0.5 percent
2) FiFine aggregate : 1.0 percent
g) Free
Free (su
(surf
rfac
ace)
e) moi
moist
stur
uree
1) Coarse aggregate : Nil (absorbed moisture also nil)
2) Fine aggregate : Nil (absorbed moisture also nil)
h) Siev
Sievee anal
analy
ysis
sis
1) Coarse aggregate :

Sieve Size  Percentage Passing

mm
Fraction I Fraction II Fraction III Fraction IV Fraction V
150-80 mm 80-40 mm 40-20 mm 20-10 mm 10-4.75 mm
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
150 100 100 100 100
10 0 100
80 Nil 92 100 100 100
40 Nil 5 90 100 100
20 – Nil 4 97 100
10 –   –   Nil 10 78
4.75 –   –   – 2 10

2) Fine aggregate : Conforming to grading Zone II of Table 9 of  

IS 383
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