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OUTPUT DATA
SUMMARY OF MIX
GRADE OF CONCRETE
EXPOSURE CONDITION
CEMENT
FLY ASH
WATER
CHEM. ADMIXTURE
FINE AGG.
C. AGG
TOTAL

INPUT DATA
GRADE DESIGNATION

TYPE OF CEMENT

TYPE OF MINERAL ADMIXTURE

% OF FLY ASH TO BE ADDED
GRADE OF CONCRETE
 M20

M25

M30

M35

M40

M45

M50

M55

MAXIMUM NOMINAL SIZE OF

AGGREGATE

GIVEN EXPOSURE CONDITION IS

MAXIMUM WATER CEMENT RATIO
WORKABILITY-SLUMP REQUIRED
METHOD OF CONCRETE PLACING
DEGREE OF SUPERVISION

TYPE OF AGGREGATE
MAX CONTENT (OPC CONTENT)
CHEMICAL ADMIXTURE TYPE-
PLASTICISER/SUPER PLASTICISER
PRACTICALLY REDUCTION TO BE
CONSIDERED IN MIX DESIGN

GRADE OF CONCRETE

M20

M25

M30

M35

M40

M45
 M50

M55
DOSES OF CHEMICAL ADMIXTURE

SP GR OF- CEMENT

SP GR OF- FLY ASH

SP GR OF- C. AGG.

SP GR OF- FINE AGG.

SP GR OF- ADMIXTURE
WATER ABSORPTION OF CA

WATER ABSORPTION OF FA

GRADE OF C. AGGREGATE
ZONE OF FINE AGGREGATE(SAND)

FREE MOISTURE COARSE

AGGREGATE

FREE MOISTURE FINE AGGREGATE

Max nominal size of C. Agg.

COARSE AGGREGATE CONSISTS OF

RATIO OF CA 20MM
RATIO OF CA 10MM

DETAIL CALCULATIONS
TARGET STRENGTH
Check minimum grade of concrete required
as per IS code

EXPOSURE CONDITION
MILD
MODERATE
 SEVERE
VERY SEVERE
EXTREME
FOR GIVEN EXPOSURE CONDITION
MIN. GRADE OF CONCRETE IS
CHECK WHETHER GRADE OF
CONCRETE FOR DESIGN IS GREATER
OR EQUAL TO REQUIRED GRADE AS
PER CODE

FIRST FIND STANDARD DEVIATION S

GRADE OF CONCRETE
M10
M15
M20
M25
M30
M35
M40
M45
M50
 M55
STANDARD DEVIATION S FOR GIVEN
MIX IS

FIND TARGET STRENGTH OF MIX

USING fck’= fck + 1.65 s
Characteristic compressive strength at 28
days -given
THUS,TARGET STRENGTH OF MIX
USING fCK’= fck + 1.65 s

FIND W/C RATIO

FIND MAXIMUM W/C RATIO

EXPOSURE CONDITION
MILD
MODERATE
SEVERE
VERY SEVERE
EXTREME
FOR GIVEN EXPOSURE CONDITION
MAX. W/C RATIO IS
CONSIDER REDUCED W/C RATIO AS

FIND WATER QUANTITY

NOMINAL MAX. SIZE OF AGGREGATE

10MM
20MM
40MM
FOR GIVEN MAX SIZE OF AGG. MAX.
WATER CONTENT IS

SLUMP IN MM
50
75
100
125
150
175
THUS INCREASE IN WATER CONTENT
FOR GIVEN SLUMP IS
THUS INCREASED WATER CONTENT
REDUCTION IN WATER CONTENT DUE
TO SUPERPLASTICISER
REDUCED QUANTITY OF WATER

CEMENT AND FLY-ASH CONTENT

CALCULATIONS

W/C RATIO
THUS, CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL
CONTENT IS
CHECK FOR MINIMUM CEMENT
CONTENT

EXPOSURE CONDITION
MILD
MODERATE
SEVERE
VERY SEVERE
EXTREME
THEREFORE MIN. CEMENT CONTENT
FOR GIVEN EXPOSURE IS
CHECK
DOSES OF CHEMICAL ADMIXTURE

FLY ASH CONTENT AS PER GIVEN % IS

THUS, CEMENT CONTENT
ACTUAL W/C RATIO IS

VOLUME OF C. AGG.

NOMINAL MAX. SIZE OF AGGREGATE

10MM
20MM
40MM
Thus, the volume of C. Agg. for W/C ratio of
0.5 is
CORRECTION IN C. AGG. VOLUME
CORRECTION IN RATIO OF C. AGG.
DUE TO DIFFERENCE IN W/C RATIO
FROM 0.50
THUS CORRECTED RATIO OF C. AGG.
IS
FOR PUMPABLE CONCRETE VOLUME
OF C. AGG. IS TO BE REDUCED BY 10%,
THUS REDUCED % IS
THEREFORE, FINE AGG. WILL BE

MIX CALCULLATIONS- VOLUME AND

WEIGHTS
VOLUME OF CEMENT= (WT/SP.
GR.)/1000
VOLUME OF FLY ASH
VOLUME OF WATER
VOLUME OF CHEMICAL ADMIXTURE
SUBTOTAL OF THESE VOLUMES
THUS, ALL IN AGGREGATES=1-
SUBTOTAL OF OTHERS
VOLUME OF C. AGG.=F X RATIO. OF C.
AGG. IN MIX
VOLUMEOF F. AGG.=F X RATIO. OF F.
AGG. IN MIX

MASS OF C. AGG.=VOLUME X SP. GR.

MASS OF FINE AGG.

SUMMARY OF MIX
GRADE OF CONCRETE
EXPOSURE CONDITION
CEMENT
FLY ASH
WATER
CHEM. ADMIXTURE
FINE AGG.
C. AGG
TOTAL

PERCENTAGES BY WT.
CEMENT
FLY ASH
 WATER
CHEM. ADMIXTURE
FINE AGG.
C. AGG
TOTAL
 MASS FOR 1 CUM
CONCRETE
M35
VERY SEVERE
340.9
113.64
181.815
4.55
754.59
1025.1
2421

M35
OPC 53 GRADE (IS-12269)

FLY ASH CONFIRMING TO

IS 3812 PART-1
25%
% OF FLY ASH ADDED
 35%

30%

30%

25%

25%

20%

20%

15%

20MM

VERY SEVERE
AS PER IS 456
175
PUMPING
GOOD
CRUSHED ANGULAR
AGGREGATE
450 KG/CUM (IS 456)

20%

15%
% REDUCTION IN WATER
CONTENT

20%

20%

20%

20%

30%

30%
 30%

30%
1%

3.15

2.20

2.72

2.72

1.15

0.60%

1.30%

WELL GRADED
II

20MM

20 AND 10MM
60%
40%

FROM TABLE 5 OF IS 456

MIN. GRADE OF
CONCRETE
M20
M25
 M30
M35
M40

M35

M35

AS PER IS 456

STANDARD DEVIATION S
3.5
3.5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
 5

35

43.25

FROM TABLE 5 OF IS 456

MAXIMUM FREE WATER
CONTENT
0.55
0.50
0.45
0.45
0.40

0.45
 0.40

FROM TABLE-2 OF IS 10262

MAXIMUM FREE WATER
CONTENT
208
186
165

186
AS PER IS 456
INCREASE IN MAX.
WATER CONTENT
0
3%
6%
9%
12%
15%
 15%
213.9

15%
181.82

0.40

454.54

MINIMUM CEMENT
CONTENT
300
300
320
340
360
 340
454.54
4.55

113.64
340.9
0.4

FROM TABLE-3 OF IS 10262

VOLUME OF C. AGG PER
UNIT VOLUME OF TOTAL
AGG. FOR ZONE-I FINE
AGG.

I
0.44
0.60
0.69
 0.62

2%

64%

58%
42%

0.1082
0.0517
0.1818
0.004
0.3457

0.6543
 0.3769

0.2774

1025.1
754.59

MASS FOR 1 CUM

CONCRETE
M35
VERY SEVERE
340.9
113.64
181.82
4.55
754.59
1025.1
2421

14%
5%
 8%
0%
31%
42%
100%
REMARKS

KG
KG
KG
KG
KG
KG
KG

LIMIT 15 TO 35%
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TOTAL 5 CONDITIONS
AS PER IS CODE

MM
AS GIVEN IN CODE
REDUCTION
MENTIONED

CONSIDERED

PLASTICISER
CONSIDERED, MAY
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OF CEMENTITIOUS
MATERIAL
GIVEN OR FROM LAB
TEST
GIVEN OR FROM LAB
TEST
GIVEN OR FROM LAB
TEST
GIVEN OR FROM LAB
TEST
GIVEN OR FROM LAB
TEST
GIVEN OR FROM LAB
TEST
GIVEN OR FROM LAB
TEST
GIVEN OR FROM LAB
TEST
GIVEN OR FROM LAB
TEST
GIVEN OR FROM LAB
TEST
GIVEN OR FROM LAB
TEST
ALREADY GIVEN
ABOVE
GIVEN OR FROM LAB
TEST
GIVEN
GIVEN

FROM TABLE 5 OF IS
456
FROM TABLE 5 OF IS
456

GRADE TO BE TAKEN
FOR MIX DESIGN

AS GIVEN IN TABLE 1
OF IS-456
N/SQMM

N/SQMM

N/SQMM

FROM TABLE 5 OF IS
456
CONSIDERED

FOR SLUMP 25 TO
50MM
KG
KG
KG

KG

AS PER NOTE IN
TABLE-2 OF IS-456
KG

GIVEN IN INPUT DATA

KG

CONSIDERED AS
ABOVE

KG

AS PER TABLE 5 OF IS
CODE 456
KG/CUM
KG/CUM
KG/CUM
KG/CUM
KG/CUM
 KG/CUM
KG/CUM
KG

KG
KG

VOLUME OF C. AGG
PER UNIT VOLUME OF
TOTAL AGG. FOR
ZONE-II FINE AGG.

II
0.46
0.62
0.71
 from TABLE 3 OF IS 456

-/+0.01 FOR EVERY +-

0.05 CHANGE IN W/C
RATIO

10% REDUCTION

CUM
CUM
CUM
CUM
CUM

CUM
CUM

CUM

KG
KG

KG
KG
KG
KG
KG
KG
KG