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MIX DESIGN FOR A CONCRETE OF M-20

1. Design Stipulation
a) Characteristic Compressive Strength required =20
in the field at 28 days (N/mm2)
b) Maximum Size of Aggregate, MSA, mm =20
c) Degree of workability =100+ 20
d) Degree of quality control =Good
e) Type of exposure =Severe
2. Test data for Materials
a) Cement used =CPJ-CEM II_B 32.5
b) Specific Gravity of Cement =2.75
c) Specific Gravity
### Fine Aggregate(Crushed Sand) =2.81
### Coarse Aggregate-I =2.75
### Coarse Aggregate-II =2.78
d) Water Absorption
### Fine Aggregate(Crushed Sand) =3.20
### Coarse Aggregate-I =1.64
### Coarse Aggregate-II =1.22
e) Free Surface Moisture
### Fine Aggregate =---
### Coarse Aggregate-I =---
### Coarse Aggregate-II =---

f) Chemical Admixure =-NA

Specific Gravity of admixure =-NA
g)
h) Sieve Analysis
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h) Coarse Aggregate
IS Sieve % Passing % of Different Fraction Remark
size (mm) CA I CA II I ( 45 ) II ( 55) Combined
20 100 89.55 45.00 49.25 94.25 Conforming
10 86.91 0.00 39.11 0.00 39.11 to table-2
4.75 1.99 0.00 0.90 0.00 0.90 of IS.
2.36 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 383-1970
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ii) Fine Aggregate(Crushed Sand) PAGE 2 OF 4
IS Sieve % Passing Remarks
size (mm)
20 100.00 Conforming to Gradation
10 100.00 Zone-I of table-4 of
4.75 93.40 IS. 383-1970
2.36 79.50
1.18 56.30
0.600 36.40
0.300 19.10
0.150 7.70

3 Target Mean strength of Concrete

a)
Characteristic Compressive Strength of cubes =20
@ 28 days,fck(N/mm )2

b)
Accepted proportion of low results % =4 (Ref. IS. 10262-2009)
A statistical constant (t) =1.65 (Table-1, Page-2)
c)
control (V.Good=V/Good=G/Fair=F) =Good
Standard Deviation (S) =4.0
d)
Target mean strength of cube =26.60
@ 28 days (f 'ck) = fck + (t x s)
7 days strength of cement (N/mm 2) =
e)
28 days strength of cement (N/mm 2) =
Grade of Cement (A/B/C/D/E/F) =E
4 Selection of Water Cement Ratio
a)
from w/c Vs 28 days Strength graph =0.45
b)
Client Defined = AS per IS
From Table 5 of IS 456,
maximum water-cement
Adopted Water Cement Ratio =0.52
ratio (see Note under
4.1)=0.45.
Adopted Water Cement Ratio =0.52 0.52 < 0.45,hence,O.K.
5 Selection of Water & Coarse Aggregate Content
Nominal Water Coarse (Ref. IS. 10262-2009)
size of Content Aggregate (Table-2, Page-3) for Water Content
aggregate (Ref. IS. 10262-2009)
(mm) (kg) (%) (Table-3, Page-3) for Coarse Aggregate
20 186 60

* Estimated Water Content for 100 + 20 mm slump =186+(6/100*186)

=197.16 litre
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=167.59 litre

*Required Coarse Aggregate content (%) =62

* =62
For concrete Coarse Aggregate should be

* Fine Aggregate(Crushed Sand) % = 100 - 60

=38

6 Determination of Cement Content

### Water Cement ratio = 0.52
### Water = 167.59
Cement Material = 320
From Table 5 of IS 456,
minimum cement
### contentfor
'SEVERE'exposure
condition =320 kg/m3

a) Cement (100 %) = 320 320 kg/m3 > 320 kg/m3,

hence,O.K.

7 Determination
MIX CALCULATION
of Cementitious Content

a) Volume of concrete = 1 m3
b) Volume of cement = Mass of cement 1
x
Specific gravity of cement 1000
= 320 1
x
2.75 1000
= 0.116 m3

c) Volume of water = Mass of water 1

x
Specific gravity of water 1000
= 167 1
x
1.00 1000
= 0.167 m3
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d) Volume of all in aggragate = { a - (b+c) }
= { 1 - (0.116+0.167) }
= 0.717 m3

e) Mass of Fine aggregate = f x vol.of fine aggregate x Sp.gravity of fine aggregate x 1000
= 0.717 x 0.38 x 2.81 x 1000
= 766 kg

f) Mass of coarse aggregate-I = f x vol.of coarse aggregate I x Sp.gravity of coarse aggregate I x 1000

= 0.717 x 0.28 x 2.75 x 1000

= 552 kg

g) Mass of coarse aggregate-I = f x vol.of coarse aggregate II x Sp.gravity of coarse aggregate II x 100

= 0.717 x 0.32 x 2.78 x 1000

= 638 kg

35 Liter farma Size Length 27

Mix Proportion for 1 M 3
Mix Proportion for 1 bag of cement Breadth 27 Cm/ Heighth 48
Cement (kg) =320 Cement (kg) =50 1 bag
Curshed Sand (kg) =766 Curshed Sand (kg) =120 71.43
CA-I (kg) =552 CA-I (kg) =85 58.22
CA-II (kg) =638 CA-II (kg) =99.68 67.35
Water (ltr.) =167 Water (ltr.) =26 26 liter
Water/cement ratio =0.52 Water/cement ratio =0.52
* Actual Slump (mm)
a) 0 min
b) 30 min --
c) 60 min --
d) 120 min --
NOTE :
Aggregates should be used in saturated surface dry condition.If otherwise,when computing the requirement of
mixing water,allowable shall be made for the free(surface)moisture contributed by the fine & coarse aggregates.
 egate I x 1000

regate II x 1000

Size Length 27cm/

m/ Heighth 48 cm
1bag
2.041
1.663
1.924
26 liter