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Group Ni Ate Den
Group Ni Ate Den
- The normal ratio is 1 part cement, 2 parts sand, and 3 parts gravel
- The concrete mix ratios sand, gravel and cement are:
Uses:
- Class A is used for Pavements and in substructure items, such as pier caps, columns,
abutments, retaining walls, box culverts, and all reinforced concrete not requiring
Class AA concrete.
- Class AA is used for concrete in supersturcture items, such as bridge floors, approach
slabs, reinforced concrete piles, drilled shaft foundations, parapet walls, concrete rail
and handrails.
- Class AAA is used for bridge decks and is required to have a compressive strength of
4,000 psi at 28 days (i.e., one square inch of concrete supports a load of 4,000
pounds); class AA is used for paving and has a required minimum strength of 3,500
psi at 28 days.