LIST OF PROPERTIES MEASURED FOR CONCRETE MIX DESIGN

AGGREGATES PROPERTIES

Specification Limits
S.No Applied Test Property Measured Standard Used
Min Max
1 Sieve Analysis of Coarse Aggregate Percentage passing Each sieve ASTM C136 Refer summary page

2 Sieve Analysis of Fine Aggregate Percentage passing Each sieve ASTM C136 Refer summary page
Fineness Modulus ASTM C136 2.3 3.1
3 Dry Rodded Unit Weight Test Unit weight of Coarse ASTM C 29 - -
Aggregate
4 Specific Gravity of Coarse Aggregate C.A Specific Gravity and water ASTM C 127 - -
Test Absorption
5 Specific Gravity of Fine Aggregate F.A Specific Gravity and Water ASTM C 128 - -
Test Absorption
6 Moisture content of Aggregate by Moisture content of C.A and ASTM C566 - -
drying F.A
7 Sand Equivalent Test Sand Equivalent percentage AASHTO T-176 75% -
8 Los Angeles Abrasion Resistance Percent of Wear AASHTO T-96 - 45%
9 Clay lumps and Friable Particles Percentage of clay lumps AASHTO T-112 - 1%
10 Flat and Elongated Particles in Percentage of Thin and ASTM D4791 - 15%
Coarse Aggregate Test Elongated Particles
11 Soundness of Aggregates Percentage loss of C.A by 12% -
Soundness Test
AASHTO T-104
Percentage loss of F.A by 10% -
Soundness Test
12 Soft Fragments and Shales Test Percentage of Soft fragments AASHTO M-80 5% -
or shales in C.A
13 Organic Impurities in Fine The amount of organic ASTM C 40 Visual inspection
Aggregate Impurities present in F.A with suitable color
plate
14 Chemical Analysis of Coarse Percentage of soluble - 0.1%
Aggregate Chlorides
BS-812: Part 4
Percentage of Soluble - 0.4%
Sulphate
14 Chemical Analysis of Fine Aggregate Percentage of soluble - 0.1%
Chlorides
BS-812: Part 4
Percentage of Soluble - 0.4%
Sulphate
15 Combined Passing Sieve No 200 Percentage of sample passing ASTM C 117 3%
Sieve no 200
 LIST OF PROPERTIES MEASURED FOR CONCRETE MIX DESIGN

WATER PROPERTIES

Specification Limits
S.No Applied Test Property Measured Standard Used
Min Max
1 Temperature Test Temperature in °C

2 pH Test pH value

3 TDS Test TDS in mg/litre

ASTM C 1602
4 Total Alkalinity Test Total Alkalinity in mg/litre

5 Chloride Test Cl in mg/litre

6 Sulfate Test So4 in mg/litre

 SRC CEMENT (Type V) PROPERTIES- ASTM C150-07
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

Applicable
Test Parameters Specifications
Test Method
Units
SILICON DI OXIDE SiO2 %    
ALUMINIUM OXIDE Al2O3 %    
FERRIC OXIDE Fe2O3 %    
CALCIUM OXIDE CaO %    
MAGNESIUM OXIDE MgO %   6.0 Max
SULPHUR TRI OXIDE SO3 %   2.3 Max
LOSS ON IGNITION LOI % C 114 3.0 Max
INSOLUBLE RESIDUE I.R % C 114 0.75 Max
CHLORIDE Cl %    
TRICALCIUM ALUMINATE C3A %   5.00 Max
TETRACALCIUM ALUMINOFERRITE
plus twice TRI CALCIUM CA4AF+2(C3A) %
ALUMINATE   25.0 Max

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Minute
INITIAL s C 191 45 min
SETTING TIME Minute
FINAL s C 191 375 max
Water Consist. % C 191  
FINENESS-SPECIFIC SURFACE BLAINE cm2/g C 204 2800 Min
AUTOCLAVE   % C 151 0.8 Max
AIR CONTENT OF MORTAR   % C 185 12 Max

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH PROPERTIES

  APPLICABLE TEST METHOD SPECIFICATIONS
3 DAYS C 109 8 Mpa Min
7 DAYS C 109 15 Mpa Min
 OPC CEMENT (TYPE I) PROPERTIES

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

Applicable Test
Test Parameters Units Specifications
Method

SILICON DI OXIDE SiO2 %    

ALUMINIUM OXIDE Al2O3 %    
FERRIC OXIDE Fe2O3 %    
CALCIUM OXIDE CaO %    
MAGNESIUM OXIDE MgO %   6.0 Max
SO3 (C3A≥8.00) %   3.5 Max
SULPHUR TRI OXIDE
SO3 (C3A≤8.00) %   3.0 Max
LOSS ON IGNITION LOI % C 114 3.0 Max
INSOLUBLE RESIDUE I.R % C 114 0.75 Max
CHLORIDE Cl %    
TRICALCIUM ALUMINATE C3A %    

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
INITIAL Minutes C 191 45 min
SETTING TIME FINAL Minutes C 191 375 max
Water Consist. % C 191  
FINENESS-SPECIFIC SURFACE BLAINE cm2/g C 204 2800 Min
AUTOCLAVE   % C 151 0.8 Max
AIR CONTENT OF MORTAR   % C 185 12 Max

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH PROPERTIES

  APPLICABLE TEST METHOD SPECIFICATIONS
3 DAYS C 109 12 Mpa Min
7 DAYS C 109 19 Mpa Min