Mix Design for Porous Concrete

Sl.No Materials Mix Design No.1 Mix Design No.2 Compliance Remarks
Cement - 52.5 N / CEM 1
1 Cement 380 kg/m3 380 kg/m3
Complied
0/4 Natural or Manufactured
(Granite)
2 Fine Aggregate 140 kg/m3 140 kg/m3
Complied

Angular/crushed aggregate also has better paste

Granite 4/20 or 4/14
Coarse Aggregate aggregate bonding and generally provides pervious
3 1440 Kg/m3 1440 Kg/m3
Angular/Crushed concrete with better freezing-and-thawing durability
Complied
than most rounded aggregates

4 Water 110 Kg/m3 110 Kg/m3 Available

Polyproylene Fibre
5 0.9 Kg/m3 0.9 Kg/m3
12 to 25 mm
Cellulose Fibre
6 0.9 Kg/m3 0.9 Kg/m3
Maximum Length of 2mm
polycarboxylate highrange
water-reducing admixture
7 (HRWRA) 4.5 ml /Kg

Glenium 3400 NV
vinsol resin
air-entraining agent (AEA)
8 2 ml /Kg 2 ml /Kg
Everair Plus
hydration-stabilizing (HS)
9 8 ml /Kg 8 ml /Kg
admixture
polysaccharide
10 viscosity-modifying admixture 3 ml /Kg 3 ml /Kg
(VMA)
2% solids
triethanolamine latex polymer A styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) latex was used to
11 additive (LX) 9 ml /Kg or 31 Kg/m3 improve the cement-aggregate bond and the
freeze-thaw durability.
Styrene butadiene polymer