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Reference: CHED Memorandum Order No. 92

Concrete
• Plain Concrete – is an
artificial stone as a result
of mixing cement, fine
aggregates, coarse
aggregates and water.

• Reinforced Concrete –
is a concrete with
reinforcement embedded
in such a manner that the
two materials act together
in resisting forces.
Types of Cement
❑ Ordinary Portland
Cement
❑ Rapid Hardening Portland
Cement
❑ Portland Blast furnace or
Sulphate
❑ Low Heat Portland
Cement
❑ Portland Pozzolan
Cement
❑ High Alumina Cement
 ❑ Coarse Aggregates – such as crushed
stone, crushed gravel or natural gravel
with particles retained on a 5mm sieve.
Aggregates ❑ Fine Aggregates – such as crushed
stone sand, crushed gravel sand or
natural sand with particles passing on a
5mm sieve.
Principles of Concrete Mixing
The purpose in concrete mixing is to
select an optimum proportion of cement,
water and aggregates to produce a
concrete that will satisfy the requirements
of strength, workability, durability and
economy.

The final proportion which will be

adopted in concrete mixing must be
established by actual trial and adjustment
on site in order to attain the desired
strength of concrete as required.

❑ Water Cement Ratio

❑ Aggregates Cement Ratio
 Requirements of
Concrete
❑ Fresh concrete must be workable
which means that it could freely flow to
fill all voids inside the form
❑ The hardened concrete must be strong
enough to carry the designed load.
❑ The hardened concrete could
withstand the conditions to which it
is exposed to serve.
❑ Concrete should be economically
produced.
Concrete Mix
❑ Designed Mix – where the
contractor is responsible in
selecting the mixture proportion
to achieve the required
strength and workability
❑ Prescribed Mix – where the
designing engineer specify the
mixture proportion. The
contractor’s responsibility is
only to provide a properly
mixed concrete containing the
right proportion
Concrete Proportion
 Concrete Proportion

Mixture Proportion Cement in Bag Sand Gravel

Class 40kg 50kg cu.m. cu.m.
AA 1 : 1.5 : 3 12.0 9.5 0.5 1.0
A 1:2:4 9.0 7.0 0.5 1.0
B 1 : 2.5 : 5 7.5 6.0 0.5 1.0
C 1:3:6 6.0 5.0 0.5 1.0
CONCRETE PAVEMENT
Problem 1. A proposed concrete pavement has a general dimension of 10cm. thick,
3.00 meters wide and 5.00 meters long. Determine the quantity of cement in bags, sand
and gravel in cubic meters required using class “B” mixture.
CONCRETE SLAB
Problem 2. A rural road 6.00 meters wide after base preparation requires concreting of
one kilometer long. Find the number of bags cement, sand and gravel required using
class “A” concrete if the slab is 6 inches thick.
CONCRETE COLUMN
Problem 3. A reinforced concrete square column is 5.00 meters long with a cross
sectional dimensions of 16 by 16 inches. Determine the quantity of cement, sand and
gravel using class AA concrete.
CONCRETE SLAB, BEAM AND GIRDER
Problem 4. Estimate the materials using class “B” mixture. Concrete slab is 6 inches
thick.
Estimate the quantity of materials to be used.
Note: Use Class “AA” mixture for C-1/F-1; “A” for FTB-1; and “C” for slab.
Estimate the quantity of materials to be used.
Note: Use Class “AA” mixture for C-1/F-1; “A” for FTB-1; and “C” for slab.
Estimate the quantity of materials to be used.
Note: Use Class “AA” mixture for C-1/F-1; “A” for FTB-1; and “C” for slab.