DEPARTMENT OF

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL
ENGINEERING
(21CET-620) Advanced Concrete Technology
(ME Structures)

Variability of Concrete strength

 Course Objectives

• To understanding the strength variability of

concrete.

• To study the factors causing variability in the

properties of concrete.
 Causes of strength variability
• Raw materials are dug from the ground and are
intrinsically variable - limestone from one end of
the quarry might well contain more clay or silica
than limestone
• Fuels are variable - coal varies in ash and sulfur
contents and these days, a works may also burn
ancillary fuels such as solvents or car tyres.
.
Variability of Portland cement
• "Are all nominally similar cements the
same?“

• "Does cement from the same source (same

cement works, same kiln) always behave
consistently?"
 How achieve high degree of
consistency in the product?

• This is due to more rigorous testing of the final product, by

online analysis of raw materials and clinker and by
improved monitoring of kilns, mills etc.

• Of course, all this has been made possible by the advances

in computer technology in recent years.
 Factors affecting the of strength
variability
• changes in cement particle size. ...
• The fineness to which the cement is ground will
evidently affect the rate at which concrete
strengths increase after mixing.
• Grinding the cement more finely will result in a more
rapid increase in strength.
Types of cementing materials
such as fly ash
 What students have learnt
from the topic
 The students have learned how to make the concrete
of uniform strength, to resist weathering action and
chemical attacks maintaining the desired engineering
properties.

 The students will be able to maintain the quality of

structure at site to increase its life span.
 Assignment :-

 What are the factors responsible for the variability of

concrete mix.
Reference
Books
Concrete Technology (R. P. Rethaliya)
Concrete Technology (M. S. Shetty)

Web Sites
www.concretenetwork.com

www.constructionlearning.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=6WZbX8hTe_s
THANK YOU

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