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2.2 Target Mean Strength for Mix Design:

The target mean compressive strength ( f ck at 28 days is given by):
_
f ck = f ck + t s
where
fck = characteristic compressive strength at 28 days.
s = Standard deviation (Table 8 of IS 456-2000)
t = A statistic, depending upon the accepted proportion of low results and the number of
tests, for large number of tests, its value is given in Table-2 below.

Table 2: Values of t

Accepted Proportion of Low Results t

1 in 5 0.84
1 in 10 1.28
1 in 15 1.50
1 in 20 1.65
1 in 40 1.86
1 in 100 2.33

According to IS: 456-1978 and IS: 1343-1980, the characteristic strength is defined as
that value below which not more than 5 % (1 in 20) results are expected to fall. In such
case, the equation for target mean compressive strength reduces to:
f ck = f ck + 1.65 s

3.1 Selection of Water-Cement Ratio:

Different parameters like cement, aggregate, maximum size of aggregate, surface texture
of aggregate etc. is responsible for influencing the strength of concrete, when water-
cement ratio is constant. So it is useful to establish a relation between concrete strength
and free water-cement ratio for materials actually to be used. In case of absence of such
relationships, the free water-cement ratio with respect to target strength may be
determined from the relationship shown in Fig. 1.

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60
2
28 Day Compressive Strength of Concrete in N/mm

50

40

30

20

10

0
0.3 0.35 0.4 0.45 0.5 0.55 0.6 0.65
Water Cement Ratio

Fig. 1 Generalized relation between free water-cement ratio and compressive strength of
concrete.

3.2 Estimation of Entrapped Air Content

The air content is estimated from the Table 2C for the normal maximum size of aggregate
used.

Table 3: Approximate Entrapped Air Content

Maximum Size of Aggregate (mm) Entrapped Air, as % of Volume of Concrete
10 3.0
20 2.0
40 1.0

3.3 Selection of Water Content and Fine to Total Aggregate ratio:

Table 4 and Table 5 give the values of water content and percentage of sand in total
aggregate by absolute volume for medium (below grade M 35) and high strength (above
grade M 35) respectively. The two tables are based on the following conditions:
a) Crushed (Angular) coarse aggregate, conforming to IS: 383-1970,
b) Fine aggregate consisting of natural sand conforming to grading zone II of Table
4 of IS: 383-1970,
c) Water-cement ratio of 0.6 (by mass) for Table 3 and 0.35 (by mass) for Table 4,
d) Workability corresponding to compacting factor of 0.80

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Table 4: Approximate Sand and Water Contents Per Cubic Metre of Concrete
For Grades up to M 35
Maximum Size of Water Content including Surface Sand as per cent of Total
Aggregate (mm) Water, Per Cubic Metre of Aggregate by Absolute
Concrete (kg) Volume
10 200 40
20 186 35
40 165 30

Table 5: Approximate Sand and Water Contents Per Cubic Metre of Concrete For
Grades above M 35
Maximum Size of Water Content including Surface Sand as per cent of Total
Aggregate (mm) Water, Per Cubic Meter of Aggregate by Absolute
Concrete (kg) Volume
10 200 28
20 180 25

In case of any departure from the above-mentioned conditions, corrections are to be

applied as per Table 6 for water content and percent sand in total aggregate by absolute
volume, determined from Table 4 and Table 5.

Table 6: Adjustment of Values in Water Content and Sand Percentage for Other
Conditions

Change in Conditions For Adjustment Required in

Stipulated Tables 4 and 5
Water Content % Sand in Total Aggregate
For sand conforming to grading zone I, + 1.5 percent for zone I
zone III and zone IV of Table 4 of IS: 0 - 1.5 percent for zone III
383-1970 -3.0 percent for zone IV
Increase or decrease in the value of 3 percent 0
compacting factor by 0.1
Each o.05 increase or decrease in free 0 1 percent
water-cement ratio
For rounded aggregate - 15 kg/m3 - 7 percent

3.5. Calculation of Aggregate Content

The following equations are used for determining the amount of fine and coarse
aggregates:

C 1 fa 1
V = W + +
Sc p S fa 1000

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C 1 ca 1
V = W + +
S c 1 p Sca 1000

where
V= Absolute volume of fresh concrete, which is equal to gross volume minus the volume
of entrapped air
W= Mass of water (kg) per m 3 of concrete
C= Mass of cement (kg) per m 3 of concrete
Sc= Specific gravity of cement
= Ratio of fine aggregates to total aggregates by absolute volume
fa, ca = Total masses of fine aggregates and coarse aggregates (kg) per m of concrete
respectively
Sfa, Sca = Specific gravities of saturated, surface dry fine aggregate and coarse aggregate
respectively

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Table 2 Grading Limits for Coarse Aggregate (Clause 4.1 and 4.2)IS: 383-1970

IS Sieve Percentage passing for single size aggregate of nominal size, by weight
Designation
63 mm 40 mm 20 mm 16 mm 12.5 mm 10 mm
80 mm 100 - - - - -
63 mm 85-100 100 - - - -
40 mm 0-30 85-100 100 - - -
20 mm 0-5 0-20 85-100 100 - -
16 mm - - - 85-100 100 -
12.5 mm - - - - 85-100 100
10 mm - 0-5 0-20 0-30 0-45 85-100
4.75 mm - - 0-5 0-5 0-10 0-20
2.36 mm - - - - - 0-5

IS Sieve Designation Percentage passing for graded aggregated of nominal size, by weight
40 mm 20 mm 16 mm 12.5 mm
80 mm 100 - - -
63 mm - - - -
40 mm 95-100 100 -
20 mm 30-70 95-100 100 100
16 mm - - 90-100 -
12.5 mm - - - 90-100
10 mm 10-35 25-55 30-70 40-85
4.75 mm 0-5 0-10 0-10 0-10
2.36 mm - - - -

Table 4 Table 2 Grading Limits for Coarse Aggregate (Clause 4.3)IS: 383-1970

IS Sieve designation Grading Zone I Grading Zone II Grading Zone III Grading Zone IV
10 mm 100 100 100 100
4.75 mm 90-100 90-100 90-100 95-100
2.36 mm 60-95 75-100 85-100 95-100
1.18 mm 30-70 55-90 75-100 90-100
600 15-34 35-59 60-79 80-100
300 5-20 8-30 12-40 15-50
150 0-10 0-10 0-10 0-15

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