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Plain Mixture Design Legend
Target Air, % 6.5% Ready Mix Input
w/c 0.421 LWA Input

Materials Weight SG (SSD) Volume, f3

Cement 455 3.15 2.315
GGBFS 130 2.99 0.697
Fly Ash 0 2.64 0.000
Silica Fume 25 2.2 0.182
Sand 1231 2.623 7.521
Coarse Aggregate 1 1795 2.763 10.411
Coarse Aggregate 2 0 2.763 0.000
Water 257 1 4.119
Air 0 0 1.755
Σ 3893 - 26.999

Internal Curing Properties

LWA Absorption: 15.0% ←This is 24 hour design absorption
LWA Desorption: 85.0% ←If unknown, use 85%
LWA PSD Specific Gravity 1.750 ←This is 24 hour pre-wetted surface-dry
Cement Factor 610 specific gravity for preliminary design
Chemical Shrinkage: 0.07
Degree of Hydration 1
PSD LWA Replacement 385
SSD Sand Replaced 577
% Volume Replacement 46.9%

IC Mixture Design
Materials Weight SG (SSD) Volume, f3
Cement 455 3.15 2.315
GGBFS 130 2.99 0.697
Fly Ash 0 2.64 0.000
Silica Fume 25 2.2 0.182
Sand 654 2.623 3.994
Lightweight Aggregate 385 1.750 3.527
Coarse Aggregate 1 1795 2.763 10.411
Coarse Aggregate 2 0 2.763 0.000
Water 257 1 4.119
Air 0 0 1.755
Σ 3701 - 26.999

Version last updated July 18, 2014

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Batch Size, yd3 9

LWA Specific Gravity Day of Batching 2.000 ←This accounts for changes in specific gravity if 24 hour design
absorption is exceeded

Design SSD Weight based Design SSD Weight to be Tested Aggregate Target Batch Target Batch
Materials on 24 hour PSD Input Day of Batching, Surface Moisture, % Weight, lbs/yd3 Weight, lbs
absorption, lbs/yd3 lbs/yd3
Cement 455 455 - 455 4095
GGBFS 130 130 - 130 1170
Fly Ash 0 0 - 0 0
Silica Fume 25 25 - 25 225
Sand 654 654 2.82% 672 6050
LWA 385 440 8.00% 475 4278
Coarse Aggregate 1 1795 1795 1.90% 1829 16462
Coarse Aggregate 2 0 0 2.00% 0 0
Water 257 257 - 169 1523
Air 0 0 - 0.0 0
Σ 3701 3756 - 3756 33803
↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑
This is preliminary design Surface moistures
This mixture goes into This quantity should come out of
based on 24 hour absorption measured in the field on
batching system batch plant
and is used to get mixture day of batching
approved

Last Updated July 18, 2014