Concrete Mix Design

Step 1: Determination of the Water Cement Ratio (w/c ratio)

Water Cement Ratio (w/c) = 0.55
Step 2: Determination of the Water content (wc)
The water content required was based on the quality of the sand and the stone size
that was used
Fine Aggregate Quality : Average
Coarse Aggregate -19mm = 210 /m
Adjustment for 13,2mm stone add 10 /m
Therefore, Water content (wc) = 220 /m
Summary of information required for concrete mix design
Given
Cementitious
Binder
Type
Densi
ty
FA 10%, CEM 1 32,5R 90%
2,95 (effective particle density)
Fine Aggregate
(Sand)
Densi
ty
FM
Qualit
y
2,65
2,83
Average
Coarse Aggregate
(Stone)
Densi
ty
Size
CBD
2,67
13,2 mm
1650 kg/ m
Degree of control Average
Required
Characteristic strength at
28 days
30Mpa
Consistency
75mm slump for moderate
vibration
Step 3: Determination of Cement content (cc)
Effective relative particle density:
Ordinary Portland Cement relative density = 3,04
Fly-Ash relative density = 2,3
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%
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100
Dy
Y
Dx
X
D
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04 . 3
90
( )
3 . 2
10
(
100
+
D
95 , 2 D
c w
wc
cc
/

Where:
cc
= cement content
wc
= water content
c w/
= water cement ratio
Therefore:

55 . 0
220
cc
Cement content = 400 kg / m
Step 4: Determination of the Stone Content
( ) FM K CBD Ma 1 . 0
Where:
Ma = mass of the stone in cubic meter of concrete (kg)
CBD

= dry compacted bulk density of stone (kg/ m) determined in accordance
with SABS Method 845
K = a factor which depends on the maximum size of stone and the workability of
the concrete.
FM = fineness modulus of sand determined in accordance with SABS Method 829
Therefore:
( ) 83 , 2 1 . 0 84 , 0 1650 Ma
Stone content = 919,05 kg / m
Step 5: Sand content
The sand content was calculated assuming full compaction of the concrete, due to
the fact that the volume of concrete is equal to the sum of absolute volume of
cement, sand, stone and water.
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1000 1 1000 1000
1 1000
Mw
Da
Ma
Dc
Mc
Ds Ms
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Where:
Ms = mass of the sand in cubic meter of concrete (kg) (ignoring air content)
Ds = density of the sand (kg/ m)
Mc = mass of the cement in cubic meter of concrete (kg)
Dc = density of the cement (kg/ m)
Ma = mass of the stone in cubic meter of concrete (kg)
Da = density of the stone (kg/ m)
Mw = mass of the water in cubic meter of concrete (kg)

Therefore:

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1000 1
220
1000 67 . 2
05 , 919
1000 945 , 2
400
1 1000 65 . 2 Ms
Sand content = 794,9 kg / m
BATCH
BATCH DOSAGE
TESTING PERIOD 7 14 28 7 14 28 7 14 28 7 14 28 7 14 28 7 14 28 7 14 28
COMP. STRENGTH SAMPLES 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
FLEXURAL STRENGTH SAMPLES - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3
SLUMP SAMPLES
WEO SP
-
CONTROL
0.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.8
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
The volume of concrete for each batch is represented below:
Volume of concrete for each batch (WEO) = 3 x { (9 x 0.15) + [3 x (0.1 x 0.1 x
0.5)] + 0.022 }
= 0.202 m
Volume of concrete for each batch (SP) = 3 x { (9 x 0.15) + [3 x (0.1 x 0.1 x
0.5)] + 0.022 }
= 0.202 m
Volume of concrete for each batch (CONTROL) = (9 x 0.15) + [3 x (0.1 x 0.1
x 0.5)] + 0.022
= 0.0674 m
0.472 m
CEMENT (Kg) 400
WATER (Kg / Litres) 220
SAND (Kg) 794.9
STONE (Kg) 919.05
ADMIXTURE (ml) -
- 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.8
53.50 53.50 53.50 53.50 53.50 53.50 53.50
BATCH DOSAGE
CONCRETE VOLUME (m) 0.0673 0.0673 0.0673 0.0673 0.0673 0.0673 0.0673
26.92 26.92
14.81 14.81 14.81 14.81 14.81 14.81 14.81
26.92 26.92 26.92 26.92 26.92
61.85 61.85
1.20 2.00 3.20 1.20 2.00 3.20 -
61.85 61.85 61.85 61.85 61.85