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Concrete mix design can be defined as the process of selecting suitable ingredients of
concrete and determining with the objective of producing concrete of certain properties,
All material, testing and design were in accordance with project specifications and with
the material testing methods and specifications of British Standard and the European
4.1 AGGREGATES
The crushed aggregates were supplied from C & C Crusher, Venus Mining and Arab
The fine and coarse aggregate content are obtained from the European guidelines for self
compacting concrete where fine aggregates volume is in the range of 48 – 55% of the total
aggregate weight and coarse aggregates is in the range of 750 – 1000kg/m3. It is important
to note that these proportions recommended in the European guidelines for self
compacting concrete are in no way restrictive and many self compacting concrete mixes
MATERIAL
10mm 20mm
(Required maximum limit is 50 % and detailed test analysis can be found in Appendix).
fm = fc + ks
s = standard deviation
k = constant
According to the road research laboratory "Design of Concrete Mix" Road Note N.4
constant (k) is derived from mathematics of the normal distribution and increases as the
fm = fc + 1.64s
Approximately, I estimated of the standard deviation (s), under good degree of control
fm = 37 + 1.64 x 5
= 45.25N/mm2
Assume cement content = 430 kg/m3 for first trial mix ……..…… OK > 390kg/m3
= 430 * 0.45
= 193.5 liters
Assume concrete volume of 989 litres; where additives and air contents accounts for 11
= 2373.56kg
= 2374kg
Cm = cement requirement
= 1750.5 kg
Aggregates content
The fine and coarse aggregate content were obtained from the European guidelines for self
compacting concrete where fine aggregates volume is in the range of 48 – 55% of the total
aggregate weight and coarse aggregates is in the range of 750 – 1000kg/m3. (Table 2)
Hence we have:
% Mix % Volume of Aggregate
Aggregate Identification
Composition Aggregates Content kg/m3
20
Crushed Aggregates 15 – 23 mm 358
46
Crushed Aggregates 5 – 15 mm 26 448
100 100
Total 1750
Cement = 430kg/m3
Water = 193.5lit/m3
mm 675
Slump Flow
T50(sec) 3.5
T0(sec) 9
V-Funnel
T5(sec) 15
L-Box
H2/H1 0.84
4.3.2 Hardened Concrete Properties
fm = fc + 1.64s
= 37 + 1.64 x 5
= 45.25N/mm2
Assume cement content = 395 kg/m3 for second trial mix ……..…… OK > 390kg/m3
= 395 * 0.50
= 197.5 liters
Assume concrete volume of 989 litres; where additives and air contents accounts for 11
A = air content, 1 %
= 2362kg
Cm = cement requirement
= 1746.15 kg
= 1769 kg
Aggregates content
The fine and coarse aggregate content were obtained from the European guidelines for self
compacting concrete where fine aggregates volume is in the range of 48 – 55% of the total
Hence we have:
Crushed Aggregates 15 – 23 mm
19 331
48
Crushed Aggregates 5 – 15 mm
29 518
Crushed Stones 0 – 5 mm
17 305
52
River Sand 0 – 5 mm
35 615
Total
100 100 1769
Cement = 395kg/m3
Water = 198lit/m3
Super Plasticizer = 1.80lit/m3
VMA = 2.76lit/m3
mm 690
T0(sec) 11
V-Funnel T5(sec) 13
H2/H1 0.82
L-Box