DESIGN OF CONCRETE MIXTURES

Mix no. M30/20(I)

350
1
Quality, cu
kg/cm
III
Curve no.
to be used
wcr =
Expected cube strength at 28 days to "Laboratory Curve"
450
kg/cm
2-5
stiff
2
Slump
cm
3
a) Fine aggregate :
=
30.00%
3.086
Ma =
0.5%
f=
b) Coarse aggregate :
=
0.24%

5
6

PILE 450mm

0.43

Civil Engineer at the Royal Highway Institute in Stockholm

2.56

Sa =

7.631
Mb =
2.59
Sb =
Grain shape: oval gravel
20
Max size:
mm
0.43
c) wcr =
20
Max size =
mm
B=
B1 = 100(B-)
= 100(52.0-30.0)
4

for Stuctures: RC

Method mainly developed by Nils Odemark

100-30.00-0.24
100--
B1 x Mb
= (100-B1)xMa
+
100
100
(100-31.5)x3.09
+
31.5 x 7.631
100
100
4.519
M
=
2-5
Slump
cm
Water =
173
Water
=
L
Cement, C =
0.43
wcr
=
g=
Propotion:
Cement (1) : Fine aggregate (a) : Coarse aggregate (b)
(100-B1)g x Sa
1:
:
100 x2.65
1:
(100-31.5)4.61 x 2.56
:
100 x2.65
1 : 3.05 : 1.42

Factor =

1.04

52.0%
31.5%

Actual mix =

1000

Cement C1 =

CxQ
1000
wcr x C1 -

Water

=
=

Fine aggregate =
=
Coarse aggregate =

Cement C1 =

CxQ
1000
wcr x C1 -

Water

=
=

Fine aggregate =
=
Coarse aggregate =
6 Addmixture =

402 x 1,000
1000

2.65

B1 x g x Sb
100 x2.65
31.5 x 4.61 x 2.59
100 x2.65

3.05

1.42

402

kg

167

1,232

kg

571

kg

640

kg

L (Q)
=

402 x 1,591
1000

C1 x a x f

100
0.43 x 640 - 640 x 3.05 x 0.5
100
C1 x a + C1 x a x f
100
640 x 3.05 + 640 x 3.05 x 0.5
100
C1 x b = 640 x 1.42
620

C1 x a x f

100
402 x 3.05 + 402 x 3.05 x 0.5
100
C1 x b = 402 x 1.42
1591

173
3.15

L x 1.04
kg
Sc =

L (Q)

100
0.43 x 402 - 402 x 3.05 x 0.5
100
C1 x a + C1 x a x f

Actual mix =

166
402
4.61

265.44 L

1962

kg

909

kg

3,968

cc

per 100 kg of cement weight =

Addmixture: Sikament F2
Dosage: 600-2,300 cc
per 100 kg of cement weight
Target slump: 7.5-12.5 cm
Trial Admixture
Dosage
cc
500
3200
750
4800
900
5760
1,100
7040

Slump
cm
7.0
13.0
17.5
20.0

DESIGN OF CONCRETE MIXTURES

Mix no. M30/20(I)

for Stuctures: RC

PILE 450mm

22
21
20
19
18
17
16

Slump, cm

15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
400

500

600

700

800

900

Dosage, cc per 100 kg of cement weight

1000

1100

1200

Sieve Fine Aggregate

Opening
Remaining
mm
gram
%
128
0.0%
64
0.0%
32
0.0%
16
0.0%
8
0.0%
4
104.0
4.7%
2
137.5
6.3%
1
231.0 10.5%
0.5
392.0 17.8%
0.25
1116.0 50.7%
0.13
115.5
5.3%
<0.125
104.0
4.7%
Sum 2200.0 100.0%
Finess Modulus
Ma

52%

B1

=
=

Coarse Aggregate
48% Fine
52% Coarse
Remaining
Passing Remaing
Remaining
Passing Remaing
%
%
%
%
gram
%
gram
%
0.0% 100.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0% 100.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
10.0
0.3% 99.7%
0.3%
99.9%
0.1%
1522.5 38.7% 61.1% 38.9%
79.8% 20.2%
1392.0 35.4% 25.7% 74.3%
61.4% 38.6%
1001.5 25.4%
0.3% 99.7%
45.9% 54.1%
7.0
0.2%
0.1% 99.9%
42.8% 57.2%
4.0
0.1%
100.0%
37.7% 62.3%
0.0%
100.0%
29.1% 70.9%
0.0%
100.0%
4.8% 95.2%
0.0%
100.0%
2.3% 97.7%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0% 100.0%
3937.0 100.0%
0.0
0.0%
2.141
Mb
=
6.631
4.476

Passing Remaing
%
%
100.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
95.3%
4.7%
89.0% 11.0%
78.5% 21.5%
60.7% 39.3%
10.0% 90.0%
4.7% 95.3%
0.0% 100.0%
=

4.7%

100(B-)

49.8%

100--
(100-B1)xMa

B1 x Mb

100

0.3%

4.48

100

Gradation
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%

Passing Amout,
% by weight

70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
Column P0.0%Column Q
0.01

Fine Aggregate
0.1

Coarse Aggregate
1

Column L

Square Openening, mm

10

100

ASTM
Sieve
mm
38
25
19
12.5
9.5
4.75
2.36
1.18
0.6
0.3
0.15
0.08

Gradation
10.0%

9.0%

8.0%

Passing Amout,
% by weight

7.0%

6.0%

5.0%

4.0%

3.0%

2.0%

1.0%

0.0%
0.01

Column P

Column Q

Fine Aggregate

Coarse Aggregate
Column P
0.1

Square Openening, mm

Gradation
100.0%

90.0%

80.0%

Passing Amout,
% by weight

70.0%

60.0%

50.0%

40.0%

30.0%

20.0%

10.0%

0.0%
0.1

Column P

Column Q

Fine Aggregate
1

Coarse Aggregate

Column P

Square Openening, mm

Column P
10

100