Steps Item Calculation or Reference

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1.2 Cubical Strength
1.3 Margin ACI 318, Table 5.3.2.2
1.4 Target Mean Strength (Cylinderical) fcr' (MPa) = fc'+8
1.5 Cement Type OPC
1.6 Aggregate Characteristics Material Coarse Ag
Bulk Specific Gravity 2.8515
Water Absorption, % 2.7%
Fineness Modulus -
Loose Unit Weight
Dry Rodded Unit Weight 1593.1871392405
2 Target Slump ACI 211.1-81 Table A1.5.3.1
3 Nominal Size of Aggregate
4 Entrapped Air in non-air entrained concrete ACI Table A1.5.3.3
5 Free Water/Cement Ratio -
6 Required Mixing Water ACI Table A1.5.3..3
7 Cement Content
Quantity of Coarse Agg. Per unit vol. of concrete ACI 211. 1-81 Table A1.5.3.6
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* The required Dry Mass is , therefore 0.6*1694
9 Required Fine Aggregate * With the quantity of Water, Cement & Coarse Ag
8.1. The Sand Content can be Calculated by Absolute Volume Basis (ACI211.1-81)
Volume of ingredients of the concrete per cubic meter Volume
is calculated as follows: Solid volume of cement
Solid volume of Coarse aggregate (9
Volume of entra
Total solid volume of ingredients ex
8.2. Solid volume of fine aggregate is therefore =
8.3. Required weight of fine aggregate =
10
Batch masses per cubic meter of concrete:

Co

11 Moisture Content o
Adjustment of C/A, F/A, and Water Content by MC and
Absorption Moisture Conten

Coarse Aggregate (wet) =

Fine Aggregate (wet) =

Water required by C/A = (MC

 Water required by F/A = (MC

Water required by C/A =

Water required by F/A =

Water to be added for Mixing = 205 + Water required - Excess w

12 Estimated batch mass for 1m3 Concrete

Coa
F

13 Laboratory Trial batch scale down to produce

0.025m3 of concrete :

Coa

14 Adjustments to provide proper yield and other characteristics

Water actually added in an effort to ge

The concrete has measured

Average

Since the water is insufficient Rolling back the water E

adjustment changes made by reducing the excess E
water in C/A and F/A
New water after rolling bac

Mixing water required with the same slum

Since the slump of the trial batch was incorrect, we
increase/decrease the re-estimated water by 2Kg/m3 of
A 1.5.3.9.1
concrete for each increase or decrease of 10mm in
slump (8Kg to raise 50mm to 75-100 mm range)

15.2 Since there is an increament of water and the

15 cement content is fixed to be 420 Kg the w/c ratio
should be adjusted
15.3 Since the amount of Coarse aggregate and fine Amount of C
aggregate are in good proportions to make satisfactory Amount o
workability they are fixed for the new concrete mix
16 Laboratory Trial batch scale down to produce
0.025m3 of concrete : W
 Coar
F

17 The Slump after adjustment:

18 Thus, the adjusted basic batch masses per W

cubic meter of Concrete:
Coars
Fin
culation or Reference Value

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CI 318, Table 5.3.2.2 8
fcr' (MPa) = fc'+8 38
OPC
Coarse Aggregate Fine Aggregate
2.8515625 2.50
2.7% 3.01%
- 3.0
1490 Kg/m3
1593.1871392405 Kg/m3 -
211.1-81 Table A1.5.3.1 50-75-mm
19mm
ACI Table A1.5.3.3 2%
- 0.45
ACI Table A1.5.3..3 205 kg/m3
455.555555556 kg/m3
211. 1-81 Table A1.5.3.6 0.6
0.6*1694 955.91 kg/m3
ter, Cement & Coarse Agg established
1-81)
Volume of water (205/1000) 0.205 m3
Solid volume of cement (455.5/(3.15*1000)) 0.145 m3
e of Coarse aggregate (955.91/(2.85*1000)) 0.335 m3
Volume of entrapped air (0.02*1.00) 0.020 m3
volume of ingredients except fine aggregate 0.705 m3
1.000 - 0.646 0.295 m3
0.354*2.62*1000 737.89 Kg
Water(net mixing) 205.0 Kg
Cement 456 Kg
Coarse aggregate(dry) 955.9 Kg
Fine aggregate(dry) 737.9 Kg

Moisture Content of Coarse Aggregate 0.00%

Moisture Content of Fine Aggregate 1.03%

Dry CA*(1+MC) 955.9 Kg

Dry FA*(1+MC) 745.5 Kg

(MC-Water Absorption) 2.7 %

 (MC-Water Absorption) 1.98 %

Dry CA*1.7% 25.81 Kg

Dry CA*1.5% 14.60 Kg

ater required - Excess water 245.41 Kg

Water 245.4 Kg/m3

Cement 455.6 Kg/m3
Coarse aggregate (wet) 955.9 Kg/m3
Fine aggregate (wet) 745.5 Kg/m3
Total 2402.4 Kg/m3

For 0.022275m3 0.003375

Water(to be added) 5.47 Kg 0.003375 0.06075
Cement 10.15 Kg 0.02025 0.022275
Coarse aggregate (wet) 21.29 Kg 0.022275
Fine aggregate(wet) 16.61 Kg
Total 53.51 Kg

y added in an effort to get the desired slump 4.74 Kg

Slump 45 mm
Average unit weight, Kg/m 3
2390 Kg/m3
; 0.0224 m3
Workability OK
Excess Water by C/A 57.49
Excess water by F/A 32.86

ew water after rolling back water adjustments 95.09

quired with the same slump as the trial batch

4247.10 Kg
(48.03/0.0261)

A 1.5.3.9.1 4255.10 Kg/m3

1847 / 420 = 10.13 Kg/m3

Amount of Coarse Aggregate = 955.9 Kg/m3

Amount of Fine Aggregate = 745.5 Kg/m3
For 0.025 m3
Water(to be added)= 106.38 Kg
 Cement= 11.39 Kg
Coarse aggregate (wet)= 23.90 Kg
Fine aggregate(wet)= 18.64 Kg
Total= 160.30 Kg
Slump = 75 mm

Water (Net Mixing) = 4255.1 Kg

Cement = 205 Kg
Coarse Aggregate (wet) = 955.9 Kg
Fine Aggregate (wet) = 745.5 Kg