Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Technical Report No. Tr6/2017 Concrete Mix Design and Trail Mixes EXECUTION May 2017
Technical Report No. Tr6/2017 Concrete Mix Design and Trail Mixes EXECUTION May 2017
Technical Report No. Tr6/2017 Concrete Mix Design and Trail Mixes EXECUTION May 2017
net/publication/318362142
Technical REPORT No. TR6/2017 CONCRETE MIX DESIGN and TRAIL MIXES
EXECUTION May 2017
CITATIONS READS
0 1,400
1 author:
SEE PROFILE
Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects:
All content following this page was uploaded by Alaa Hussein Al-Zuhairi on 12 July 2017.
May 2017
Prepared by:
Ass. Prof. Dr. Alaa H. Al-Zuhairi
ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician Grade I
Certification ID #01355177
1. Preface
Consulting Engineering Bureau Laboratories (CEBL) has been
authorized by ENKA UK Construction Limited Company via their letter no. IQ-
361-00003 dated 30/5/2017 to prepare a technical report for the design of three
concrete mixes required by ENKA UK Construction Limited Company in their
letter no. 003 dated in April, 9, 2017. The concrete mixes were designed
according to ACI 211.1.
2. Introduction
Concrete is composed principally of aggregate, a Portland or blended
cement, and water, and may contain other cementitious materials and/or
chemical admixtures. Chemical admixtures used to accelerate, retard, improve
workability, reduce mixing water requirements, increase strength, or alter other
properties of the concrete.
The selection of concrete proportions involves a balance between economy and
requirement for placeability, strength, durability, density and sometimes
appearance. The calculated proportions must always be considered subject to
revision on the basis of experience with trail batches. Laboratory trail batches
should be verified and adjusted in field using mixes of the size and type to be
used during construction.
Slumps given in Table (1) may be increased when chemical admixtures are used,
provided that the admixture-treated concrete has the same or lower water-
cementitious material ratio dose not exhibit segregation potential or excessive
bleeding. On the other hand the maximum values of slump shown in Table (1)
may be increased by 25mm for methods os consolidation other than vibration.
The assigned value of w/cm should not exceed the suggested maximum
permissible w/cm for concrete in sever exposure shown in Table (4).
Table (4): Maximum Permissible w/cm for Concrete in Sever Exposure (ACI
201.2R)
4. Material Properties
4.1 Cement
Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) Lafarge (Karbala Al-Jisser) trade mark and
Sulphate Resistance Portland Cement (SRPC) Samawa (Al-Dohh) trade mark
were used. Physical and chemical test results of these two cements are shown in
testing reports No. 1082 dated in April, 18, 2017 and No. 969 dated in April, 4,
2017.
4.2 Coarse Aggregate
Two fractions of crushed coarse aggregate were supplied from Chalat quarry (4-
10) mm and (5-19) mm. Physical and chemical test results of these two coarse
aggregate fractions are shown in testing report No. 970 dated in April, 4, 2017.
4.3 Admixtures
Two types of high performance water reducing admixtures (type F & G
according to ASTM C494) were provided to be used in required concrete mixes.
Test results of these admixtures are shown in testing reports Nos. 965, 966, 967
and 968 dated in April, 4, 2017.
4. Mix Design
Two of mixes were designed for a minimum cube compressive strength of 40
MPa and one mix was designed for a minimum cube compressive strength of 20
MPa. All mixes tried and executed in CEBL. Table (6) comprises the
proportions of theses mixes while Table (7) includes the results of the testing.
Table (6) Mix Proportions
Required
Fine Coarse Agg.
Lab code Cube comp. Cement Water Admix.
Field No. Material Agg. crushed (Chalet
No. strength (kg/m3) (lt./m3
) (lt./m3)
(kg/m3) quarry) (kg/m3)
(MPa)
Weber
TypeV Karbala (4-8) (5-19)
Type Tap Admix
New Samawa 5 mm mm
Cmix11 40 CF555
Mix 1 Quantities 400* 850 575 400 165 6.0
Proportions 1 2.125 1.437 1.000 0.412 -
TypeV Karbala (4-8) (5-19) Sikament
Type Tap
New Lafarge 4 mm mm F32N
Cmix12 40 Quantities 400* 845 580 400 165 5.5
Mix 2
Proportions 1 2.112 1.450 1.000 0.412 -
TypeV Karbala (4-8) (5-19)
Type Tap
Samawa 4 mm mm
Cmix13 Mix 6 20 Quantities 300 850 585 400 200 NA
Proportions 1 2.833 1.933 1.334 0.667
(*) cement content was limited by the client
References
1. ACI Committee 211, 2002, "Standard Practice for selecting proportions for Normal,
Heavyweight, and Mass Concrete (ACI 211.1-91), American Concrete Institute, Farmington
Hills.
2. ACI Committee 318, 2014, "Building Code Requirement for structural Concrete (ACI 318-
14) and Commentary (318M-14), American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills.
3. ACI Committee 201, 2008, "Guide to Durable Concrete (ACI 201.2R), American Concrete
Institute, Farmington Hills.
4. Neville, A.M. and Brooks, J.J., "Concrete Technology", 2nd Edition, 2010, Prentice Hall.