GRADING LIMITS OF COMBINED FINE AND COARSE AGGREGATES FOR

CEMENT CONCRETE MIX DESIGN

Project: Construction of King Salman Abdu Laziz Specialist Hospital, Lusaka.
Client: Ministry of Health
Archects: +Urban Plus
Structural and Civil Engineers: Bchod Consulting Eingineers

GRADING LIMIT
Combined
ASTM SIEVE aggregates percent Percentage Passing (by Mass)
(mm) Passing Lower limit Upper limit
37.5 100.00 100 100
20 97.50 95 100
14 75.00 65 85
10 60.00 50 70
5 45.00 35 55
2.36 35.00 25 45
1.18 25.00 15 35
0.6 20.00 10 30
0.3 12.50 5 20
0.15 2.50 0 5
Percentage passing

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 GRADING LIMITS OF COMBINED FINE AND COARSE AGGREGATES FOR
CEMENT CONCRETE MIX DESIGN
Project: Construction of King Salman Abdu Laziz Specialist Hospital, Lusaka.
Client: Ministry of Health
Archects: +Urban Plus
Structural and Civil Engineers: Bchod Consulting Eingineers

GRADING LIMITS
Combined Percentage Passing (by Mass)
ASTM SIEVE aggregates
(mm) percent Passing Lower limit Upper limit
38.1 100.00 100 100
19 67.00 59 75
9.5 52.00 44 60
4.75 39.50 32 47
2.36 31.50 25 38
1.18 23.50 17 30
0.6 17.50 12 23
0.3 11.00 7 15
0.15 2.50 0 5
0.075 1.00 0 2
FM = 5.56
Percentage passing (%)

Gradation limits

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