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Guide Lines for

Civil works, Manholes & Infrastructure

5.1 Specifications. All materials not otherwise specified are to be in accordance with
the Specification of the British Standards Institution, in so far as those
Specifications apply. All material needs to be submitted to Du for approval.

5.2 Concrete. (a) Concrete shall be of the quality required by this Specification or as
directed by the Civil Works Supervisor.

(a) New chart added for ready mixed or mechanically mixed concrete (see
table below).

(b) Substitute as below:

The contractor may use ready mixed concrete for any specified grade of concrete,
subject to approval of the concrete supplier and mix design, etc., by the Civil
Work Supervisor. All ready mixed concrete shall conform to BS 5238, batches at
the concrete plant, to be used to approval and shall comply with all the
requirements of the concrete.

The concrete shall be carried out in purpose made agitators operating

continuously, or transit mixers specially designed to carry the product. The
concrete shall be compacted and in it final position within a maximum period of
two hours of its batching time at the plant unless a longer period is agreed by the
Civil Works Supervisor under special circumstances. The time of batching
concrete shall be recorded on the delivery note along with the details of the
constituents of each batch of mix.

When truck mixed concrete is used water is to be added at the central batching
plant of quality and in quantity as specified or approved. With trucks mounted
with proper water dispensers the possibility of adding water, to dry mixed batch
at site can be Works supervisor. Under no circumstances water shall be allowed
to be added either during the transit or at site to the ready mixed concrete.

The transit mixers and their mixing and discharge requirements shall comply with
the requirements BS 4251. Mixing shall continue for the number and rates of
revolutions are recommended minimum rate of revolutions per minute.

Grade of Concrete A B C D
Characteristic strength
28 days in N/mm2 40 35 25 15
Individual Test Results
To be more than (N/mm2) 32 28 20 12
Mixes to be designed for mean
Strength (N/mm2) 48 44 32 20
Slump Max (with plasticiser) 70 70 100 120
Max. water cement ratio 0.4 0.45 0.55 0.65
Minimum Cement (kg/m3) 400 370 300 250
Total aggregate (kg/m3) %age of 1650 1700 1750 1800
fine aggregate to total Dry Aggregate
Zone © 40 – 45 40 – 45 35 – 50 35 – 50
Zone (M) 35 – 40 35 – 40 35 – 50 -
Zone (F) 30 – 35 30 – 35 35 – 50 -
Nominal maximum size of aggregate 20mm 20mm 20mm 20mm
Method of compaction All (A – B – C – D) Vibrated

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