Ratio

Mixture Class Proportion

Class AA 1:1½:3
Class A 1:2:4
Class B 1:2½:5
Class C 1:3:6

I. Solution by Volume

Mass
Volume per bag of cement =
Density

density of cement ( volume per bag of cement )(ratio of cement )

Volume of Cement=
specific gravity of cement (unit weight of water )

density of sand (volume per bag of cement)(ratio of sand )

Volume of Sand=
specific gravity of sand (unit weight of water )

density of gravel (volume per bag of cement )(ratio of gravel)

Volume of Gravel=
specific gravity of gravel(unit weight of water )

3
Water =26 liters=0.026 m

Volume of concrete per bag=cement + sand + gravel+ water

Volume of voids of 3.21 %=100 %−3.21 %=1−0.0321=0.9679

Total volume of concrete per bag=volume of concrete per bag( volume of voids)
 total cubic meter of concrete needed
No . of bags of cement needed=
total volume of concrete per bag

Volume of sand needed for the mixture:

no . of bags of cement (ratio of sand)( volume of cement )

Volume of gravel needed for the mixture :

no . of bags of cement (ratio of gravel)(volume of cement )
Volume of water needed for the mixture=no . of bags of cement ( ratio of water )

II. Solution by Mass

Mass
Volume per bag of cement =
Density

Mass of Cement=density of cement (volume per bag of cement )(Ratio of cement )

Mass of Sand=density of sand ( volume per bag of cement)( Ratio of sand )

Mass of Gravel=density of gravel (volume per bag of cement )(ratio of gravel)

Mass of Water=26 liters=26 kg

Total mass of conrete per bag=cement +sand + gravel+ water

Density of concrete =2400 kg/m3

Total mass
Total volume of concrete per bag=
Density of concrete
 total cubic meter of concrete needed
No . of bags of cement needed=
total volume of concrete per bag

Volume of sand needed for the mixture:

Mass of sand Volume of conrete

×
Total volume of concrete per bag Density of sand

Volume of gravel needed for the mixture :

Mass of gravel Volume of conrete

×
Total volume of concrete per bag Density of gravel

Volume of water needed for the mixture=no . of bags of cement ( ratio of water )