FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

ASSESEMENT 2

BY: MWANGI EDWIN MURIMI

BP12/00234/22

UNIT: CEEN 232

CONCRETE & CEMENT

SUBMITTED TO: Dr. Cornelius N.

SIGNATURE………….
FEB 2024
Assuming the below, calculate the volumes of cement, water, fine aggregate & coarse aggregates in
1m³ of concrete given:
Cement: 372.2kg
Water to cement ratio = 0.4 (by weight);
Cement: fine aggregate: coarse aggregate = 1 : 1.5 : 3 by weight;
Air voids 1.7% by volume of concrete
Free water content: 5% in fine aggregate & 1.65% in coarse aggregate;
Specific gravities:
Cement: 3.15;
Fine aggregates: 2.4;
Coarse aggregates 2.7;
Density of water is 1000kg/m³

Solution
Mass of water before reduction for free in FA & CA = 0.4×372.2kg = 148.88Kg
Mass of FA before adjustment of water content = 372.2kg×1.5 = 558.3Kg
Mass of CA before adjustment of water content = 372.2kg×3 = 1116.6Kg
Free water content;
5
FA= ×558.3 Kg = 27.91Kg
100
1.6 5
C A= ×558.3 Kg = 18.42Kg
100

Mass of FA after adjusting free water content = 558.3Kg + 27.91Kg = 586.21Kg

Mass of CA after adjusting free water content = 1116.6Kg + 18.42Kg = 1135.02Kg
Mass of water after adjusting free water content = 148.88Kg - 27.91Kg - 18.42Kg = 102.55Kg

1.7
Removal of volume of air void ¿ 1− × 1 = 0.983M3
100
372.2
Volume of cement (mass/density) ¿ =0.1181 Mᵌ
3.15× 1000
102.55
Volume of water (mass/density) = =0.1025 Mᵌ
1× 1000
586.21
Volume of FA only (mass/density) = =0.2442 Mᵌ
2.4 ×1000
 1135.02
Volume of CA only (mass/density) = =0. 4203 Mᵌ
2.7 ×1000
27.91
Volume of Water in FA = =0. 0279 Mᵌ
1× 1000
18.42
Volume of Water in CA = =0. 0184 Mᵌ
1× 1000

Volumes (m3) Adjusted Volume (m3 )

Cement 0.1181 0.1181 × 1.055 = 0.1246

Water 0.1025 0.1025 ×1.055 = 0.1081
FA 0.2442 0.2442 ×1.055 = 0.2576
CA 0.4203 0.4203 ×1.055 = 0.4434
Water in FA 0.0279 0.0279 ×1.055 = 0.0294
Water in CA 0.0184 0.0184 × 1.055 = 0.0194
Total volume (not
inclusive of air 0.9314 0.9825 ≃ 0.983
0.983
void)
Volume of air 0.017
voids

0.983
Adjust Volumes by a ratio of =1.055
0.9314