M40 Mix Design

i. Test Data for Materials Mix Proportion for Concrete

1 Cement Cement,Kg
Make Ultratech Fly Ash,Kg
Type and Grade OPC 53 grade Liquid Admixture,Kg
Specific Gravity 3.15 Water,Kg
Fine Aggregates, Crushed sand (K
2 Coarse Aggregates(20mm) Coarse Agg (20mm), Kg
Specific Gravity 2.66 Coarse Agg (10mm), Kg
Water Absorption (%) 1.44

3 Coarse Aggregates(10mm) Volume of one cube (150*150*150mm)

Specific Gravity 2.57 Volume of one Beam(150*150*700mm)
Water Absorption (%) 1.44 Volume of one cube (100*100*100mm)
Volume of one Beam(100*100*500mm)
4 Fine Aggregates(Crushed sand)
Specific Gravity 2.57
Water Absorption (%) 3.09

5 Mineral Admixture
Mineral Admixture Fly Ash
Specific Gravity 2.28
Quanity 25kg

6 Liquid Admixture
Make Company name
Specific gravity 1.16

ii. Selection of w/cm ratio

Maxm W/C(IS456)= 0.4
Used w/c 0.35

Maxm water content for 20mm 186

MSA (Kg)
Water adjusted for slump(Kg) 198

Used water (Kg) 154

iii. Cementitious content

Cementitious materials(Kg/m3) = 440
 incresesd cementitious content 484
(kg/m3)=
new w/c= 0.318182
Cement (75%) = 374
Fly Ash (25%)= 110

iv. Mix proportion calculation

Air voids (Assumed) %= 1

Fraction of coarse aggregate = 0.6

Fraction of CA for given W/C= 0.64
Fraction of FA= 0.36

Mix Volume Total Volume

Cement, m3 0.118730158730159
Fly Ash, m3 0.0482456140350877
Liquid Admixture
(m3) (@ 2% by mass
0.0083448275862069
of cementitious
materials) =
Water, m3 0.154
Total Aggregate
0.660679399648547
Volume, m3
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w/c=0.35
oncrete per cubic meter (m3) 50Kg Batch Trail 1
Cement,Kg 374 50 11360.25
Fly Ash,Kg 110 15 3341.25
Liquid Admixture,Kg 9.68 1.294 294.03
Water,Kg 154 21 4677.75
ggregates, Crushed sand (Kg) 617 83 18754.585994296
Coarse Agg (20mm), Kg 559 75 16984.941206897
Coarse Agg (10mm), Kg 540 72 16410.262745009
Total Quantity: 71823.069946202

ne cube (150*150*150mm), m3= 0.003375 Trail volume =

ne Beam(150*150*700mm), m3= 0.01575
ne cube (100*100*100mm), m3= 0.001
ne Beam(100*100*500mm), m3= 0.005

S.N Tests Sample dimension Samples required

1 Compressive strngth test
2 Flexural strength test
3 Slump
4 Air content
5 Bulk Density
6 Split tensile strength
7
cube (100*100*100mm) 6
Beam (100*100*500) 6
Frustum (100,200,300) 3
Cylinder (Volume=0.1m3) 3
Cylinder (Volume=0.1m3) 3
Cylindrical (H:D=300:150) 6
Total Volume for one mix=

Durability Tests
8 Freeze and thaw
9 Shrinkage test

mixes= 6

Mix Proportion for Concrete Total Materials

Cement,Kg 398
Fly Ash,Kg 117
Liquid Admixture,Kg 10
Water,Kg 164
Fine Aggregates, Crushed sand (Kg) 657
Coarse Agg (20mm), Kg 595
Coarse Agg (10mm), Kg 575
 w/c=0.37 w/c=0.33
Trail 2 Trail 3
11.36025
1.11375 3.34125
0.09801 0.29403
1.55925 4.67775
6.24722169924812 18.754585994
5.6577465 16.984941207
5.4663189868421 16.410262745
20.1422971860902 71.823069946

0.030375

Volume of concrete(m3)
0.006
0.03
0.049455
0.03
0.03
0.0317925

0.1772475

Bags required
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 1. STIPULATIONS FOR PROPORTIONING

a) Grade designation M40

b) Type of cement opc 53 grade IS 8112
c) Maximum nominal size of aggregat 20mm
d) Minimum cefment content 320kg/m3
e) Maximum water- cement ratio 0.45
f) Workability 100mm
g) Exposure condition Severe
h) Method of concrete placing Manual
crushed angular
i) Type of aggregate
aggregate
j) Maximum cement content (opc) 450kg/m3

Superplasticizer
k) Chemical admixture type
l) Degree of supervision Good

1 TEST DATA FOR MATERIALS

Cement used OPC 43grade
Specific gravitly of cement 3.15

Chemical admixture
1.145
(Superplasticizer) specific gravity=

Flyash used(%)= 30
Specific gravity of flyash= 2.2
Specific gravity of:
1) Coarse aggregate (%) 2.66
2) Fine aggregate (%) 2.57
Water absorption
1) Coarse aggregate (%) 0.5
2) Fine aggregate (%) 1

Recycled steel fiber (%)= 0.5

 Sieve analysis :
1) Coarse aggregate

2) Fine aggregate

Target strength for mix

48.25
2 proportioning (Mpa)

Air voids(%)= 1

3 Selection of water content

used W/C= 0.35

for 20mm nominal size water(L) = 186
required slump (mm)= 100
Water (L)= 198
Final water used(L)= 139

4 Calculation of cement & Fly ash content

Cement(kg)= 398
Fly ash content (%) of 30
cementitiuos materials=
Cementitious materials(Kg)= 438
new W/C ratio= 0.32
Fly Ash content (kg)= 132
Cement required (kg)= 306
Cement saved (kg)= 92

5 proportiona of volume of course & fine aggregate

Fraction of course aggregate = 0.6

Fraction of CA for given W/C= 0.63
Fraction of FA= 0.37
6 Mix Calculations
Volume of concrete (m3)= 1
Volume of cement (m3)= 0.097
Volume of water (m3)= 0.139
Volume of chemical admixtures
(m3) (@ 2% by mass of cementitious 0.008
materials) =
Volume of flyash(m3)= 0.060
Volume of all in aggregate (m3)= 0.681
Mass of coarse aggregate (Kg)= 1142
Mass of fine aggregate (Kg)= 648
 Copncrete mix proportioning - Guidelines
IS 10262: 2009

PROPORTIONING Result
for 1m3 Concrete mix:
Cement(kg)=
Flyash(Kg)=
Coarse agg(Kg)=
Fine aggr(kg)=
steel fiber(%)=
Plasticizer(kg)=
Water(L/Kg)=

Volume of one cube

(150*150*150mm)(m3)=

Volume of one
beam(150*150*500)(m3)=

S.N Tests
MATERIALS 1 Compressive strngth test
2 Flexural strength test
3 Slump

4 Air content

5 Bulk Density
6 Split tensile strength
7 Modulus of elasticity

Distribution of materials for totoal mixes.

Mix=
Cement(kg)=
Flyash(Kg)=
Coarse agg(Kg)=
 Fine aggr(kg)=

Plasticizer(kg)=
Water(L/Kg)=

steel Fiber (m3)=

Steel fiber(Kg)=

ater content

& Fly ash content

ourse & fine aggregate

lations
x proportioning - Guidelines
IS 10262: 2009

Result

306
132
1142
648
0.5
8.76
139

0.003375

0.005

Sample dimension Samples required Volume of concrete(m3)

cube (150*150*150mm) 6 0.02025
Beam (100*100*500) 6 0.03
Frustum (100,200,300) 1 0.016485

Cylinder (Volume=0.1m3) 3 0.03

Cylinder (Volume=0.1m3) 3 0.03

Cylindrical (H:D=300:150) 6 0.0317925
Cylindrical (H:D=300:150) 3 0.01589625
Total Volume for one mix= 0.17442375

stribution of materials for totoal mixes.

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267
115
996
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121
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