Design Mix

Given: For Pavement

Fine Aggregates – Manufactured Coarse Aggregates - Angular

Fineness Modulus = 3.10 Max. Size, mm = 50.8 mm

Sp.gr. (SSD) = 2.65 Sp.gr. (SSD) = 2.75
Moisture Content = 5.50 Moisture Content = -3.50
Absorption % = 2.20 Absorption % = 1.10

Cement factor = 9.5 bags/m3 of concrete

Slump = 50.8 mm
Sp.gr. of cement = 3.12
Class of Concrete = Pavement
 1 =
1. Absolute volume of concrete = 0.19526 m3
9.5
40
2. Absolute volume of cement = = 0.01282 m3
3.12 x 1000

3. Absolute volume of water

Adjustment:
50.8 – 76.2
For Slump = 3% (172) = - 5.16
25.4

For manufactured sand = + 8.9

For concrete pavement = - 4.7
- 0.96

Adjustment for Water = 172– 0.96 = 171.04 m3

4. Absolute volume of water = 171.04
= 0.01800 m3
9.5 x 1000

5. Absolute volume of cement + water = 0.01282 + 0.01800

= 0.03082 m3

6. Abs. vol. of F.A. + C.A. = Abs. vol.of concrete – Abs. vol. of water + cement

= 0.10526 - 0.03082 = 0.07444 m3

From Table V, % sand = 39%
Adjustment

W 172
= = 0.45
C 9.5x 40

W 0.45 - .57 1% = -2.4

For =
C .05

3.10 - 2.75
For F.M. = 1/2 = 1.75
.1

Manufactured sand = +3.00

For Concrete Paving = -3.00
-0.65
Adjusted % Sand = 39 – 0.65 = 38.35
7. Absolute volume of F.A. = Adjusted % sand
Abs. Vol.of FA & CA
100

38.35
= (0.07444)
100

= 0.02855 m3

8. Abs.Vol.of Coarse Agg = Abs.Vol. of FA & CA – Abs. Vol. of F.A.

= 0.07444 – 0.02855
= 0.04589 m3
Batch by Weights

Uncorrected Corrected
Material Abs. Vol. Sp. gravity X water weight weight
m3 kg/m3 (kgs) (kgs)

Cement 0.01282 3.12 1000 40 40

Water 0.01800 1.00 1000 18 13.18

F.A 0.02855 2.62 1000 74.80 76.59

C.A 0.04589 2.75 1000 126.20 129.23

 MC – Absorption
9. Corrected F.A. = Uncorrected 1 +
100

5.50 – 3.10
= 74.80 1 + 100

= 74.80 ( 1.024)
= 76.59

3.50 – 1.10
10. Corrected C.A. = 126.20 + 1 +
100

= 126.20 + 1.024
= 129.23
 Uncorrected FA – Corrected FA +
11. Corrected Water = Uncorrected water + Uncorrected CA – Corrected CA

= 18 + ( 74.80 – 76.59 ) + ( 126.20 – 129.23)

= 18 - 1.79 – 3.03
= 13.18