Challenge

Project on Concrete Mix Design for various grades of Concrete

AIM : To Calculate the Concrete Mix Design for M35 grade concrete with fly ash & M50 grade concrete without Fly ash.

INTRODUCTION :

The concrete mix design is a praportion of cement,sand,aggregate for concrete to achieve the greater strength in structure.This project is to Calculate the Concrete Mix Design for M35 grade concrete with fly ash & M50 grade concrete without Fly ash.

A).Calculate the Concrete Mix Design for M35 grade concrete with fly ash:

I.This section has Specifications of the materials and requirements of the concrete to be made

•Grade Designation = M35

• Type of Cement = OPC 53

• Type of Admixturev= Fly ash

• Maximum NominalSize ofAggregate = 20mm

• Minimum Cement Content =340kg Table 5-IS456

• Maximum Cement Content = 450kg Table 5-IS456

• Partial replacement of cement by Fly ash 30%as per requirement

• Maximum W/C ratio= 0.45 Table 5-IS456

• Workability= 100mm

• Chemical Admixture = PCS Type

II. TEST DATA FOR MATERIALS

Standard values are assumed below.

• Cement = OPC 53

• Specific Gravity of Cement = 3.15

• Mineral Admixture = Fly ash

• Specific Gravity of Fly ash = 2.9

• Chemical [email protected]% IS9103

• Specific Gravity of

Coarse Aggregate = 2.74

Fine Aggregate = 2.74

Admixture PCE based = 1.12

• Water Absorption Test

Coarse aggregate = 0.5 %

Fine aggregate = 1 %H

III. TARGET STRENGTH FOR MIX PROPORTIONS OF M35 GRADE CONCRETE

Table 1 of IS456

Fck= fck+1.65s

“S” from Table1-IS10262

Fck= 35+1.65×5Fck= 43.25 N/mm2

IV. SELECTION OF WATER-CEMENT RATIO

Maximum W/C ratio=0.45 Table 5-IS456

Adopted W/C ratio=0.45

V. SELECTION OF WATER CONTENT

Maximum Water Content =186 L

(Table 2-IS1026 Above water-content is for 25 to 50mm slump)

But we need 100mm slump for our concert as per specification

Increase the water-content to get the required slump

Clause 4.2 of IS1026 suggests to increases 3% of water-content to get an extra 25mm slump

Hence we to increase water content by 6% to get an additional 50mm slump for our concrete

Water-content for 100mm Slump

=186+(0.06*186)

=197.16 L

Amount of water-content to be reduced depends on the type of superplasticizer

Percentage of Reduction in water content

=20% Water content requirement

=198 – (0.20*198)

=157.73

Adopted Water Content =160 L

VI. CALCULATION OF CEMENT AND FLY ASH CONTENT

Adopted Water Cement Ratio=0.45

Total Cementitious (Cement +Fly ash) requirement= Water Content / WaterCement ratio

=160/0.45=355.55 kg

we have increased the cementitious content by 10%.

Final Cementitious

Content (Cement+Fly ash)

= 356*1.10

=391.6 kg

Minimum Cement Content required for ‘severe’ exposure=340kg Table 5-IS456

Adopted

Cementious content=391.6 kg> 340kg

Fly ash content requirement= 391.6 * 0.3030% replacement

= 117.48 ~ 118 kg

Cement Content requirement=Cementious content – Flyash

=391.6-117.48

= 274.12

Calculation of Super Plasticiers @ 0.6 percent to the mass of cementitious content

= 391.6*(0.6/100)

= 2.35 kg

VII COARSE AND FINE AGGREGATE

Coarse Aggregate ratio

= 0.62 Table3-IS10262

(For W/C =0.5))

Coarse Aggregate ratio for 0.45 w/c ratio

= 0.63(adding 0.01 for every decrease .05 and vice versa)

Final Fine Aggregate ratio

= 0.37(1-0.63) = 0.37

VIII MIX CALCULATIONS OF M35 GRADE CONCRETE

A)Volume e of Concrete= 1 cu.m

B) total Volume of Cement= Cement/(S.G*1000)

= 275/(3.15*1000)

= 0.087 cu.m

C)Total Volume of Fly ash= Flyash/(S.G*1000)

= 118/(2.5*1000)

= 0.041 cu.m

D)Volume of Water=Water /(S.G*1000)

= 160/(1*1000)

= 0.160 cu.m

E)Volume of Superplasticizers= Superplasticizers /(S.G*1000)

= 2.35/(1.12*1000)

= 0.002 cu.m

F)Total Aggregates requirement= A – (B+C+D+E)

= 1 -(0.087 +0.041+0.160+0.002)

= 0.71 cu.m

G)Coarse Aggregate (C.A)= F * C.A ratio * S.G * 1000

= 0.71*0.63 *2.74 *1000

= 1225.6 kg

H) Fine Aggregate (F.A) = F * F.A ratio * S.G * 1000

= 0.71*0.37*2.74 *1000

=719.8 kg

Cement Flyash Sand Aggregate Water and Superplasticizer needed for M35 grade concrete

MATERIALS QUANTITY

• Cement = 275 kg

• Flyash= 118 kg

• Fine Aggregate= 720 kg

• coarse Aggregate (20mm) = 1226 kg

• Water = 160 L

• PCE based SuperPlasticizer = 2 L

To find the design mix ratio divide the calculated value of all materials by the weight of cement

Mix Ratio of M35 Grade concrete by weight is

Cement : Flyash: F.A : C.A : Water =1:0.4:2.6:4.46:0.58

B).Mix Design for M50 grade concrete without fly asConcrete :

I.This section has Specifications of the materials and requirements of the concrete to be made

Grade designation : M 50

Type of cement : OPC 53 grade

Maximum nominal size of aggregate : 20 mm

Minimum cement content : 360 kg/m3 Table 5-IS456

Maximum water-cement ratio : 0.35 Table 5-IS456

Workability : 100mm

Maximum cement content : 450 kg/m3 Table 5-IS456

Chemical admixture type : Super Plasticizer

II. TEST DATA FOR MATERIALS

Cement = OPC 53

Specific gravity of cement : 3.12

Specific gravity of Coarse Aggregate : 2.74

Specific gravity of Fine Aggregate : 2.56

Water Absorption Coarse aggregate = 0.5 %

Water Absorption Fine aggregate = 1 %H

III. TARGET STRENGTH FOR MIX PROPORTIONS OF M50 GRADE CONCRETE

ftarget = fck + 1.65 x s

“S” from Table1-IS10262 standard deviation,

s = 5.0 N/mm2

ftarget = 50 + 1.65 x 5.0 = 58.25 N/mm2

IV. SELECTION OF WATER-CEMENT RATIO

Maximum water-cement ratio = 0.35 Table 5 of IS 456 : 2000

V. SELECTION OF WATER CONTENT

Maximum Water Content =186 L

(Table 2-IS1026 Above water-content is for 25 to 50mm slump)

But we need 100mm slump for our concert as per specification

Increase the water-content to get the required slump

Clause 4.2 of IS1026 suggests to increases 3% of water-content to get an extra 25mm slump

Hence we to increase water content by 6% to get an additional 50mm slump for our concrete

Water-content for 100mm Slump

=186+(0.06*186)

=197.16 L

Amount of water-content to be reduced depends on the type of superplasticizer

Based on trials with Super plasticizer water content reduction of 27% has been achievedwater content

= 197 – [197 x (27/100)]

= 143 litres.

VI. CALCULATION OF CEMENT

Water-cement ratio = 0.35

Cement content = 143/0.35

= 410 kg/m3

From Table 5 of IS 456

minimum cement content for ‘Extreme exposure’ condition = 360 kg/m3

410 kg/m3 > 360 kg/m3

hence, O.K.

VII COARSE AND FINE AGGREGATE

Coarse Aggregate ratio

= 0.62 Table3-IS10262

(For W/C =0.5))

Coarse Aggregate ratio for 0.45 w/c ratio

= 0.63(adding 0.01 for every decrease .05 and vice versa)

Final Fine Aggregate ratio

= 0.37(1-0.63) = 0.37

Therefore,

Volume of coarse aggregate = 0.65 x 0.9 = 0.585

Volume of fine aggregate content =1 – 0.585 =0.415

VIII MIX CALCULATIONS OF M50 GRADE CONCRETE

a) Volume of concrete = 1m3

b) Volume of cement = (Mass of Cement/ Its Specific Gravity ) X (1/1000)

= (410/3.12) X (1/1000)

= 0.131 m3

c) Volume of Water = (Mass of water/specific gravity of water) X (1/1000)

= (143/1) X (1/1000)

= 0.143 m3

d) Volume of Superplasticizer = (Mass of Superplasticizer / Specific gravity of admixture) X (1/1000)

= (8.2/1.145) X (1/1000)

= 0.007 m3

e) Volume of all aggregate = (a – (b + c + d))

= 1 – (0.131 + 0.143+0.007)

= 0.719 m3

e) Mass of coarse aggregate = Volume of All Aggregate X Volume of Coarse Aggregate X Specific Gravity of Coarse Aggregate X 1000

= 0.719 x 0.585 x 2.74 x 1000

= 1152.48 kg

f) Mass of fine aggregate = Volume of all aggregate X volume of fine aggregate X Specific gravity of fine aggregate X 1000

= 0.719 x 0.415 x 2.56 x 1000

= 763.86 kg

MATERIALS QUANTITY

Cement = 410 kg/m3

Water = 143 kg/m3

Super plasticizer = 7 kg/m3

Fine aggregates = 763.86 kg/m3

Coarse aggregate = 1152.48 kg/m3

To find the design mix ratio divide the calculated value of all materials by the weight of cement

Mix Ratio of M50 Grade concrete by weight is

Cement : F.A : C.A : Water=1 : 1.472 : 3.043 : 0.35

RESULT :

The Concrete Mix proportion by weight of M35 grade concrete with fly ash is - 1:0.4:2.6:4.46:0.58

The Concrete Mix proportion by weight of M50 grade concrete with out fly ash - 1 : 1.472 : 3.043 : 0.35

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