1. The document provides requirements for mixing water content, air content, slump, and maximum coarse aggregate size for concrete mixes.
2. It also provides recommended water-cement ratios for different compressive strengths of non-air entrained and air entrained concrete.
3. Details are given for calculating the quantities of cement, coarse aggregate, fine aggregate, and water required for a concrete mix meeting specified parameters.
1. The document provides requirements for mixing water content, air content, slump, and maximum coarse aggregate size for concrete mixes.
2. It also provides recommended water-cement ratios for different compressive strengths of non-air entrained and air entrained concrete.
3. Details are given for calculating the quantities of cement, coarse aggregate, fine aggregate, and water required for a concrete mix meeting specified parameters.
1. The document provides requirements for mixing water content, air content, slump, and maximum coarse aggregate size for concrete mixes.
2. It also provides recommended water-cement ratios for different compressive strengths of non-air entrained and air entrained concrete.
3. Details are given for calculating the quantities of cement, coarse aggregate, fine aggregate, and water required for a concrete mix meeting specified parameters.
1. The document provides requirements for mixing water content, air content, slump, and maximum coarse aggregate size for concrete mixes.
2. It also provides recommended water-cement ratios for different compressive strengths of non-air entrained and air entrained concrete.
3. Details are given for calculating the quantities of cement, coarse aggregate, fine aggregate, and water required for a concrete mix meeting specified parameters.
Air Entrained Non-Air Entrained Concrete Details Type of Concrete Compressive Strength of Concrete, fc' (psi) Slump height of concrete (in.) Specific gravity of cement
Coarse Aggregate Details
Maximum aggregate size (in.) Stone aggregate oven dry unit weight (lb/ft3) Bulk specific gravity Absorption capacity (%) Surface Moisture (%)
ment e (in.) 3 6 220 190 220 190 Non-Air 245 210 Entrained 245 210 270 - 270 - Entrained
0.3 0.2 e (in.) 3 6 205 180 205 180 Air 225 200 Entrained 225 200 260 - 260 - 1.5 1 3 0.44 0.53 0.6 0.65 0.69 0.72 0.76 0.81 Non-Air Entrained 1. Water and air content 4000 Weight of water in concrete 340 4 Air Content 2 3.15 2. Water Cement Ratio Water cement ratio required 0.57 0.75 Maximim permissible ratio 0.5 100 W/C ratio controls 0.5 2.7 1 3. Cement Content 3 Weight of cement 680.00
4. Coarse Aggregate content
2.6 Volume of oven dry CA per concrete volume 0.64 2.65 Volume of oven dry CA 17.28 1 Oven dry weight of CA 1728 3 5. Fine Aggregate Concent (Absolute volume) Water volume 5.449 Cement volume 3.460 CA volume 10.256 Air content 0.54
Total volume (except Fine Aggregate) 19.705
Volume of FA 7.30 Weight of FA 1206.362108
6. Adjustment due to Moisture Content and Water Absorption
Adjusted weight of FA 1242.552971 Adjusted weight of CA 1779.84 Weight of water required 249.3282109
Total weight of concrete per yd3
Cement 680.00 Fine Aggregate 1242.55 Coarse Aggregate 1779.84 Water 249.33
Air Entrained Non-Air Entrained Concrete Details Type of Concrete Compressive Strength of Concrete, fc' (psi) Slump height of concrete (in.) Specific gravity of cement
Coarse Aggregate Details
Maximum aggregate size (in.) Stone aggregate oven dry unit weight (lb/ft3) Bulk specific gravity Absorption capacity (%) Surface Moisture (%)
s 3 0.44 0.53 0.6 0.65 0.69 0.72 0.76 0.81 Air Entrained 1. Water and air content 4000 Weight of water in concrete 305 3 Air Content 3.5 3.15 2. Water Cement Ratio Water cement ratio required 0.48 0.75 Maximim permissible ratio 0.5 100 W/C ratio controls 0.48 2.7 1 3. Cement Content 0 Weight of cement 635.42
4. Coarse Aggregate content
2.7 Volume of oven dry CA per concrete volume 0.63 2.65 Volume of oven dry CA 17.01 1.3 Oven dry weight of CA 1701 3 5. Fine Aggregate Concent (Absolute volume) Water volume 4.888 Cement volume 3.233 CA volume 10.096 Air content 0.945
Total volume (except Fine Aggregate) 19.162
Volume of FA 7.84 Weight of FA 1296.147922
6. Adjustment due to Moisture Content and Water Absorption
Adjusted weight of FA 1335.032359 Adjusted weight of CA 1701 Weight of water required 264.9490292
Total weight of concrete per yd3
Cement 635.42 Fine Aggregate 1335.03 Coarse Aggregate 1701.00 Water 264.95
(Mechanical Engineering Theory and Applications) António Manuel de Bastos Pereira, Francisco José Gomes Da Silva - Handbook of Welding_ Processes, Control and Simulation-Nova Science Publishers (2021)
(Mechanical Engineering Theory and Applications) António Manuel de Bastos Pereira, Francisco José Gomes Da Silva - Handbook of Welding_ Processes, Control and Simulation-Nova Science Publishers (2021)
