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Table1.0 Material Properties of Aggregates Test Conducted of Coarse and Fine Aggregates Coarse Aggregates Fine Aggregates

The document outlines the process for designing a concrete mix using the BRE method. It provides material properties for coarse and fine aggregates, required design mix data, and calculations to determine the target mean strength, water-cement ratio, free water content, cement content, wet density, fine and coarse aggregate contents, mix ratios, and modifications for casting concrete cubes and beams. The final mix design ratios are 1:1.3:3.6 for cement:fine aggregate:coarse aggregate.

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Table1.0 Material Properties of Aggregates Test Conducted of Coarse and Fine Aggregates Coarse Aggregates Fine Aggregates

The document outlines the process for designing a concrete mix using the BRE method. It provides material properties for coarse and fine aggregates, required design mix data, and calculations to determine the target mean strength, water-cement ratio, free water content, cement content, wet density, fine and coarse aggregate contents, mix ratios, and modifications for casting concrete cubes and beams. The final mix design ratios are 1:1.3:3.6 for cement:fine aggregate:coarse aggregate.

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CONCRETE MIX DESIGN BY BRE METHOD

Table1.0 Material properties of aggregates

Test conducted of coarse and fine Coarse Fine aggregates


aggregates aggregates
Specific gravity test 2.7 2.6
Fineness Modulus 7.4 2.4
Water absorption
Moisture content 1 4
Bulk density

Required Design Mix Data

a) Grade of concrete
b) Characteristic strength (fc) =40
c) Degree of workability desired 30-60mm
d) Type of aggregate to be used = crushed
e) Maximum size of aggregate to be used = 25
f) Standard deviation (S) of compressive strength of concrete samples =8 Mpa
g) Specific gravity of aggregate =2.98
h) Cement type = Grade 42.5
i) Slump value =60-180
j) Maximum cement required for durability = 300kg/m3

Target Mean Strength for mix proportioning

T.M.S= f c + kS

T.M.S=40+ 1.64 ×8 (N/mm2)

=53.2kg/m3

Selection of water cement ratio (w/c)

Since type of cement = Grade 42.5

Type of aggregate = crushed

From Table 2 and Figure 4, water cement ratio for the compressive strength of 53.2 N/mm2 is
0.5.
Determining free water content

Maximum aggregate size =37.5 ≅ 40

Slump required =30-60 mm

Type of aggregate = crushed

From Table 3 free water content is 190kg/m3

Cement content (c)

w
c=
w /c

190
¿
0.5

C= 380

Determining wet density

Free water content=190kg/m3

Specific gravity=2.7

From figure 5 wet density is 2430kg/m3

= ρwet =Cement+ Aggregate+ Water

Aggregate= ρwet −( Cement+ Water )

=2430-(380+190)

=1860kg/m3

Agg=Coarse agg + Fine agg =1860 kg /m3

Determining Fine aggregate

Percentage passing 600μm sieve =62%

From figure 6 Fine content ¿ 27 %

Fine aggregate content

FA,1860 ×0.27=502.2kg/m3
Coarse aggregate content

CA, 1860−502.2=1357.8kg/m3

QUANTITIES

Cement =380kg/m3

Fine aggregate=502.2kg/m3

Coarse aggregate=1357.8kg/m3

Water content=190kg/m3

RATIOS

380 502.2 1357.8


, : :
380 380 380

1:1.3:3.6

MODIFICATION TO MIX DESIGN METHOD

Adjustments;

 Volume of concrete for nine cubes

Volume = 0.15 × 0.15 × 0.15 × 9= 0.030375m3

Water:

190kg/m3× 0.030375m3= 5.7710kg

Cement:

380kg/m3×0.030375m3= 11.543kg

Fine aggregates:

502.2kg/m3×0.030375m3= 15.254kg

Coarse aggregates:

1357.8/m3×0.030375m3=41.243kg
 For 9 beams of 150mm × 150mm × 750mm

Volume = 9 × 0.15 × 0.15 × 0.75= 0.151875m3

Water:

190kg/m3 × 0.0151875m3= 28.856kg

Cement:

380kg/m3×0.151875m3= 57.713kg

Fine aggregates:

502.2kg/m3×0.151875m3= 76.272kg

Coarse aggregates:

1357.8kg/m3×0.151875m3= 206.216kg

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