Concrete Mix Design Example As per IS 10262-2009















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LAB TESTSLAB TESTS




 

                           1) Specific Gravity of Fine Aggregate














Requirement 








1.Pycnometer








2.Electronic Weight  Balance 







3.Sand  200g Sample

















Sl.No Observation Trail



1 2 3



1 Weight of Pycnometer, W1(g) 100 100 100



2 Weight of Pycnometer+dry Fine Agg, W2(g) 200 200 200



3 Weight of Pycnometer+ Fine Agg + water, W3(g) 208 211 211



4 Weight of Pycnometer + water, W4(g) 150 150 150



5 Specific Gravity   2.38 2.56 2.56




Specific Gravity   Gs = (W2-W1)/((W4-W1)-(W3-W2))


























Average Specific Gravity of Sand   =   2.5














 













 

 







 


 2 Specific Gravity of Coarse Aggregate














Requirement 








1.Pycnometer








2.Electronic Weight  Balance 







3.Sand  200g Sample

















Sl.No Observation Trail



1 2 3



1 Weight of Pycnometer, W1(g) 100 100 100



2 Weight of Pycnometer+dry Coarse Agg, W2(g) 75 75 75



3 Weight of Pycnometer+Coarse Agg + water, W3(g) 75 75 75



4 Weight of Pycnometer + water, W4(g) 150 150 150



5 Specific Gravity   -0.50 -0.50 -0.50




Specific Gravity   Gs = (W2-W1)/((W4-W1)-(W3-W2))


























Average Specific Gravity of Coarse Aggregate   =   -0.5














 













 

 







 


3 Sieve analysis - Fine Aggregate
 









 



Requirement 




 



1.Sieve




 



2.Electronic Weight  Balance 



 



3.Weight of Sample 250  g



 









 


Sl.No IS Sieve Designation Weight of Sample Retain % of Sample Passing  As per IS 383
 


1 10 mm 0.00 100% 100
 


2 4.75 mm 52.00 79% 90-100
 


3 2.36 mm 10.00 75% 75-100
 


4 1.18 mm 50.00 55% 55-90
 


5 600 Micron 25.00 45% 35-59
 


6 300 Micron 108.00 2% 8-30
 


7 150 Micron 5.00 0% 0-10
 


  Total Weight  250.00    
 








 









 



Grading Zone II 




 




DESIGN 




 

 
Concrete Design Mix -(IS10262_2009)
           
A) Design Stipulations


 
 



 
a Grade Designation  M25 RCC
 
b Type of Cement  OPC 43 Grade conforming to IS 8112

 
c Maximum Nominal size of aggregate 20mm

 
d Minimum Cement Content  320Kg/Cum

 
e Maximum W/C (Based On Experience) 0.5

 
f Workablity 100mm (Slump)

 
g Exposure Condition  Moderate

 
h Method of concrete placing  No

 
i Degree of(Supervision) quality control, and Good

 
j Type of Aggregate  (Rounded)

 
k Maximum cement Content 450Kg/Cum

 
l Chemical admixture  Superplasticizer

 
m Using Fly Ash No

 
 



 
B) Test Data for Materials


 
1 Cement used OPC 43 Grade conforming to IS 8112  
  Specific gravity of cement 3.15

 
2 Fly Ash Conforming to IS3812(Part I)  
  Specific gravity of Fly Ash 0 Put 0 Va  
3 Chemical admixture Superplasticizer Conforming to IS 9103  
  Specific gravity 1.145
 
4 i) Specific gravity of coarse aggregates 2.6

 
  ii) Specific gravity of fine aggregate 2.6

 
5 Water absorption


 
  i) Coarse aggregate 0.00%

 
  ii) Fine aggregate 0.00%

 
6 Free (surface) moisture


 
  i) Coarse aggregate 1% (absorbed moisture also nil)
  ii) Fine aggregate 1%

 
7 Sieve analysis


 
  i) Coarse aggregate


 
  ii) Fine Aggregate  for  Zone II

 
 



 
 



 
  The Actual Quantities of Different constituents required for one Cum of Concrete
 
  1) Cement 300 kg 1
 
  2) Fly Ash 0 kg 0.00
 
  3) Sand 762.4 kg 2.54
 
  4) Course Aggregate  Fraction I -60% 741.74 kg 2.47
 
  5) Course Aggregate  Fraction II -40% 494.5 kg 1.65
 
  6) Water 140 kg 0.47
 
  7) Chemical Admixture 7.7 kg 0.03
 
           
 




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