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UNDERSTANDINGCONCRETEMIXRATIO
Basedonstrength,concreteisclassifiedintodifferentgradeslikeM5,M7.5,M10,M15etc.,MstandsforMixand
numberstandsforcharacteristiccompressivestrengthoftheconcretein28daysindirectcompressivetest.Ifthe
ratioforM20concreteis1:1.5:3then1partcement,1.5partsandand3partaggregate(crushedstone)in
volumeisbatchedformixing.
GRADE MIXRATIO
M5 1:5:10
M7.5 1:4:8
M10 1:3:6
M15 1:2:4
M20 1:1.5:3
OrdinaryconcreteuptoM20gradecanbedesignedbynominalmixconcreteprocedure.StandardandHigh
strengthconcreteshouldbedesignedbystandardizedprescribedmixdesignprocedure.
Inmostcases,ratiooffineaggregatetocoarseaggregateis1:2,butbasedonthesizedifferenceitshallbe
between1:1.5to1:2.5.
NOMINALMIXCONCRETEDESIGNFORONEMETRECUBEOFM20CONCRETE
Ittakes1.5cubicmetreoftotalmaterialtoprepareonecubicofconcrete,becausecementandsandfillsthegaps
betweentheaggregate(crushedstone).
LetsdesignM20gradeconcrete.
RatioforM20concreteis1:1.5:3
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CALCULATIONFORREALWORLDAPPLICATION
Cementisoftenboughtin50kgbagsandaggregateisboughtinUnits.So,convertthecalculatedquantitytobags
andunits.
Weightofcementneeded =Volumeofcement*Densityofcement
=0.273cu.m*1440kg/cu.m
=393.12(approximately390kg)
Noofbags=390/50=7.8bags
Henceittakesnearly8bagsofcementtoprepareonecubicmeterofM20gradeconcrete
AnUnitis100cft(cubicfeet)ofmaterial.1cu.m=35.32cu.ft.
Unitofsandneeded =Volumeofsand*35.32/100
=0.409*35.32/100
=0.145unitor14.5cft
Henceittakes14.5cftofsandtoprepareonecubicmeterofM20gradeconcrete
Unitofaggregateneeded =Volumeofaggregate*35.32/100
=0.29unitor29cft
Henceittakes29cftofaggregatetoprepareonecubicmeterofM20gradeconcrete
WATERREQUIREMENTFORNOMINALMIXCONCRETE
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Waterisaddedbasedonthequantityofcontent.Water/Cementratioisaratioofweightofwatertocement.W/C
ratiochangesbasedonthedesiredworkabilityoftheconcrete.IS456codebooksuggestthefollowingquantities
fordifferentconcretegrades.
GradeofCement Waterperbag(50kg)ofCement
M5 60litre
M7.5 45litre
M10 34litre
M15 32litre
M20 30litre
QUANTITYREQUIRMENTPERBAGOFCEMENT
GaugeboxisusedforVolumebatchinginsite.Volumeofagaugeboxis0.035cu.m(1cft)whichisavolumeof1
bagofcement.ForM20grade,use1bagofcement1.5boxofsandand3boxofaggregate.
M20GRADEMATERIALREQUIREMENTBYVOLUME
Workabilityofthefreshconcretecanbefieldtestedbyusingslumpconetest.Strengthdevelopmentofconcrete
shouldbetestedbycastingconcretein15cmcubemouldorcylindermouldandtestedundercompressivetest
machineon3,7,14,and28days.
MATERIALREQUIREMENTBYWEIGHTFOR1BAG(50KG)OFCEMENT
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IS456Codebooksuggeststhefollowingquantitiesoftotalaggregateper50kgofcementtoproducenominalmix
concrete.
GRADE TOTAL(FINE+COARSE)
M5 800kg
M7.5 625kg
M10 480kg
M15 330kg
M20 250kg
Note:Generalratiooffineaggregatetocoarseaggregateis1:2,butitcanbeadjustedbetween1:1.5to1:2.5
basedonthegradingoffineaggregateandsizeofcoarseaggregate.Waterischosenfromtheabovetable.
LetsfindoutthequantityneededtoproduceM20gradebycodalprocedure.SandisconfirmedtoZoneII
averagegrading.Ratiooffinetocoarseaggregateischosenasusualas1:2.Fromtheabovetableweknowwe
need250kgoftotaldryaggregate.
Weightofsandneededperbag =(1/(1+2))*250kg
=83kg~85kg
Weightofaggregateneededperbag =(2/(1+2))*250kg
=166kg~165kg
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