Calculations of Mix Design for M30 Grade Concrete

The mix design for M30 grade concrete is done as recommended in IS 10262-1982
and according to IS 10262-1982 the following data is required for concrete mix
design.

1. Characteristic Compressive Strength at 28 days 30 N/mm2

2. Cement The cement used is 43 grade OPC cement according to IS
12269-1987

3. Coarse Aggregate Angular coarse aggregate with maximum size 20mm.

Specific Gravity 2.60
4. Fine Aggregate River sand was used as the fine aggregate conforming to
grading zone II as per IS 383:1970.
Specific gravity- 2.60
5. Water Cement Ratio 0.43

(a) Mix Design Procedure

a. Determination of target compressive strength.
b. Determination of water content as per size of the aggregate.
c. Selection of water cement ratio.
d. Calculation of cement content.
e. Determination of quantity of aggregates required.

(b) Design
The target mean compressive strength Fm is given by,
Fm=Fck+1.65S
Fck=Characteristic compressive strength
S= Standard deviation=4(For M30 grade)
Fm=30+1.655=38.2MPa
As the maximum size of aggregate to be used is 20mm, given by IS 10262-2009,
water content is 186Kg per cubic meter. Corresponding to this value volume of
sand in percentage to total volume of aggregate is 35.
Air content of 2% is assumed based on the maximum size of the aggregate.
Water cement ratio based on size of aggregate is 0.60.
Adopted water cement ratio is 0.43.
For adjustment in sand proportion,
Change in w/c ratio=0.60-0.43=0.17
Thus, Percentage reduction in sand = (0.17/0.05)=3.4
Therefore, Final sand content=35-3.4=31.6%
Minimum Cement Content= 186/0.43=432Kg/m3
Determination of fine and coarse aggregate content
V=[W+C/Sc+Fa/(P*Sf) ]*(1/1000)
, where
V=absolute volume of fresh concrete
W=mass of water per m3 of concrete
C=mass of cement per m3 of concrete
Sc, Sf=specific gravity of cement and fine aggregate respectively and
Fa=total mass of fine aggregate
Therefore,
0.98=186+432/3.15+Fa/(0.316*2.60)

Fa= 540Kg/m3
Then, Ca=(1-P)/P*Fa*Sca/Sf
Therefore, Ca= (1-0.316)/0.316*540*2.6/2.6 = 1168Kg/m3

Now, Volume of each standard mould= 150×150×150 mm3

=3.375×10-3m3
The proportions required for each mould is thus,
Cement= 3.375×10-3×432 =1.458Kg
Fine aggregate= 3.375×10-3m3*540=1.822Kg
Coarse aggregate= 3.375*10-3m3*1168=3.942Kg
Ratio:- 1:1.25:2.70 and wc 0.43

Calculation of Percentage Replacement of OPC

For each mould the quantity of Metakaolin is,
5% Replacement= 0.05*1.458
=0.0729Kg
10% Replacement= 0.1*1.458
=0.1458Kg
15% Replacement=0.15*1.458
=0.2187Kg
20% Replacement=0.2*1.458
=0.2916Kg