Aggregate type Source Dry rodded density Kg Specific gravity Water Absorption

Pumice Mai Mahiu 647 1.06 33%

Normal Kajiado 1600 2.6 2%
Concrete density Slump Compressive strengt Flexural Strength Mpa
1500 -1800 37 12 3
2400 35 24.88 7.5

Normal quarry stone 14.5

Mortar 12.5
 Absolute volume mix design method

Reference Calculation Values Unit

Compressive Strength Specify N/mm2
Water/Cement Ratio Table 5.17 0.8
Maximum aggregate size From grading Grading test results 20 mm
Air content Table 5.16 Maximum air entrainment 2%
(2∗1)/100
Volume of Air From air content above 0.02 m3

Slump Table 5.16 Flexural elements + walling 25-50 mm

Water Content Table 5.16 Depends on aggregate size 190 Kg
Volume of water From water content above (190∗1)/1000 0.19 m3

Cement content (190∗1)/.48 237.50 Kg

Dependent on water/cement
ratio % water content

Volume of cement (395.83∗1)/3150 0.075 m3

From cement content above
Table 5.18
Fineness modulus of Grading test results 3
aggregate
Selected Volume Depends on aggregate size 0.6 m3
and grading ( % not passing )
Coarse Aggregate content

647 kg/m3
Dry rodded density of
aggregate
Coarse Aggregate content

Weight .6 X 575 388.2 kg

Specific Gravity Specific gravity lab test 1.06
(540∗1)/1060 0.366 m3
From coarse aggregate
Coarse Aggregate Volume content above & specific
gravity

Specific gravity lab test 1.6

Unit volume of Concrete 1
Unit volume of Air 0.02 m3
Unit volume of Cement 0.075 m3
Fine Aggregate content 0.366 m3
Unit volume of coarse
aggregate
Unit volume of Water 0.19 m3
Unit volume of Sand 0.348 m3
Weight .155 X 1600 557.4 Kg
CA moisture content From lab test 33 %
FA moisture content From lab test 0%
CA absorption capacity From lab test 29 %
FA absorption capacity From lab test 0.5 %
Water Correction 516.306
Corrected CA weight (345∗133)/100 Kg

557.4 Kg
(345∗100)/100
Corrected FA weight

Corrected water weight 190 Kg

 Quantities per cubic metre of concrete
Water Cement Fine aggregates Coarse Aggregates
190 237.50 557.4 516.306

Ratio 1 2.3 2.2

Density (kg/m3)
Water 1000
Cement 3150
Fine aggregate 1600
Course aggregate 575