What is RMC?

A concrete whose constituents are weight batched at a central batching plant, mixed either at the plant itself or
in truck mixers, and then transported to the construction site and delivered in a condition ready to use, is
termed as READY MIXED CONCRETE(RMC)

The first ready-mix factory was built in the 1930s.

It is one of the most versatile and popular building materials.
It is bought and sold by volume - usually expressed in cubic meters.

Raw Materials
WATER
This is the mixs vital
fluid, which sets of a
chemical reaction when
it comes into contact with
the cement.

ADDITIVES
Additives are solid or liquid
chemical substances that
can be added to ready-mix
concrete before or during
preparation. Most commonly
used additives either
improve a hardened
concretes durability or
reduce a concretes water
content in an effort to
shorten setting times.

CEMENT
No other material rivals
cements importance in
the mix; its the
ingredient that gives
concrete its resistance.

AGGREGATES
Aggregates, which make up roughly
60% to 75% of ready-mix concretes
volume, are obtained from quarries
and aggregate banks.
Fine Aggregates
Size: <4.75 mm; >75 m (0.003 in.)
(retained on No. 200 sieve)

Coarse Aggregates
Size: 4.75 mm (3/16 in.) to 50 mm (2
in.) (retained on No. 4 sieve)

How it is Produced?
DESIGN
The calculation of
concrete mixture is
described as the
calculation made to
determine the amounts of aggregate,
water, air and additives, where
necessary, needed for obtaining the
most economical concrete with the
desired viscosity, workability,
resistance, durability, volume
consistency and other characteristics
required

MIXING
What is expected from the mixing operation is that the
surfaces of all aggregate particles are covered by
cement paste and a uniform mixture is obtained. Today,
there are four types of mixers widely used in ready
mixed concrete plants. These are tiltable rotary tub,
non-tiltable rotary tub, pan type and double
compartment mixers

TRANSPORTATION
A transmixer is a vehicle similar to a truck which was designed
specially for transporting the fresh concrete to the place where it will
be used without any decomposition in the characteristics of the
concrete. Ready mixed concrete is a construction material which must
be consumed within maximum two hours after production. Therefore,
transmixers are among the most important production tools of a ready
mixed concrete plant. Transmixers may have various carrying
capacities of 4, 6, 8 and even 12 cubic meters.

MAINTENANCE
Curing is the process of maintaining
the sufficient humidity amount and
temperature for a certain period. The
cement hydration is a long process
and it requires water and suitable
temperature to continue. So, curing
allows continuous hydration for the
cement and as a result, the resistance
of the concrete increases.

PLACEMENT
The next operation following the transportation of the ready
mixed concrete is placement of the concrete into the forms
where it will be left for hardening and be placed during its
service life. A concrete which was designed and transported
very well but was not placed properly since the requirements
were not respected might not fulfil its functions. Therefore, the
placement of the fresh concrete to its place in the construction
is at least as important as the design and transportation.

Testing Compressive Strength

Remove the specimen from water after specified curing time and wipe out excess water from the surface.
Take the dimension of the specimen to the nearest 0.2m
Clean the bearing surface of the testing machine
Place the specimen in the machine in such a manner that the load shall be applied to the opposite sides of the cube cast.

Align the specimen centrally on the base plate of the machine.

Rotate the movable portion gently by hand so that it touches the top surface of the specimen.
Apply the load gradually without shock & continuously at the rate of 140kg/cm2/min till the specimen fails
Record the maximum load and note any unusual features in the type of failure.

CALCULATIONS

Size of the cube =15cm x15cm x15cm

Area of the specimen = 225cm 2
Characteristic compressive strength(f ck)at 7 days =
Expected max load =fck x area x f.s
Range to be selected is ..
Similar calculation should be done for 28 day compressive strength
Max load applied =.tones =...N
Compressive strength = (Load in N/ Area in mm 2)=N/mm2

ADVANTAGES OVER SITE-MIX CONCRETE

Better quality concrete is produced.

Elimination of storage space for basic materials at site.
Elimination of Procurement / Hiring of plant and machinery
Wastage of basic materials is avoided.
Labor associated with production of concrete is eliminated.
Time required is greatly reduced.
Noise and dust pollution at site is reduced.
Organization at site is more streamlined.

Failed Specimen