Mix Design

Target strength = fck + 1.65s

= 20 + 1.65 x 4

= 36.6 N/mm2

Selection of water cement ratio

Considering moderate exposure condition,we have maximum water cement ratio as 0.5

So we will consider it to be 0.45

And minimum cement will be 300kg/m3

Selection of water content

For nominal size of aggregate of 10mm maximum water content will be 208 litre (for 25-50mm
slump)

So for 100mm slump

Water content = 208+ 6% of 208

= 221 litre

Calculation of cement content

Water cement ratio = 0.45

Water content = 221 litre

So cement content = 221 / 0.45 = 491.11 kg/m3

As per table 5 of IS 456-2000 minimum cement content = 300kg/m3

So cement content is fine.

Proportion of volume of coarse and fine aggregate content

For nominal maximum size of aggregate of 10mm and sand of zone IV, volume of coarse
aggregate per unit volume of total aggregate will be 0.50.

This ratio is for water cement ratio of 0.50 but in our case water cement ratio is 0.45. Therefore
the volume of coarse aggregate is reqired to be increased to decrease the fine aggregate content.
As the water cement ratio is lowered by 0.05 so the coarse aggregate is increased by 0.01 (at the
rate of -/+0.01 for every +/-0.05 change in water cement ratio ). So the correceted proportion of
volume of coarse aggregate for the water cement ratio of 0.45 = 0.51

Volume of fine aggregate content = 1-0.51= 0.49

Mix calculation

Mix calculation per unit volume of concrete is as follows

a) Volume of concrete = 1m3

Mass of cement 1
b) Volume of cement =
specific gravity of cement 1000

491.11 1

3.07 1000

3
0.159 m

Mass of water 1
c) Volume of cement =
specific gravity of water 1000

221 1

1 1000

3
0.221 m

d) Volume of chemical admixture = NIL

e) Volume of all in aggregate = [a-(b+c+d)]

= [1-(0.159+0.221+0)]

= 0.62
f) Mass of coarse aggregate = e x volume of coarse aggregate x specific gavity of coarse
aggregate x 1000
= 0.62x 0.51x1.84x1000

= 581.8 kg

g) Mass of fine aggregate = e x volume of fine aggregate x specific gravity of fine aggregate
x 1000
= 0.62x0.49x2.59x1000
= 786.84 kg

Mix proportions
Cement = 491.11kg/m3
Water = 221 +72.43+ 19.28
= 312.71 kg/m3

Fine aggregate = 786.84- 19.28

= 767.56 kg
Coarse aggregate = 581.8 -72.42
= 509.38 kg
Water cement ratio = 0.45