DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH

PERFORMANCE CONCRETE OF
GRADE M60
PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED BY
Ahmar malik (147/11)
Yawar shah (149/11)
Naveed iqbal (36/11)
Khalid manzoor (17/11)

What is high performance?

HIGHER STRENGTH
HIGHER WORKABILITY
HIGHER DURABILITY
BETTER VISUAL APPEARANCE

WHY HPC?
REDUCTION IN MEMBER SIZE
REDUCTION IN SELF WEIGHT
SUPERIOR LONG TERM SERVICE PERFORMANCE
GREATER STIFFNESS AS A RESULT OF HIGHER ELASTICITY MODULUS
LOW CREEP AND SHRINKAGE
REDUCED MAINTAINANCE AND REPAIRS

SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROJECT

ACT AS A GUIDE FOR MIX DESIGN OF M60
CONCRETE FOR LOCAL CONDITIONS.
No design procedure in IS 10262 for grades
higher than M 55.

OBJECTIVES OF PROJECT
TO ARRIVE AT OPTIMUM WATER CEMENT RATIO
TO FIND BEST PERCENTAGE OF SUPER PLASTICIZER FOR OPTIMUM
WORKABILITY
TO SEE EFFECT OF CEMENT REPLACEMENT FOR ECONOMY

MATERIALS USED
MATERIALS

COMMENTS

CEMENT

OPC OF 53 GRADE OF
SPECFIC GRAVITY 3.15
VERY FINE OF FM 1.7
THOUGH WEL GRADED
WELL GRADED
AGGREGATES OF 20 mm
MAXIMUM SIZE
CARBOXYLIC ESTER AS
HRWR
ORDINARY WATER FREE
FROM IMPURITIES

SAND
AGGREGATES

SUPER PLASTICIZER
WATER

MIX DESIGN PROCEDURE

WATER BINDER RATIO FROM AITCINS
CHART AND ACI CODE
USE OF ACI TABLES FOR FINDING
PROPORTIONS OF INGREDIENTS.
PERCENTAGE OF SUPER PLASTICIZER
SELECTED AT 1.5%
APPROPRIATE CORRECTIONS FOR USE OF
PLASTICIZER AND ALREADY PRESENT
MOISTURE ON AGGREGATES.

FIRST TRAIL
THE MIX PROPORTION OBTAINED WAS
1: 0.732:1.761
WATER CONTENT SELECTED AS 0.3
SLUMP VALUE OBTAINED IN EXCESS OF 300 mm
Super plasticizer added was 1.5%

TESTS FOR FIRST TRAIL

COMPRESSIVE
STRENGTH

FLEXURAL
STRENGTH

3 DAY

14.38 Mpa

7 DAY

34.52 Mpa

4.23 Mpa

28 DAY

40.30 Mpa

8.167 Mpa

COMMENTS FOR FIRST TRAIL

CLEARLY TARGET STRENGTH UNDER
ACHIEVED.
SLUMP VALUE HIGH.
NO NEED FOR VIBRATION

ADJUSTMENTS FOR SECOND TRAIL

TO ACHIEVE MORE STRENGTH WATER
CEMENT RATIO DECREASED TO 0.29
TO CONTROL SLUMP LOSS SUPER
PLASTICIZER PERCENTAGE DECREASE TO
1.3%

SECOND TRAIL

MIX PROPORTION FOR SECOND TRAIL

1: 0.651: 1.701
VALUE OF SLUMP =210 mm
More cement and lesser sand

TEST RESULTS FOR SECOND TRAIL

COMPRESSIVE
STRENTH (Mpa)

FLEXURAL
STRENGTH (Mpa)

3 day

17.25

7 day

37.233

4.57

28 day

51.23

8.56

Comments on second trail

Strength yet under achieved
Though slump controlled.
WCR still needs to be reduced

Adjustments for third trail

WCR reduced to 0.28

Super plasticizer too reduced to 1.1 %
Mix proportion ratio is 1:0.621:1.642
Slump value thus obtained s 180 mm

Test results for third trial

Compressive
strength (Mpa)

Flexural strength
(Mpa)

3 day

19.56

7 day

40.29

5.45

28 day

56.02

9.84

Comments
Clearly target strength still under achieved
Considerable flexural strength though
Slump value desirable

Fourth trail

Water cement ratio reduced to 0.27

Mix proportion is 1:0.497:1.709
Value of slump 165 mm
Very high quantity of cement and lesser sand
Super plasticizer percentage decreased to 0.9 %

Test results for fourth trail

Compressive
strength in Mpa

Flexural strength in
Mpa

3 day

21.156

7 day

42.15

5.67

28 day

62.16

10.23

Comments on fourth trail

Strength of 60 mpa has been achieved
Slump value also is in desirable range
Flexural strength is more than double of the
estimated value
So fourth trail is final trail

More conclusions
0.27 has been experimentally obtained as
optimum water cement ratio for production of M
60 concrete
Super plasticizer percentage of 0.9% has been
found good for slump greater than 150 mm

PROBLEMS
MIX POPORTION IS 1 : 0.497 :1.709
SHOWS FOR M60 VERY LARGE QUANTITY
OF CEMENT NEEDED
UNECONOMICAL AND HAS PROBLEMS
RELATED TO HIGH HEAT OF HYDRATION

IMPROVEMENTS
PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF CEMENT BY
SILICA FUME
NO PROBLEM DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT OF
HYDRATION
VERY ECONOMICAL
VERY LITTLE EFFECT ON STRENGTH

ONE TRAIL WITH SILICA FUME

MIX PROPORTION IS 1:0.564:1.817

WATER CEMENT RATIO IS 0.27
SUPER PLASTICIZER PERCENTAGE IS 0.9%
SILICA FUME IN PERCENTAGE IS 11%
VALUE OF SLUMP OBTAINED IS 210 mm

Test results
Compressive
strength in Mpa

Flexural strength in
Mpa

3 day

17.278

14day

38.136

7.23

28 day

57.43

10.4

FINAL CONCLUSIONS
WATER CEMENT RATIO OF 0. 27 WITH
SUPER PLASTICIZER RATIO OF 0.9% WAS
SUFFICIENT FOR PRODUCTION OF M60
CONCRETE
TO MAKE DESIGN MORE ECONOMICAL
PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF CEMENT BY
SILICA FUME(11% by weight of cement)OR
MORE MAY BE CARRIED OUT .

THANK YOU