RMC BATCHING

PLANT

Concrete for 21st Century

construction

Akasha Nayak
1401293001
Civil Engg, 8th Sem
SSEC
 CONTENTS

• Process of Manufacture of
Concrete
• Mixing of concrete
• Transporting of concrete
• Concrete pump
• Placing concrete
• Compaction of concrete
• Curing of concrete
• Finishing of concrete
• Strength of concrete
• Conclusion
PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE OF CONCRETE
Production of quality
concrete requires
meticulous care
exercised at every stage
of manufacture of
concrete. It is interesting
to note that the
ingredients of good
concrete and bad
concrete are same. If
meticulous care is taken
at every stage, it will
result in good concrete.
Various stages of manufacture of
concrete are:

(a) Batching
(b) Mixing
(c) Transporting
(d) Placing
(e) Compacting
(f) Curing
(g) Finishing
Modern
Ready
Mixed
Concrete
(RMC)
Batching
plant
 BATCHING

The measurement of
materials for making concrete is
known as batching. The types of
batching are:

1) Volume batching
2) Weight batching
 VOLUME BATCHING

Volume batching is not a good

method for proportioning the material
because of the difficulty it offers to
measure granular material in terms of
volume. Volume of moist sand in a loose
condition weighs much less than the
same volume of dry compacted
strength.
Because of this, for quality
concrete materials have to be measured
by weight only.
However, for unimportant
concrete work or any small job, concrete
may be batched by volume.
.
 WEIGH BATCHING

Weigh batching is the correct

method of measuring the materials.
For important concrete works,
invariably, weigh batching system
should be adopted. Use of weigh
system in batching facilitates
accuracy, flexibility and simplicity.
In modern batching plants
the moisture content of the
aggregates with the help of sensors
and corrective action is taken to
deduct that much quantity of water
contained in sand from total
quantity of water.
 MIXING

• Thorough mixing of the materials

is essential for the production of
uniform concrete. The mixing
should ensure that the mass
becomes homogeneous, uniform
in colour and consistency. There
are two methods adopted for
mixing concrete:

(1.) Hand mixing

(2.) Machine mixing
 Hand mixing is practised for

HAND
small scale unimportant
concrete works. As the mixing is
not thorough and efficient, it is
MIXING desirable to add 10 % more
cement to cater for the inferior
concrete prepared by this
method
Hand mixing should be
done over impervious concrete
or brick floor of sufficiently large
size to take one bag of cement.
Spread out the measured
quantity of coarse aggregate
and fine aggregate in alternate
layers. Pour the cement on top
of it, and mix them dry by
shovel, turning the mixture over
and over until the uniformity of
colour is achieved. This uniform
mixture is spread out in
thickness of about 20 cm. Water
is taken in a water can fitted
with a rose-head and sprinkled
over the mixture and
simultaneously turned over. This
operation is continued till such
time a good uniform,
homogeneous concrete is
obtained.
MACHINE MIXING

Ready Mixed
Concrete, or
RMC as it is
popularly called,
refers to
concrete that is
specifically
manufactured
for delivery to
the customer's
construction site
in a freshly
mixed and plastic
or unhardened
state.
TRANSPORTING OF
CONCRETE
Transporting
of concrete is
done with the
help of:
Transit
mixers, mortar
pans, wheel
barrows, crane
bucket and
ropeways, truck
mixer and
dumpers and
belt conveyers.
 TRANSIT MIXER

Transit mixer is one of the most

popular equipments for
transporting concrete over a long
distance particularly in RMC plant.
They are truck mounted having a
capacity of 4-7m3. In a transit mixer,
mixed concrete is transported to the
site by keeping it agitated all along
at a speed varying between 2-6
revolutions per minute. And
definitely they are one of the most
common and important method of
transporting concrete.
CONCRETE PUMP

Concrete
pumping is the
pouring of concrete
from a concrete
pumping truck into the
form. Once concrete
pumping is complete
and the forms used
during concrete
pumping are removed,
waterproofing is next.
After pumping the
concrete allow about
7-days to cure.
Pumping of concrete to upper floors.
PLACING OF CONCRETE

Construction formwork is the use of

support structures to mould and set
concrete that has been poured into
moulds. The type of formwork that is used
in a construction project is determined by
many different aspects such as the height
of a pillar, which will determine what type
of materials will be used to create the
specific mould wherein the concrete will
be poured.
These materials are normally
stripped away from the concrete structure
once the concrete has set but can also be
left to form part of the structure. This type
of formwork is known as stay-in-place
formwork.
Formwork
is kept on
the
columns
for
maximum
a day
while on
the beams
and slabs
for almost
14 days.
 COMPACTION OF
CONCRETE
Compaction begins immediately
after placement which is how the
concrete attains its level of
smoothness, density, surface texture
and strength. This stage continues until
the density requirements are met.
The final stage is curing where
moisture is applied, allowing hydration
of the concrete, thus causing it to
harden and strengthen.
Compaction of concrete
using Vibrator
CURING OF CONCRETE
With the knowledge that wet
cured concrete develops the best
performance characteristics, it's
believed that wet curing floors have
better surface hardness and
resistance to abrasion.
After finishing steps are
complete, workers flood the surface
of a slab with water and roll down
cover-curing plastic, being careful to
eliminate air voids between the
cover and the concrete. During the
next seven days, covers are removed
when needed to add water if
surfaces start to dry out.
After curing is
completed, the
blankets are
removed followed
immediately by
floor maintenance
scrubbing and
pickup equipment.
Floors are then
allowed to dry out
for a minimum 48-
hour period
before the
application of a
penetrating
densifier , which is
worked into the
surface with strip
pads.
FINISHING OF CONCRETE

Finishing makes
concrete attractive
and serviceable. The
final texture,
hardness, and joint
pattern on slabs,
floors, sidewalks,
patios, and driveways
depend on the
concrete’s end use.
Warehouse or
industrial floors
usually need to be
level and smooth,
while other interior
floors that are
covered with carpet
do not have to be as
exact.
STRENGTH OF CONCRETE

Many factors influence the

rate at which the strength of
concrete increases after mixing.
Some of these are discussed
below. First, though a couple of
definitions will be useful.
The process of strength
growth is called 'hardening.' This
is often confused with 'setting'
but setting and hardening are not
the same. Setting is the stiffening
of the concrete after it has been
placed.
WATER-CEMENT RATIO

This is defined as the mass of

water divided by the mass of
cement in a mix. For example, a
concrete mix containing 400 kg
cement and 240 litres (=240 kg) of
water will have a water/cement
ratio of 240/400=0.6.
Consequently, as the w/c ratio
increases, the porosity of the
cement paste in the concrete also
increases. As the porosity
increases, the compressive strength
of the concrete will decrease.
 GAIN OF STRENGTH
WITH AGE
It is a well established fact that
concrete gets stronger with age. This is
particularly true for concrete pipe which is
installed in a moist buried environment.
Concrete is the only pipe that gets stronger
with age.
Increasing in strength with age
continues as long as any anhydrous cement
is still present, provided the concrete
remains moist and the concrete
temperature remains favourable. When the
temperature of the concrete drops below
freezing temperature the strength gain
virtually stops.
 CONCLUSION

Today, RMC is playing a very

important role in building road and civil
structures. They offer unmatched rigidity
and long life to the structure. Hence it is
getting popular and the use is increasing
day by day.
There are many advantages of ready
mixed concretes some of which are:
• Less wastage of basic materials
• Increased concrete quality
• No labour required
• Reduced noise and dust pollution
• No storage space required for basic
materials
• Reduced required time
 REFERENCES

 www.wikipedia.org/
RMC
 www.fadooengineer
s.com
 www.seminarproject
s.com
 www.1000civilprojec
ts.com
 www.civilengg.com
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