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M60 Concrete Mix Design with OPC cement and GGBS

January 22, 2024 | by tsquarecivilengineering

1. Mix stipulation for ingredients of concrete

    • Grade of Concrete : M60
    • Type of Cement : OPC 53 grade confirming to IS 269
    • Maximum Nominal Size Aggregate : 20 mm
    • Minimum Cement content : 400Kg/cum
    • Maximum Water- Cement Ratio : 0.4
    • Workability : 150 ± 25 mm (slump)
    • Exposure Condition : Moderate for RCC
    • Method of Concrete Placing : Pumping or Bucket
    • Degree of Supervision : Good
    • Type of Aggregate : Crushed angular Aggregate
    • Chemical admixture type : Super plasticizers Confirming IS 9103:1999

2. Material Properties

    • cement = 390 kg
    • GGBFS =150 kg
    • 20mm = 91 kg
    • 12mm = 811 kg
    • Crushed stone sand = 784 kg
    • Chemical admixture = 3.62 kg
    • Free Water = 177 kg
    • Water-Cement Ratio = 0.33
  • Concrete density = 2406 kg/m3
    • JSW-GGBFS Confirming to IS 12089
      • Specific Gravity of GGBFS: 2.91
    • Chemical Admixture : FOSROC Auramix 400
        • Specific Gravity of Admixture : 1.096
    • Specific Gravity
        • Coarse aggregate
            • 20mm : 2.66
            • 12.5mm : 2.64
            • Ratio of aggregate: 20mm-10% & 12.5mm-90%
        • Fine aggregate
            •   Crushed stone aggregate : 2.59
        • Water: 1
    • Water Absorption
        • Coarse aggregate
            • 20mm : 0.29%
            • 12.5mm : 0.36%
        • Fine aggregate
            •   Crushed stone aggregate : 2.88%
        • Free Surface Moisture
            • Fine aggregate : Nil
            • Coarse aggregate: Nil
        • Sieve Analysis
            • Coarse aggregate:

IS Seive Sizes% PassingIS Requirement as per IS 383 Table 7RatioCombined 100%Confirming to IS 383 table 7
Single SizedGraded10%90%
20 mm12.5 mm20 mm12.5 mm12.5 mm20 mm12.5 mm
2091.9310085-1001001009.1990.0099.1990-100
12.5098.7885-10090-1000.0088.9088.90
100.4452.080-200 – 4540 – 850.0446.8746.9225-55
4.750.20.640-50-100 – 100.020.5760.600-10
PAN00000.00
Sieve Analysis of Coarse Aggregate, M60 grade concrete

    • Fine Aggregate: Confirming to grading Zone II of table 4 of IS 383 Note:- as per field trials for pumpable concrete fine aggregate should pass zone II; According to IS 383 clause No. 31.2.2 allows to use crushed stone sand as fine aggregate for concrete .According to IS 383-2016 for crushed stone sand, the permeassible limit on 150 micron IS sieve is increased to20%.

IS Seive Sizes% PassingSpecification
C SandIS 383 Zone II
4.7510090-100
2.3694.1775-100
1.1866.3455-90
60047.3135-59
30027.388-30
15011.220-20
Sieve Analysis of Fine Aggregate, M60 grade concrete

All in aggregate:

IS Seive Sizes100%100%100%5.3%47.7%47%Combined PassingSpecification
20mm12.5mmC Sand20mm12.5mmC Sandmin-max
401001001005.347.747.00100100-100
2091.931001004.8747.747.0099.5795-100
4.7500.6410000.3147.0047.3130-50
0.60047.310022.2422.2410-35
0.150011.22005.27345.270-6
Sieve Analysis of All in Aggregate, M60 grade concrete

3. Target Mean Strength and Mix Proportioning

    • As per MORTH the Target Mean Strength for M-60 Grade = 73Mpa

4. Target Mean Strength and Mix Proportioning

    • As per technical specification max Water/Cement + Binder = 0.4

5. Selection of water/Cement Ratio (W/C)

Ref Tab 2 , IS 10262 , Maximum water content per cum for 20mm Aggregate = 186 litre for  50 mm slump= 186 + (0.12 * 186) (add 3% for every 25 mm increase )= 208.32 litBased on trials with super plasticizers, water content reduced by 15%,hence the arrived water content = 177.07lit, So Let us add water 177 lit

6. Cementious content Calculation

Water-Cementitious Ratio = 0.33Cementious content (Cement OPC 53 + GGBFS) = 536Say Cementitious content = 540 kg/m3Cement = 390 kg/m3Based on experience and lab trials,GGBS =150kg/m3 (Taking GGBS 27.77%)Based on experience and lab trials, Based on experience and lab trials, super plasticizer = 0.67 %

7. Calculation Aggregate content Calculation

Ref Tab 3 of IS 10262 , for Sand Zone II ,  volume of coarse aggregateper unit vol of total aggregate for 0.5 water-cement ratio = 0.62Adjust for W/c ratio : Add @ 0.01 for every decrease in 0.05=  0.034Therefore , corrected proportion = 0.654Adjust for pumpability , i.e decrese by 10% = 0.59 %Based on experience  Considering Volume of coarse aggregate = 0.53Therefore, Volume of Fine aggregate   = 0.47

8. Mix volume Calculation per cubic meter of concrete

a) Volume of concrete = 1 m3

b)  Volume of cement = (Mass of cement /specific gravity of cement) × 1000 =390/(3.15×1000)= 0.124 m3c) Volume of GGBFS=(Mass of GGBFS/specific gravity of GGBFS )× 1000=(150/2.91)x1000=0.0515

d) Volume of water = (Mass of water /specific gravity of water)× 1000 = 0.177 m3

e) Volume of admixture = (Mass of admixture /specific gravity of admixture)× 1000 = (540×0.67)/(100×1.096×1000)=0.0033 m3

f) Volume of all in aggregate =[a-(b+c+d+e)] =1-(0.124+0.0515+0.177+0.0033)=0.6442= Say  0.644 m3

g) Mass of coarse aggregate(CA)

1) 20 mm = f × volume of CA × sp. gravity × % of 20mm × 1000 = 0.644*0.53*2.66*0.1*1000= 90.791 kg/m3, Say 91 kg/m3

2) 12 mm = f× volume of CA × sp. gravity × % of 12mm × 1000 = 0.644*0.53*2.64*0.9*1000 = 810.976 kg/m3, Say 811 kg/m3

g) Mass of Fine aggregate = f × volume of FA × sp. gravity × 1000 0.644*0.47*2.59*1000 = 783.941 kg/m3 Say  784 kg/m3

9. Details of Mix Design

    • cement = 390 kg
    • GGBFS =150 kg
    • 20mm = 91 kg
    • 12mm = 811 kg
    • Crushed stone sand = 784 kg
    • Chemical admixture = 3.62 kg
    • Free Water = 177 kg
    • Water-Cement Ratio = 0.33
  • Concrete density = 2406 kg/m3
    • Cement : Ultratech OPC 53 grade confirming to IS 269
        • Specific Gravity of cement : 3.15
    • JSW-GGBFS Confirming to IS 12089
      • Specific Gravity of GGBFS: 2.91
    • Chemical Admixture : FOSROC Auramix 400
        • Specific Gravity of Admixture : 1.096
    • Specific Gravity
        • Coarse aggregate
            • 20mm : 2.66
            • 12.5mm : 2.64
            • Ratio of aggregate: 20mm-10% & 12.5mm-90%
        • Fine aggregate
            •   Crushed stone aggregate : 2.59
        • Water: 1
    • Water Absorption
        • Coarse aggregate
            • 20mm : 0.29%
            • 12.5mm : 0.36%
        • Fine aggregate
            •   Crushed stone aggregate : 2.88%
        • Free Surface Moisture
            • Fine aggregate : Nil
            • Coarse aggregate: Nil
        • Sieve Analysis
            • Coarse aggregate:

IS Seive Sizes% PassingIS Requirement as per IS 383 Table 7RatioCombined 100%Confirming to IS 383 table 7
Single SizedGraded10%90%
20 mm12.5 mm20 mm12.5 mm12.5 mm20 mm12.5 mm
2091.9310085-1001001009.1990.0099.1990-100
12.5098.7885-10090-1000.0088.9088.90
100.4452.080-200 – 4540 – 850.0446.8746.9225-55
4.750.20.640-50-100 – 100.020.5760.600-10
PAN00000.00
Sieve Analysis of Coarse Aggregate, M60 grade concrete

    • Fine Aggregate: Confirming to grading Zone II of table 4 of IS 383 Note:- as per field trials for pumpable concrete fine aggregate should pass zone II; According to IS 383 clause No. 31.2.2 allows to use crushed stone sand as fine aggregate for concrete .According to IS 383-2016 for crushed stone sand, the permeassible limit on 150 micron IS sieve is increased to20%.

IS Seive Sizes% PassingSpecification
C SandIS 383 Zone II
4.7510090-100
2.3694.1775-100
1.1866.3455-90
60047.3135-59
30027.388-30
15011.220-20
Sieve Analysis of Fine Aggregate, M60 grade concrete

All in aggregate:

IS Seive Sizes100%100%100%5.3%47.7%47%Combined PassingSpecification
20mm12.5mmC Sand20mm12.5mmC Sandmin-max
401001001005.347.747.00100100-100
2091.931001004.8747.747.0099.5795-100
4.7500.6410000.3147.0047.3130-50
0.60047.310022.2422.2410-35
0.150011.22005.27345.270-6
Sieve Analysis of All in Aggregate, M60 grade concrete

3. Target Mean Strength and Mix Proportioning

    • As per MORTH the Target Mean Strength for M-60 Grade = 73Mpa

4. Target Mean Strength and Mix Proportioning

    • As per technical specification max Water/Cement + Binder = 0.4

5. Selection of water/Cement Ratio (W/C)

Ref Tab 2 , IS 10262 , Maximum water content per cum for 20mm Aggregate = 186 litre for  50 mm slump= 186 + (0.12 * 186) (add 3% for every 25 mm increase )= 208.32 litBased on trials with super plasticizers, water content reduced by 15%,hence the arrived water content = 177.07lit, So Let us add water 177 lit

6. Cementious content Calculation

Water-Cementitious Ratio = 0.33Cementious content (Cement OPC 53 + GGBFS) = 536Say Cementitious content = 540 kg/m3Cement = 390 kg/m3Based on experience and lab trials,GGBS =150kg/m3 (Taking GGBS 27.77%)Based on experience and lab trials, Based on experience and lab trials, super plasticizer = 0.67 %

7. Calculation Aggregate content Calculation

Ref Tab 3 of IS 10262 , for Sand Zone II ,  volume of coarse aggregateper unit vol of total aggregate for 0.5 water-cement ratio = 0.62Adjust for W/c ratio : Add @ 0.01 for every decrease in 0.05=  0.034Therefore , corrected proportion = 0.654Adjust for pumpability , i.e decrese by 10% = 0.59 %Based on experience  Considering Volume of coarse aggregate = 0.53Therefore, Volume of Fine aggregate   = 0.47

8. Mix volume Calculation per cubic meter of concrete

a) Volume of concrete = 1 m3

b)  Volume of cement = (Mass of cement /specific gravity of cement) × 1000 =390/(3.15×1000)= 0.124 m3c) Volume of GGBFS=(Mass of GGBFS/specific gravity of GGBFS )× 1000=(150/2.91)x1000=0.0515

d) Volume of water = (Mass of water /specific gravity of water)× 1000 = 0.177 m3

e) Volume of admixture = (Mass of admixture /specific gravity of admixture)× 1000 = (540×0.67)/(100×1.096×1000)=0.0033 m3

f) Volume of all in aggregate =[a-(b+c+d+e)] =1-(0.124+0.0515+0.177+0.0033)=0.6442= Say  0.644 m3

g) Mass of coarse aggregate(CA)

1) 20 mm = f × volume of CA × sp. gravity × % of 20mm × 1000 = 0.644*0.53*2.66*0.1*1000= 90.791 kg/m3, Say 91 kg/m3

2) 12 mm = f× volume of CA × sp. gravity × % of 12mm × 1000 = 0.644*0.53*2.64*0.9*1000 = 810.976 kg/m3, Say 811 kg/m3

g) Mass of Fine aggregate = f × volume of FA × sp. gravity × 1000 0.644*0.47*2.59*1000 = 783.941 kg/m3 Say  784 kg/m3

9. Details of Mix Design

    • cement = 390 kg
    • GGBFS =150 kg
    • 20mm = 91 kg
    • 12mm = 811 kg
    • Crushed stone sand = 784 kg
    • Chemical admixture = 3.62 kg
    • Free Water = 177 kg
    • Water-Cement Ratio = 0.33
  • Concrete density = 2406 kg/m3

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