4.
3 MIX DESGIN FOR M40 GRADE
STEP-1:- Target strength of mixed proportion
f’ck = fck +1.65S
f’ck = target mean compressive strength at 28 days in N/mm2
fck = characteristic compressive strength at 28 days in N/mm2
S = standard deviation, in N/mm2
[From table 2 of IS 10262-2019 value of S for grade M40 is]
f’ck = 40 + (1.65 × 5)
f’ck = 48.25 N/mm2
STEP-2:- Selection of water-cement ratio
Let us assume the exposure of concrete to air is moderate IS 456-2000 for grade M40.
Maximum water-cement ratio we can adopt from IS 10262-2019 (Page no. 4) is
Hence let us assume water-cement ratio as 0.36 > 0.45 (Hence, O.K.)
STEP-3:- Calculation of water and cement content
Water content
From IS 10262-2019 for 20mm aggregate size the water content required is 186 liters from
Table 4 for slump value of 50mm.
Let us assume that we need the slump value of 75mm then, from IS 10262-2019 CL.6.2.4 the
required water content may be increased or decreased by adding about 3 percent for each
increase or decrease of 25 mm slump i.e.,
3
Water content required of 75mm slump = 186 + x 186
100
= 191.58 kg
Cement content
As we know the values of water content and water–cement ratio then the cement content is
water content
water −cement ratio=
cement content
water content
cement content =
water −cement ratio
191.58
cement content =
0.36
∴ cement content=532.17 kg/m3
STEP-4:- Proportion of volume of course and fine aggregates
From Table 3 of IS 10262-2019, volume of course aggregates corresponding to 20mm size of
aggregates and fine aggregates of Zone-II is 0.62 (for water- cement ratio of 0.50).
As our water-cement ratio is of 0.36, from CL.5.5.1 from IS 10262-2019 the proportion of
volume of course aggregate is increased at the rate of 0.01 for every decrease in water-cement
ratio by 0.05
∴ corrected value for course aggregate is=¿0.62+0.028 = 0.648
volume of fine aggregate is=¿ .648)
∴ volume of fine aggregate is = 0.352
STEP-5:-Mix calculations (for 1m3 of volume)
Volume of entrapped air in the concrete is 1% of the total volume of concrete [from IS
10262-2019 table 3]
i.e., 0.01m3
Volume of cement
cement content 1
volume of cement = ×
specific gravity of cement 1000
532.17 1
volume of cement = ×
3.15 1000
Volume of cement = 0.169m3
Volume of water
water content 1
volume of water = ×
specific gravity of water 1000
191.58 1
volume of cement = ×
1 1000
Volume of water = 0.192m3
Volume of all aggregate = 1-0.01-(0.169+0.192) = 0.629 m3
Mass of course aggregates
mass of CA=2.74 ×0.648 × 0.629× 1000
mass of CA=1117 kg
Mass of fine aggregates
mass of CA=2.65 ×0.352 ×0.629 ×1000
mass of F A=587 kg
Ratio for M40 grade
M40 cement Fine aggregates Course aggregates Water content
Content(kg 532.17 587 1117 191.58
)
Ratio 1 1.1 2.1 0.36
STEP-6:- Quantity required for preparing concrete blocks
Weight of concrete
weight of concrete=2400 x ( 0.15 x 0.15 x 0.15 ) x 6 x 1.3
weight of concrete=63.18 kg
Weight of cement
weight of concrete
weight of cement =
∑ of ratios
63.18
weight of cement =
1+1.1+2.1+0.36
weight of cement =13.85 kg
Weight of fine aggregates
weight of FA=ratio of FA × weight of cement
weight of FA=¿ 1.1 x 13.58
weight of FA=15.235 kg
Weight of course aggregates
weight of CA=ratio of CA × weight of cement
weight of CA=¿ 2.1 x 13.58
weight of CA=29.085 kg
Quantity of water
quantity of water =water −cement ratio × weight of cement
quantity of water=¿0.36 x 13.58
quantity of water =4.986 kg
Quantity of fly ash and GGBS required in geopolymer concrete of ratio 50:50
In preparation of geopolymer concrete of 50:50 ratio we use fly ash and GGBS instead of
cement content ¿) so,
532.17
flyash∧GGBS content = =266.085 kg/m3
2
Volume of flyash
flyash content 1
volume of flyash= ×
specific gravity of flyash 1000
266.085 1
volume of flyash= ×
2.65 1000
Volume of fly ash = 0.127m3
Volume of GGBS
GGBS content 1
volume of GGBS= ×
specific gravity of GGBS 1000
266.085 1
volume of GGBS= ×
2.85 1000
Volume of GGBS = 0.093m3
Volume of 8M Sodium hydroxide solution
8 M Sodium hydroxide solution content 1
volume of solution= ×
specific gravity of 8 M Sodium hydroxide solution 1000
191.58 1
volume of 8 M Sodium hydroxide solution= ×
1.5 1000
Volume of 8M Sodium hydroxide solution = 0.128m3
Volume of all aggregate = 1-0.01-(0.127+0.093+0.128) = 0.642 m3
Mass of course aggregates
mass of CA=2.74 ×0.648 × 0.642× 1000
mass of CA=11 40 kg
Mass of fine aggregates
mass of CA=2.65 ×0.352 ×0.642 ×1000
mass of FA=597 kg
Ratio for M40 grade
M40 Fly ash GGBS Fine aggregates Course aggregates Water content
Content(kg) 266.085 266.085 597 1140 191.58
Ratio 0.5 0.5 1.12 2.14 0.36
STEP-6:- Quantity required for preparing concrete blocks
Weight of concrete
weight of concrete=2400 x ( 0.15 x 0.15 x 0.15 ) x 6 x 1.3
weight of concrete=63.18 kg
Weight of cement
weight of concrete
weight of cement =
∑ of ratios
63.18
weight of cement =
0.5+ 0.5+1.12+2.1 4+0.36
weight of cement =13.68 kg
Weight of Fly ash
weight of F ly A sh=ratio of Fly Ash × weight of cement
weight of Fly Ash=¿0.5 x 13.68
weight of Fly Ash=6.84kg
Weight of GGBS
weight of GGBS=ratio of GGBS× weight of cement
weight of GGBS=¿0.5 x 13.68
weight of GGBS=6.84kg
Weight of fine aggregates
weight of FA=ratio of FA × weight of cement
weight of FA=¿ 1.12 x 13.68
weight of FA=15. 32 kg
Weight of course aggregates
weight of CA=ratio of CA × weight of cement
weight of CA=¿ 2.14 x 13.68
weight of CA=29. 28 kg
Quantity of 8M Sodium hydroxide solution
quantity of 8 M Sodium hydroxide solution=water−cement ratio × weight of cement
quantity of 8 M Sodium hydroxide solution=¿0.36 x 13.68
quantity of 8 M Sodium hydroxide solution=4.93 kg
