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    Water Cement Ratio (Gate60 Short Notes)

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    Water cement ratio refers to the ratio of weight of water to cement used in concrete mix. According to IS code 10262 (2009), the water cement ratio for nominal concrete mix typically ranges from 0.4 to 0.6. The water cement ratio directly affects the strength of concrete - using the correct proportion increases strength while excess water decreases it. Water is needed to initiate a chemical reaction between cement and water that produces a gel that fills voids in the concrete, but excess water beyond 23-25% of the cement volume produces voids when the water evaporates, weakening the concrete. Plasticizers and superplasticizers can increase workability without affecting the water cement ratio.

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    Water cement ratio refers to the ratio of weight of water to cement used in concrete mix. According to IS code 10262 (2009), the water cement ratio for nominal concrete mix typically ranges from 0.4 to 0.6. The water cement ratio directly affects the strength of concrete - using the correct proportion increases strength while excess water decreases it. Water is needed to initiate a chemical reaction between cement and water that produces a gel that fills voids in the concrete, but excess water beyond 23-25% of the cement volume produces voids when the water evaporates, weakening the concrete. Plasticizers and superplasticizers can increase workability without affecting the water cement ratio.

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    Water cement ratio refers to the ratio of weight of water to cement used in concrete mix. According to IS code 10262 (2009), the water cement ratio for nominal concrete mix typically ranges from 0.4 to 0.6. The water cement ratio directly affects the strength of concrete - using the correct proportion increases strength while excess water decreases it. Water is needed to initiate a chemical reaction between cement and water that produces a gel that fills voids in the concrete, but excess water beyond 23-25% of the cement volume produces voids when the water evaporates, weakening the concrete. Plasticizers and superplasticizers can increase workability without affecting the water cement ratio.

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    Water cement ratio refers to the ratio of weight of water to cement used in concrete mix. According to IS code 10262 (2009), the water cement ratio for nominal concrete mix typically ranges from 0.4 to 0.6. The water cement ratio directly affects the strength of concrete - using the correct proportion increases strength while excess water decreases it. Water is needed to initiate a chemical reaction between cement and water that produces a gel that fills voids in the concrete, but excess water beyond 23-25% of the cement volume produces voids when the water evaporates, weakening the concrete. Plasticizers and superplasticizers can increase workability without affecting the water cement ratio.

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    Water Cement Ratio

    What is Water Cement Ratio?

    Water Cement Ratio means the ratio between the weight of water to the weight of
    cement used in concrete mix.

    Normally water cement ratio falls under 0.4 to 0.6 as per IS Code 10262 (2009) for
    nominal mix (M10, M15 …. M25)

    We all know that water cement ratio will directly affect the strength of concrete.
    Either it increases the strength if used in correct proportion or decrease it.

    But have you ever thought about it why we are using water if it has so much difficulty?

    Role of Water in Concrete


    Concrete is a macro content.

    It contains micro ingredients such as cement, sand, fine aggregate & Coarse
    aggregate. In order to acquire high strength concrete which withstands up to our
    desired compressive strength, We need correct proportion of admixture to combine
    these materials.

    Here comes the Water which will initiate this chemical process by adding 23%-25% of
    the cement volume. This initiates the chemical process and makes 15% of water
    cement paste also known as a gel to fill the voids in the concrete.
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    Effects of too much water in concrete


    As stated above we need 23% of water to initiate the chemical process on cement.

    Adding more water than this allowable Water cement limit will affect the strength.

    If we keep on adding water to increase the workability, then the concrete has lots of
    fluid materials where the aggregates will settle down. Once the water evaporated it
    leaves lots of voids in concrete which affects the concrete strength.

    But if we follow the guidelines to maintain the strength of the concrete then it will
    affect the concrete workability and make us hard to handle and place them.

    Do you know what is Workability Of Concrete?


    Workability means the ability of concrete to handle, transport and placing without
    any segregation. The concrete said to be workable if it can be easily handled, placed
    and transported without any segregation while placing it in site.

    That’s why we are using plasticisers & superplasticizers which will increase the
    workability without affecting the W/C Ratio.

    How to calculate Water Cement Ratio? – W/C Ratio Calculation


    We don’t actually calculate the Water Cement Ratio.

    It is selected from various workability test based on the structural members, concrete
    strength, transportation, selection of aggregation etc.

    At Site Level, we can make use of the below calculation for the nominal mix.

    It is a guide so make your own judgment.


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    Water Cement Ratio IS 10262 (2009) Code Chart

    Calculation of Water Quantity for Concrete


    As you can see from the Chart, the W/C Ratio varies from 0.4 to 0.7 depending on
    exposure conditions.
    If we need to calculate Water quantity for concrete, first find the cement content for
    the volume.
    If we Assume the required cement volume as 50kg,
    Required amount of water = W/C Ratio X Cement Volume
    Therefore, Required amount of water = 0.5 X 50 kg = 25 litres / 50 kg cement bag.
    For Design mix, the W/C Ratio will depend upon the workability, strength
    requirements.
    In IS 10262-2009 ANNEX A. they have explained the process for design mix.
    Hope that helps you.
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