CEL 774 CONSTRUCTION PRACTISES

Mix design of Concrete: British (DOE) method B. Bhattacharjee CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IIT DELHI
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General Outline
The DOE method Mix design with Fly ash

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DOE METHOD
f m =f ck + 1.65 Step 1 : selection of w/c from curves Step 2: Estimate water content based on slump/Ve-be time, m.s.a and shape of aggregate zStep 3: Calculate cement content Step 4: Wet density of concrete & total aggregate content
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DOE METHOD
Step 5 : Determination of FA based on m.s.a and w/c and grading zone of sand from curves Apparently most logical way of choosing w/c Takes shape of aggregate in to account A mix design procedure with FA is also available

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DOE METHOD
w/c determination

28 days compressive strength

OPC or SRC Crushed Uncrushed 40 47

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f = K1 K f = Strength

Equation for w/c curves

w/c 2

where =
2

A B c = B -1
w

(Abraham'

s law) ;

K 1 = A and K

K 1 = [58.11 ln f 0.5 60.47]

K2

1 f 0.5 = 540.76 6371.84

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DOE METHOD
water content determination m.s.a 20 mm Slump 0-10 U-Crshd 135 Crshd 40 mm 170 Type S 10-30 mm 160 190 140 175 S 60-180 mm 195 225 175 205

U-Crshd 115 Crshd

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DOE METHOD
Step 4: Calculate cement content

w/c*= Min (w/ccurve, w/cdurability) .

In case of CA W=2/3Wf+1/3Wc & FA are different

C=Max(W/ w/c*, C
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durability).

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PStep 4: Wet density (Dwet) of concrete

DOE METHOD

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DOE METHOD
Step 4: Calculate total Aggregate content aggregate density-C-W .

Total

content

(Wagg)=

Wet

Step 5 : Determination of FA based on m.s.a and w/c and grading zone of sand from curves

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DOE METHOD

% passing through 600 Micron sieve 1 15 2 40 3 60 4 80 5 100

Step 5 : Determination of FA
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DOE METHOD

% passing through 600 Micron sieve 1 15 2 40 3 60 4 80 5 100

Step 5 : Determination of FA
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DOE METHOD

% passing through 600 Micron sieve 1 15 2 40 3 60 4 80 5 100

Step 5 : Determination of FA
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DOE METHOD
Step 5: Calculate Fine Aggregate content

Fine aggregate content Fagg = pw (Wagg) kg/m3.

pw is determined from graphs - Cagg= Wagg-Fagg

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DOE METHOD
When fly ash (PFA) is used in the mix control mix proportions are calculated as usual Total percentage of PFA (pf) is fixed as specified/desired. Water content is reduced depending on pf - W'= W-W

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DOE METHOD
water content reduction FA in Slump Cement 0-10 (%) 10 5 20 40 10 20
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S 10-30 mm 5 10 20

S 60-180 mm 10 15 25

DOE METHOD
Cement and FA contents p=F/(C'+F)100; F=pC'/(100-p) W/C*=W'/ (C' +kF) C'=[100-p]W' /[(100-0.7p)(W/C)*] k=0.3 For durability max W/(C+F) with max p =25% or as per IS 1489 Part I
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DOE METHOD
Wet density is assumed same as control mix

Total aggregate content= Dwet - C-W'-F Fine aggregate content is calculated as before

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Summary
DOE method Mix design with PFA

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