MIX DESIGN M60 GRADE

1. STIPULATIONS FOR PROPORTIONING :

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
F)
G)
H)
I)
J)
K)
L)

Grade Designation
Type of Cement
Maximum nominal size of Aggregate
Minimum Cement Content
Maximum Water Content ratio
Workability
Exposure condition
Method of concrete placing
Degree of supervision
Type of aggregate
Maximum cement content
chemical admixture type

: M60
: OPC 53 Grade Conforming to IS 8112
: 20mm
: 320Kg/m3
: 0.45
: 100mm(slump)
: Severe (for reinforced concrete)
: Not pumping
: Good
: Crushed angular aggregate
: 450Kg/m3
: Conplast SP 430

2. TEST DATA FOR MATERIALS :

A)
B)
C)
D)

Cement used
Specific gravity of cement
Chemical admixture
Specific Gravity for
1. Coarse aggregate
2. Fine aggregate
E) Water absorption
1. Coarse aggregate
2. Fine aggregate
F) Free (surface) moisture
1. Coarse aggregate
2. Fine aggregate
G) Sieve analysis
1. Coarse aggregate
2. Fine aggregate

: OPC 53 grade Conforming to IS 8112

: 3.15
: Superplaticizer conforming to IS 9103
: 2.74
: 2.74
: 0.5 Percent
: 1.0 Percent
: Nil
: Nil
: Conforming to Table 2 of IS 383
: Conforming to Grading zone II of Table 4 of IS 383

3. TARGET STRENGTH FOR MIX PROPORTIONING

f'ck =fck + 1.65 s

GRADE 60

From table 1, standard deviation, S =

Target Strength =

69.9

N/mm2

N/mm2

4. SELECTION OF WATER CEMENT RATIO :

From Table 5 of IS456, maximum water cement ratio = 0.45
Based on experience, adopt water-cement ratio as 0.25.
0.25 < 0.45, hence O.K.
5. SELECTION OF WATER CONTENT :
From Table 2, maximum water
content for 20mm aggregate

= 186 lit

Estimated water content for

100mm slump

= 186 + (9/100*186)
= 203 lit

As superplasticizer is used, the watercontent can be reduced up 20 percent and above

Hence the arrived water content = 203 * 0.8 =

166 lit

6. CALCULATION OF CEMENT CONTENT :

Water - Cement ratio = 0.25
Cement Content =

166/0.25 =

664

Kg/m3

Hence use maximum cement content 450kg/m3.

7. PROPORTION OF VOLUME OF COARSE AGGREGATE AND FINE
AGGREGATE CONTENT :
From Table 3, Volume of Coarse aggregate corresponding to 20mm size aggregate
and fine aggregate (zone II) for water cement ratio of 0.5 = 0.62
In this case, water cement ratio is 0.25, Therefore volume of coarse aggregate is
required to increase by 0.05. Therefore corrected proportion of volume of coarse
aggregare for the water cement ratio of 0.25 = 0.67
Volume of Coarse aggregate = 0.67
Volume of Fine aggregate = 1 - 0.67 =

0.33

8. MIX CALCULATIONS
The mix calculations per unit volume of concrete.
a) Volume of concrete

= 1m3

b) Volume of cement

= mass of cement *
sp.gr. of cement

1
1000

= (450/3.15)*(1/1000)
= 0.143m3
c) Volume of water

mass of water *
sp.gr of water

1
1000

= (166/1)*(1/1000)
= 0.166m3
d) Volume of chemical admixtures
(superplasticizer) (@ 1.3 percent
by mass of cementitious material)

mass of chemical admixture *

= sp.gr. of chemical admixture

1
1000

= (6/1.225)*(1/1000)
= 0.005m3
e) Volume of all in aggregate

= [a-(b+c+d)]
= [1-(0.143+0.166+0.005)]
= 0.686m3

f) Mass of coarse aggregate

= e * volume of coarse aggregate * sp.gr.of

coarse aggregate * 1000
= 0.686 * 0.67 * 2.74 * 1000
=
1259.8 Kg/m3

g) Mass of fine aggregate

= e * volume of fine aggregate * sp.gr.of

fine aggregate * 1000
= 0.686 * 0.33 * 2.74 * 1000
= 620.503 Kg/m3

9. MIX PROPORTIONS
Cement
=
Water
=
Fine aggregate
=
Coarse aggregate 10mm =
Coarse aggregate 20mm =
Chemical admixture
=
Water cement ratio
=

450
166
621
504
756
6
0.24

Kg/m3
Lit
Kg/m3
Kg/m3
Kg/m3
Kg/m3