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•Consists of Portland cement, water, and aggregate ( Fine&
Coarse )
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Concrete chain
Cement supply sand supply Coarse aggregate Water supply
supply
Gauging
Cube test
Transporting
Placing
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Compaction Curing
PROPORTIONING CONCRETE MIXTURES
• For successful utilization, the mixtures must be properly
proportioned ( Mix design )
• workability
• strength
• durability
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BATCHING AND MIXING OF CONCRETE
MATERIALS
• Batching is weighing or volumetrically measuring and
introducing into the mixer the ingredients for a batch of
concrete
• A batch is the quantity of concrete mixed at one time
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Cube test to test the strength
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Formwork system
It is a mold used to shape the concrete and support the
concrete until it attains sufficient strength to carry its
own weight.
Introduction
No desirable structure can be built without the use
of formworks.
Construction
Traditional approach
Collapsible A network of
Wooden A network of
type props wooden H-beams
posts wooden beams
(CT props) to support the
(ballies) to support the
sheathing.
sheathing
Pictures and sketches taken from L&T- DOKA formwork manuals
Column Formwork