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8/3/2019 High Strength Concrete Mix Design
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High Strength Concrete Mix design
Written by Haseeb Jamal
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The type of concrete generally with compressive strength of 6000psi (40MPa) or greater is called a
- W e need high strength concrete in our modern infrastructures in order to pu
Now what is mix design? Although the American Concrete Institute (ACI) doesn't use the term, pref
Proportioning Concrete
Part of mix design is to develop mix ratios that lead to high compression stresses at failure.
The two criteria for a successful mix ratio are:
1. High compressive stress
2. Adequate workability
Once a mix ratio is selected, we need to compute the Amounts of cement, water, and aggregates
required. The amount of these ingredients and the processing depend on weather the concrete
prepare in laboratory or in field. Beside Proportioning HSC designing require study of the
following aspects.
// Selecting Maximum Aggregate Size
Remember that while discussing mix-design of High strength concrete the term cement isuse to describe all the cementious materials in the concrete and not just the Portland cement. In
general, smaller size
aggregates
have been shown to produce higher strength concretes, for a fixed w/(c+p) ratio. However, the
use of the largest possible coarse aggregate may be an important consideration in terms of
optimizing modulus of elasticity, creep, and drying shrinkage of the concrete.
ACI 318 recommends that the maximum aggregate size not exceed one-fifth of the
narrowest dimension between the sides of the forms, one-third of the depth of slabs, nor
three-quarters of the minimum clear spacing between individual reinforcing bars or prestressing
tendons.
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High Strength Concrete Mix design
Written by Haseeb Jamal
Particularly for a high-strength concrete, a coarse aggregate should be chosen that is
sufficiently hard, clean, and free of surface coatings.
Fineness Modulus of Fine Aggregates for High-Strength
Concrete
If a fineness modulus less than 2.5 is used, the resultant mixture may be "sticky",
resulting in poor workability and a higher water demand. In general, because of the increased
cement (fines) content of a high-strength mixture, the volume of sand is kept to the minimum
necessary to achieve workability and compatibility.
Pozzolan Addition in High Strength Concrete
A Pozzolan Is Defined as a siliceous and aluminous material which in itself possesses little or
no cementitious value but in concrete its give strength in two ways, physically and chemically.
Physically its finely divided particles fills pores and chemically it react with calcium hydroxide at
ordinary temperatures to form compounds possessing cementitious properties.
Generally, a first trial mixture using only cement (no pozzolans) should be prepared and
evaluated. So that we could compare strength of high strength concrete with conventional
concrete
// Moisture Conditions of Aggregate
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High Strength Concrete Mix design
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The moisture content and aggregate absorption values are used in adjusting the amounts
(mass) of aggregates and water to be included in batch proportions. The measured moisture
content is used to adjust the mass of aggregate to achieve thenecessary mass of saturated surface dry (SSD)
aggregates
. Absorbed water doesn't become part of the mixing water, so the mass of water is adjusted
based on the difference between the moisture contents and absorptions of the coarse and fine
aggregates
, weighted by their dry masses in the mixture.
Testing Age
Because high-strength concrete can gain considerable strength after the normally specified
28-day curing age, many specifications utilize testing ages of 56 or 91 days. This guide attempts
to adjust mixture proportions to produce the desired strength at the specified testing age.
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