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The 28-day compressive strength should be 7,000 Step 1. Required material information (already given).
lb/in2. The slump should be between 3 and 4 in. and the Step 2. Choice of slump. The slump is given, consistent
maximum aggregate size should not exceed ¾ in. with Table 1.
The properties of the materials are as follows:
Cement : Type I, specific gravity = 3.15
Coarse Aggregate: Bulk specific gravity (SSD) = 2.65;
absorption capacity = 0.5%; dry-rodded unit weight = 100
lb/ft3; surface moisture = 1%
Fine Aggregate: Bulk specific gravity (SSD) = 2.60; absorption
capacity = 1.1%; fineness modulus = 2.70; surface moisture = 3%
Step 3. Maximum aggregate size. Given: ¾ inches
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Step 4. Estimation of mixing water and air content.
From Table 2, the recommended air content is 2%; the Step 5. Water/cement ratio. From Table3, the
water requirement is 340 lb/yd3. estimate for required w/c ratio to give a 28-day
strength of 7,000 lb/in2 is 0.33.
28-day Compressive Non-AE AE
Maximum aggregate size (in)
S
Strength
h ((psi)
i)
Slump(in) 0.375 0.5 0.75 1 1.5 2 3 6
1 to 2 350 335 315 300 275 260 220 190 2,000 0.82 0.74
3 to 4 385 365 340
340 325 300 285 245 210 3,000 0.68 0.59
6 to 7 410 385 360 340 315 300 270 -
4,000 0.57 0.48
Air Content 3.0% 2.5% 2.0%
2.0% 1.5% 1.0% 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% 5,000 0.48 0.40
6,000 0.41 0.32
7,000 0.33
0.33 ---
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Step 6. Calculation of cement content. Based on steps 4 Step 7. Estimation of coarse aggregate content.
and 5, the required cement content is: Interpolating Table 4 for the fineness modulus of the
fine aggregate of 2.70
340lb / yd 3 Fineness Modulus
weight of cement 1,030lb / yd 3 Max Aggregate (in) 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 3
0.33 0.375 0.50 0.49 0.48 0.47 0.46 0.45 0.44
0.500 0.59 0.58 0.57 0.56 0.55 0.54 0.53
0.750 0.66 0.65 0.64 0.63 0.62 0.61 0.60
1.000 0.71 0.70 0.69 0.68 0.67 0.66 0.65
1.500 0.75 0.74 0.73 0.72 0.71 0.70 0.69
2.000 0.78 0.77 0.76 0.75 0.74 0.73 0.72
3.000 0.82 0.81 0.80 0.79 0.78 0.77 0.76
6.000 0.87 0.86 0.85 0.84 0.83 0.82 0.81
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The coarse aggregate will occupy:
Step 8. Estimation of fine aggregate content by the
17.01 ft
3
0.63 27ft
3
absolute volume method.
yd 3 yd 3
Water: 340 lb/62.4 lb/ft3 = 5.45 ft3
Value from
T bl 4
Table Cement: 1 030 lb/(3
1,030 lb/(3.15
15 x 62
62.4
4 lb/ft3) = 5.24
5 24 ft3
The OD weight of the coarse aggregate Coarse Aggregate: 1,701 lb/(2.65 x 62.4 lb/ft3) = 10.29 ft3
17.01ft 100 lb 1,701 lb
3
Air: 2% x 27ft3/yd3 = 0.54 ft3
yd 3 ft 3 yd 3
Total 21.52 ft3
Dry-Rodded
Unit Weight
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Therefore, the fine aggregate must occupy a volume of: Step 9. Adjustment for moisture in the aggregate.
27 ft 3 21.52 ft 3 5.48 ft 3 The weight of aggregate from the stock pile is:
WeightStock Pile WeightOD 1 MC
The SSD weight of the fine aggregate is:
The change in the weight water due to the moisture of
the aggregate from the stock pile is:
5.48 ft 2.60 62.4lb
3
889 lb
ft 3
WeightWater WeightOD SM
Specific Gravity
of Fine Aggregate Unit Weight
of Water Adjusted WeightWater WeightWater WeightWater
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Step 9. Compute stockpile weight based on moisture Step 9. Adjust the amount of water based on moisture
content content
Fine aggregate required from the stockpile is: The required mixing water required is:
340 lb - 889 lb (0
(0.03)
03) fine aggregate
889 lb (1 + 0.041) = 925 lb/yd3
Moisture Content 4.1% Moisture Content 1.5% Surface moisture 3%
Coarse aggregate required from the stockpile is: - 1,701 lb (0.01) coarse aggregate
1,701 lb (1 + 0.015) = 1,727 lb/yd3 = 296 lb/yd3
Surface moisture 1%
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Thus the estimated batch weights per yd3 are:
Water = 296 lb
Cement = 1,030
, lb
Coarse aggregate (wet) = 1,727 lb
Fine aggregate (wet) = 925 lb
Total = 3,978 lb/yd3
= 147.3 lb/ft3
