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Table A.13 Guidance on the selection of designated and standardized
prescribed concrete in housing and other applications
Application A), B) Designated Standardized Recommended
concrete prescribed consistence class
concrete
Unreinforced foundations B) and associated works requiring
DC-1 concrete
Blinding and mass concrete fill GEN1 ST2 S3 C)
Strip footings GEN1 ST2 S3 C)
Mass concrete foundations GEN1 ST2 S3 C)
Trench fill foundations GEN1 ST2 S4
Drainage works to give immediate support GEN1 ST2 S1
Other drainage works GEN1 ST2 S3 C)
Oversite below suspended slabs GEN1 ST2 S3 C)
Unreinforced foundations requiring DC-2 to DC-4 concrete B)
DC-2 FND2 N/A S3 C), D)
DC-2z FND2Z N/A S3 C), D)
DC-3 FND3 N/A S3 C), D)
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DC-3z FND3Z N/A S3 C), D)
DC-4 FND4 N/A S3 C), D)
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DC-4z FND4Z N/A S3 C), D)
DC-4m FND4M N/A S3 C), D)
General applications
Kerb bedding and backing GEN0 ST1 S1
Floors
House floors with no embedded metal (see Note 2 to 4.2.2)
• Permanent finish to be added, e.g. a screed or floating floor GEN1 ST2 S2
• No permanent finish to be added, e.g. carpeted GEN2 ST3 S2
Garage floors with no embedded metal GEN3 ST4 S2
Wearing surface: light foot and trolley traffic RC25/30 ST4 S2
Wearing surface: general industrial RC32/40 N/A S2
Wearing surface: heavy industrial E) RC40/50 N/A S2
Paving
House drives and domestic parking PAV1 N/A S2 C)
Heavy-duty external paving with rubber tyre vehicles E) PAV2 N/A S2 C), F)
A) Concrete containing embedded metal should be treated as reinforced.
B) See Table A.3 for designated concretes for reinforced foundations and reinforced concrete.
C) This is the default slump class for this designated concrete.
D) For trench fill, the recommended consistence class is S4.
E) For extreme applications, e.g. foundry floors and busy public roads, specialist advice should be sought.
F)
Depends on method of placing.
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Table A.14 Summary of requirements for designated concretes A)
Concrete Min. Default Max. Min. cement or Cement and combination types
designation strength slump w/c ratio combination content
class class (kg/m3) for 20 mm
max. aggregate size
GEN0 C6/8 S3 — 120 CEM I, IIA, IIB-S, IIB-V, IIIA, IVB-V
GEN1 C8/10 S3 — 180 CEM I, IIA, IIB-S, IIB-V, IIIA, IVB-V
GEN2 C12/15 S3 — 200 CEM I, IIA, IIB-S, IIB-V, IIIA, IVB-V
GEN3 C16/20 S3 — 220 CEM I, IIA, IIB-S, IIB-V, IIIA, IVB-V
RC20/25 C20/25 S3 0.70 240 CEM I, IIA, IIB-S, IIB-V, IIIA, IVB-V
RC25/30 C25/30 S3 0.65 260 CEM I, IIA, IIB-S, IIB-V, IIIA, IVB-V B)
RC28/35 C28/35 S3 0.60 280 CEM I, IIA, IIB-S, IIB-V, IIIA, IVB-V B)
RC30/37 C30/37 S3 0.55 300 CEM I, IIA, IIB-S, IIB-V, IIIA, IVB-V B)
RC32/40 C32/40 S3 0.55 300 CEM I, IIA, IIB-S, IIB-V, IIIA, IVB-V B)
RC35/45 C35/45 S3 0.50 320 CEM I, IIA, IIB-S, IIB-V, IIIA, IVB-V B)
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PAV1 C25/30 C) S2 0.60 280 CEM I, IIA, IIB-S, IIB-V, IIIA
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PAV2 C28/35 C) S2 0.55 300 CEM I, IIA, IIB-S, IIB-V, IIIA
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0.55 320 IIB-V+SR, IIIA+SR, IIIB+SR, IVB-V
0.50 340 CEM I, SRPC, II-S, II-V, IIIA, IIIB
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Table A.15 Standardized prescribed concretes and indicative strengths
Standardized prescribed Strength class that may be Characteristic compressive cube strength
concrete assumed for structural design at 28 days that may be assumed for structural
design
N/mm2
ST1 C6/8 8
ST2 C8/10 10
ST3 C12/15 15
ST4 C16/20 20
ST5 C20/25 25
A.5 Selection of consistence
The consistence of fresh concrete should be suitable for the conditions
of handling and placing so that after compaction, concrete surrounds
all reinforcement, tendons and ducts and completely fills the
formwork. Table A.16 provides guidance on the consistence expressed
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as slump [S(number)] and flow [F(number)] classes appropriate to
different uses. Where the concrete is laid on a slope, a lower slump class
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Table A.16 Consistence suitable for different uses of in-situ concrete
Use of concrete Form of compaction Consistence class
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Normal-weight Lightweight
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Kerb bedding and backing Tamping S1 —
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Floors and hand placed pavements Poker or beam vibration S2 S2
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Strip footings S3 —
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Mass concrete foundations S3 —
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Blinding S3 —
Normal reinforced concrete in slabs, beams, Poker or beam vibration S3 S3
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walls and columns and/or tamping
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Sliding formwork construction S2 S2
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Pumped concrete S3 F5
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Vacuum processed concrete S3 S3
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In-situ piling S4 —
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value. Where self-compacting concrete is required, guidance may be
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