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Why is liquid nitrogen added to fresh concrete sometimes instead of ice block/chilled water?

Traditionally, chilled water and ice have been employed to reduce the temperature of concrete mix in hot weather condition. Chilled water has a limitation in its cooling potential. For instance, even if all mixing water has been converted into chilled water, the temperature reduction achieved in concrete mix is only about 2.7oC.

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M-35 Mix Designs as per IS-10262-2009

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Raj Mohammad Khan

Following table shows the M-35 Mix Designs as per IS-10262-2009, hope this helps all civil engineers here
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M-30 Mix Designs as per IS-10262-2009

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Raj Mohammad Khan

Following table shows the M-30 Mix Designs as per IS-10262-2009, hope this helps all civil engineers here

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M-25 Mix Designs as per IS-10262-2009

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Raj Mohammad Khan

Following table shows the M-25Mix Designs as per IS-10262-2009, hope this helps all civil engineers here
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M-20 Mix Designs as per IS-10262-2009

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Raj Mohammad Khan

Following table shows the M-20 Mix Designs as per IS-10262-2009, hope this helps all civil engineers here

M-20 CONCRETE MIX DESIGN

As per IS 10262-2009 & MORT&H

A-1

Stipulations for Proportioning

1

Grade Designation M20

2

Type of Cement OPC 53 grade confirming to IS-12269-1987

3

Maximum Nominal Aggregate Size 20 mm

4

Minimum Cement Content (MORT&H 1700-3 A) 250 kg/m3

5

Maximum Water Cement Ratio (MORT&H 1700-3 A) 0.5

6

Workability (MORT&H 1700-4) 25 mm (Slump)

7

Exposure Condition Normal

8

Degree of Supervision Good

9

Type of Aggregate Crushed Angular Aggregate

10

Maximum Cement Content (MORT&H Cl. 1703.2) 540 kg/m3

11

Chemical Admixture Type Superplasticiser Confirming to IS-9103

A-2

Test Data for Materials

1

Cement Used Coromandal King OPC 53 grade

2

Sp. Gravity of Cement 3.15

3

Sp. Gravity of Water 1.00

4

Chemical Admixture Not Used

5

Sp. Gravity of 20 mm Aggregate 2.884

6

Sp. Gravity of 10 mm Aggregate 2.878

7

Sp. Gravity of Sand 2.605

8

Water Absorption of 20 mm Aggregate 0.97%

9

Water Absorption of 10 mm Aggregate 0.83%

10

Water Absorption of Sand 1.23%

11

Free (Surface) Moisture of 20 mm Aggregate nil

12

Free (Surface) Moisture of 10 mm Aggregate nil

13

Free (Surface) Moisture of Sand nil

14

Sieve Analysis of Individual Coarse Aggregates Separate Analysis Done

15

Sieve Analysis of Combined Coarse Aggregates Separate Analysis Done

15

Sp. Gravity of Combined Coarse Aggregates 2.882

16

Sieve Analysis of Fine Aggregates Separate Analysis Done

A-3

Target Strength for Mix Proportioning

1

Target Mean Strength (MORT&H 1700-5) 30N/mm2

2

Characteristic Strength @ 28 days 20N/mm2

A-4

Selection of Water Cement Ratio

1

Maximum Water Cement Ratio (MORT&H 1700-3 A) 0.5

2

Adopted Water Cement Ratio 0.5

A-5

Selection of Water Content

1

Maximum Water content (10262-table-2) 186 Lit.

2

Estimated Water content for 25 mm Slump 145 Lit.

3

Superplasticiser used nil

A-6

Calculation of Cement Content

1

Water Cement Ratio 0.5

2

Cement Content (145/0.5) 290 kg/m3

Which is greater then 250 kg/m3

A-7

Proportion of Volume of Coarse Aggregate & Fine Aggregate Content

1

Vol. of C.A. as per table 3 of IS 10262 62.00%

2

Adopted Vol. of Coarse Aggregate 65.00%

Adopted Vol. of Fine Aggregate ( 1-0.65) 35.00%

A-8

Mix Calculations

1

Volume of Concrete in m3 1.00

2

Volume of Cement in m3 0.09

(Mass of Cement) / (Sp. Gravity of Cement)x1000

3

Volume of Water in m3 0.145

(Mass of Water) / (Sp. Gravity of Water)x1000

4

Volume of Admixture @ 0% in m3 nil

(Mass of Admixture)/(Sp. Gravity of Admixture)x1000

5

Volume of All in Aggregate in m3 0.763

Sr. no. 1 – (Sr. no. 2+3+4)

6

Volume of Coarse Aggregate in m3 0.496

Sr. no. 5 x 0.65

7

Volume of Fine Aggregate in m3 0.267

Sr. no. 5 x 0.35

A-9

Mix Proportions for One Cum of Concrete (SSD Condition)

1

Mass of Cement in kg/m3 290

2

Mass of Water in kg/m3 145

3

Mass of Fine Aggregate in kg/m3 696

4

Mass of Coarse Aggregate in kg/m3 1429

Mass of 20 mm in kg/m3 1029

Mass of 10 mm in kg/m3 400

5

Mass of Admixture in kg/m3 nil

6

Water Cement Ratio 0.5

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M 15 Mix Designs as per IS-10262-2009

Dear All,
Here i am giving the mix designs as per IS-10262-2009 which gives to change the procedure for calculating the concrete ingredients
Raj Mohammad Khan

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Mix Design With Superplasticizers

By
Er. Kaushal Kishore ,
Materials Engineer, Roorkee

INTRODUCTION
Superplasticizers belongs to a class of water reducer chemically different from the normal water reducers and capable of reducing water content by about 30%. The Superplasticizers are broadly classified into four groups: sulfonated melamine formaldehyde condensate (SMF), sulphonated naphthalene formaldehyde condensate (SNF), modified lignosulphonate (MLS) and others including sulphonic acid ester, polyacrylates, polystryrene sulphonates, etc. The benefits obtained by Superplasticizers in the reduction of water in the concrete mixes are best illustrated by the following examples.
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Ductal- A Stronger Concrete

What is Ductal?
Few Years back in 2006; researchers at Iowa State University have developed a new type of concrete that is much stronger than conventional concrete. It can withstand pressures up to 595,000 pounds — more than the weight of seven semi trucks.

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Concrete Mix Design Calculations

The concrete mix design available on this site are for reference purpose only. Actual site conditions vary and thus this should be adjusted as per the location and other factors. These are just to show you how to calculate and we are thankful to all the members who have emailed us these mix designs so that these could be shared with civil engineers worldwide.

If you also have any mix design and want to share it with us, just comment on this post and we will be in touch with you.

Here is the summary of links of all the mix designs we have till date:-

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Mix Design M-50 Grade

The mix design M-50 grade (Using Admixture –Sikament) provided here is for reference purpose only. Actual site conditions vary and thus this should be adjusted as per the location and other factors.

Parameters for mix design M50

Grade Designation = M-50
Type of cement = O.P.C-43 grade
Brand of cement = Vikram ( Grasim )
Admixture = Sika [Sikament 170 ( H ) ]
Fine Aggregate = Zone-II

Sp. Gravity
Cement = 3.15
Fine Aggregate = 2.61
Coarse Aggregate (20mm) = 2.65
Coarse Aggregate (10mm) = 2.66

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