A Comprehensive Method for Concrete Mix Design
Kambiz Janamian and Jose Aguiar
Materials Research Foundations Vol. 65
Publication Date 2020, 180 Pages
Print ISBN 978-1-64490-058-1 (release date January, 2020)
ePDF ISBN 978-1-64490-059-8
DOI: 10.21741/9781644900598
A novel method of concrete mix design is presented. Tests with various constituent materials are reported in great detail. Both laboratory tests and applications in industry show the method to be very successful for all kinds of normal constituent materials, including silica fume, ground granulated blast furnace slag, fly ash, natural pozzolans, blended cement, fine and coarse aggregates, water, air entraining admixtures, plasticizers and super-plasticizers.
Keywords
Concrete Mix Design, Concrete Specification, Concrete Constituent Materials, Concrete Transport, Compressive Strength of Concrete, Concrete Slump, Hardened Concrete, Permeability of Concrete, Concrete Quality, Fresh Concrete, Workability of Concrete, Entrapped Air in Concrete
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 5
2. Concrete constituent materials specification 6
3. Concrete properties 29
4. The novel step by step procedure for the concrete mix design 36
5. Implementing mix design for a sample ready mixed plant 47
6. Confirmation tests for mix designs 131
Conclusion 166
Appendix (1): 171
Mini slump method 171
Preparation of the grout: 171
Testing procedure: 171
Appendix (2): 173
Marsh cone test 173
Test procedure 173
Appendix (3): 175
References 177
