DESIGN OF NORMAL CONCRETE MIXES. 2ND EDITION

The basic procedures, described in this concrete mix design method, can be applied to concrete used for most purposes including pavements. It is restricted to designing concrete mixes to meet requirements for workability, compressibility and durability. It assumes that the materials used are Portland cements, complying with British Standard BS 12 or BS 4027, and either natural aggregates complying with BS 882 or coarse air-cooled slag complying with BS 1047. It does not deal with special materials, or special concretes such as light-weight aggregate concrete, or flowing or pumped concrete. This report first states the principles of the method, introduces its basic concepts, and provides the background information required to understand the mix design procedure. This information is about the workability and compressive strength of concrete and the variability of concrete strength during production. Then the mix design is described and flow charts, tables and graphs are presented for applying the method to most concretes designed for compressive strength. Four worked examples of mix design are given. Finally, modifications of the method are described, to design air-entrained mixes, and mixes of Portland cement with pulverised-fuel ash (pfa) or Portland cement/ground granulated blastfurnace slag (ggbs).

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  BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT LTD

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• Authors:
  • TEYCHENNE, D C
  • Franklin, R E
  • ERNTROY, H C
  • Nicholls, J C
  • HOBBS, D W
  • MARSH, D W
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 38 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregates; Cement; Charts; Compressibility; Concrete; Durability; Methodology; Mix design; Pavements; Slag; Standards; Strength of materials; Workability
• Uncontrolled Terms: Modifications
• ITRD Terms: 4577: Aggregate; 4758: Cement; 6486: Chart; 5905: Compressibility; 4755: Concrete; 5910: Durability; 9102: Method; 4714: Mix design; 9048: Modification; 2955: Pavement; 4561: Slag; 187: Specification (standard); 5544: Strength (mater); 5941: Workability
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00747523
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 1-86081-172-8
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Apr 28 1998 12:00AM