Concrete Mix Design Procedure and Example IS456

Concrete mix design is the process of finding the proportions of concrete mix in terms of ratios of cement, sand and coarse aggregates. For e.g., a concrete mix of proportions 1:2:4 means that cement, fine and coarse aggregate are in the ratio 1:2:4 or the mix contains one part of cement, two parts of fine aggregate and four parts of coarse aggregate. The concrete mix design proportions are either by volume or by mass. The water-cement ratio is usually expressed in mass

Requirements for concrete mix design

• The grade designation giving the characteristic strength requirement of concrete.
• The type of cement influences the rate of development of compressive strength of concrete.
• Maximum nominal size of aggregates to be used in concrete may be as large as possible within the limits prescribed by IS 456:2000.
• The cement content is to be limited from shrinkage, cracking and creep.
• The workability of concrete for satisfactory placing and compaction is related to the size and shape of section, quantity and spacing of reinforcement and technique used for transportation, placing and compaction.

  Procedure for Concrete Mix Design..

1. Step 1 — Determination Of Target Strength.
2. Step 2 — Selection of water / cement ratio.                  
3. Step 3 — Selection of Water Content.
4. Step 4 — Selection of Cement Content.
5. Step 5: Estimation of Coarse Aggregate proportion.
6. Step 6: Estimation of the mix ingredients.
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