MAHARASHTRA STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION (MSBTE)

MAHARASHTRA STATE BOARD OFTECHNICAL

EDUCATION
TRIMURTI POLYTECHNIC, JALGAON
(1173)
Branch Name : Civil Engineering.
Subject Name and Code : CTE (22305)
Academic year : 2023-2024
Semester : Third
Project report on
Using IS code method of mix design obtain ingredients of concrete and prepare concrete .

No. NAME OF THE STUDENT ENROLLMENT NO.

1 Siddharth Narayan Shirsath 2211730004
2 Sagar Kailas Patil 23611840029
3 Rakesh Vishwanath Nathjogi 2211730009
4 Shreyas Kalpanaraju Koshti 2211730007

PROJECT GUIDE

Signature of Faculty.

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MAHARASHTRA STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

CERTIFICATE

This is Certify that Mr./Mrs. Siddharth, Sagar, Rakesh, Shreyas

of Third Semester of Diploma in Civil Engineering of institute of
Trimurti Polytechnic Jalgaon has Completed the Micro- Project
Satisfactorily in subject in CTE (22305) for Academic year 2023-2024
as prescribed in the curriculum

Place : Jalgaon

Date :

Enrollment No : 2211730004 / 23611840029,

2211730009 / 2211730007.

Subject Teacher Head of Department

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 EVALUATION SHEET FOR THE MICRO
PROJECT

Academic year : 2023-2024

Course code : 22305 Semester : 3rd

Title of the project: Using IS code method of mix design obtain ingredients
of concrete and prepare concrete.

Major learning outcomes achieved by students by doing the project

1. Practical outcome:
2. Unit outcomes in Cognitive domain:
3. Outcomes in Affective domain:

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1 Siddharth Narayan Shirsath

2 Sagar Kailas Patil

3 Rakesh Vishwanath Nathjogi

4 Shreyas Kalpanaraju Koshti

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 INDEX

SR.NO CONTENT

1. Introduction 9
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2. Objectives of Mix Design 1
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3. Basic Considerations 1
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4. IS Method of Mix Design 1

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5. Steps of IS Method of Mix Design 1
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6. Selection of Water –Cement Ratio 1

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7. Durability Criteria 2
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 8. Estimation of Air Content 2
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Introduction

 The concrete mix produced under quality control

keeping in view the strength, durability, and workability

is called the design.

 Mix.Others factors like compaction equipment's

available, curing method adopted, type of cement,

quality of fine and coarse aggregate etc.

 have to be kept in mind before arriving at the mix

proportion.The design mix or controlled mix is being

used more and more in variety of important structures,

because of better strength, reduced variability, leaner

 mixed with consequent economy, as well as greater

Objectives of Mix Design

 The purpose of concrete mix design is to ensure the

most optimum proportions of the constituent materials

to fulfill the requirement of the structure being built. Mix

design should ensure following objectives.

1) To achieve the designed/ desired workability in the

plastic stage.

2) To achieve the desired minimum strength in the

hardened stage.

3) To achieve the desired durability in the given

environment conditions. 4) To produce concrete as

economically as possible.
 Basic Considerations

 Cost:-The cost of concrete is made up of Material cost,

Equipment Cost &Labour Cost.The variation in the cost

of materials arises from the fact that cement is several

times costlier than aggregates.

 So it is natural in mix design to aim at as lean a mix as

possible. Therefore, all possible steps should be taken

to reduce the cement content of a concrete mixtures

without sacrificing the desirable properties of concrete

such as strength and durability. b) Specifications:-

 The following point may be kept in mind while

designing concrete mixes

 Minimum Compressive Strength required

 Minimum water/ cement ratio

 Maximum cement content to avoid shrinkage cracks

 Maximum aggregate / cement ratio

 Maximum density of concrete in case of gravity dams

c) Workability:-The following points related to

workability shall be kept in mind while designing

concrete mixes.

 The consistency of concrete should no more than

that necessary for placing, compacting and finishing.

 For concrete mixes required high consistency at the

time of placing, the use of water-reducing and

setretarding admixtures should be used rather than the

addition of more water

 Wherever possible, the cohesiveness and finishibility

of concrete should be improved by increasing sand/

aggregate ratio than by increasing the proportion of the

fine particles in the sand.

d) Strength and durability:-Strength and durability

require lower w/c ratio. It is usually achieved not by

increasing the cement content, but by lowering the

water at given cement content. Water demand can by

lowered by throughout control of the aggregate grading

and by using water reducing admixtures.

e) Factors influencing Choice of Mix Design According

to IS 456:2000 and IS 1343:1980 the important

influencing the design of concrete mix are as per

following:-
 Grade of Concrete

 Type of Cement

 Maximum nominal Size of Aggregate

 Grading of Combined aggregate

 Maximum Water/ Cement Ratio

 Workability

 Durability

 Quality Control.

 Minimum Compressive Strength required

 Minimum water/ cement ratio

 IS Method of Mix Design

 The Bureau of Indian Standards, recommended a set

of procedure for design of concrete mix. The procedure

is based on the research work carried out at national

laboratories.

 Data for Mix Design is as per following:-

1) Characteristic Compressive strength only a few

specified proportions of test results are expected to fall

of concrete at 28 days.

2) Degree of workability desired 3) Limitation on

water/Cement Ratio with the minimum cement to

ensure adequate durability.

Steps of IS Method of Mix Design

 Target Strength for Mix Design The target

average compressive strength (fck) of concrete at 28

days is given by Fck= f ck + t.s Where,  Fck= target

average compressive strength at 28 days  F ck=

characteristics compressive strength at 28 days  s=

Standard deviation  t= a stastical value, depending

upon the accepted proportion of low results and the

number of tests. According to Is 456: 2000 and IS

1343:1980 te characteristic strength is defined as the

value below which not more than 5 percent of results

are expected to fall. In such cases the above equation

reduced to Fck= fck + 1.65 s The value of standard

deviation is obtained from the table

 Selection of Water –Cement Ratio

 Since different cements and aggregates of different

maximum sizes, grading, surface texture shape and

other characteristics may produce concrete of different

 compressive strength for the same free water cement

ratio, the relationship between strength and free water

cement ratio should preferable be established for the

material actually to be used.

 In the absence of such data, the preliminary free

water-cement ratio corresponding to the target strength

at 28 days may be selected from the relationship

shown below.

 Alternatively, the preliminary free water cement ratio by

 mass corresponding to the average strength may be

selected from the relationship shown below using the

curve corresponding to the 28 days cement strength to

be used for the purpose.

 However, this will need 28 days for testing of cement.

As Per IS: 4031-1968 (Methods of physical analysis of

hydraulic cements)

Durability Criteria
 Estimation of Air Content

 Amount of Entrapped Air Content is taken from

following table.
 Selection of Water Content and fine to total aggregate ratio

 For the desired workability the quantity of mixing water

per unit volume of concrete and the ratio of fine

aggregate (sand) to total aggregate by absolute

volume are to be estimated from table below as

applicable.

 Depending upon the nominal maximum size and type

of aggregate. Approximate Sand and water Content

per Cubic Metre of Concrete for Grades up to M35

W/C = 0.6 Workability= 0.8 C.F

 Approximate Sand and Water Content per cubic metre

of concrete for grades above M 35 W/C = 0.35

Workability= 0.8 C.F.

Conclusion

 Above Method of Mix Design by IS Method of Mix

Design is very useful for engineer who is working with

Laboratory Testing works. Above stepwise method is

very simple to understand & also fruitful to Students

who is doing that Degree/ Diploma in civil engineering.

Concrete mix design is economically proportioning of

 concrete ingredients for better strength and durability

based on construction site. While the nominalconcrete

mix may have higher amount of cement, when it is

designed mix, thecement requirement may be low for

the same grade of concrete for a given site.By use of

IS method of Concrete mix design.

 Good quality concrete as per requirements,best use of

Available materials & desired concrete properties. By

use of Concrete mix Design by IS method of Mix

Design, You will get High workability for longer periods,

Lower pumping pressure, Resistance to segregation

even at high workability, Extended setting with longer

workability, Reduced water content for a given

workability.
  Higher ultimate strength, Reduced permeability and

improved durability, Reduced shrinkage and creep,

Better resistance to aggressive atmospheric

conditions, Increased ease in finishing concrete.

References

Concrete Technology by M.S. Shetty- S.Chand& Co.

Ltd.

Concrete Technology by M.L. Gambhir- Tata McGraw

Ltd.