EFFECT OF VARIOUS FACTORS ON CONCRETE MIX DESIGN

Abstract

Concrete Mix design is very important in the construction of structures made of concrete. Concrete is weak in tension So, It is normally reinforced with steel. Quantities of various constituents of concrete such as cement, water, coarse aggregate, fine aggregate, and admixtures are to be calculated. There are various factors which affect concrete mix design. Some of these are size of aggregate, exposure conditions, water cement ratio, aggregates shapes, requirement of pumping, type of fine aggregate, workability etc. It is difficult to consider the effect of various factors on mix design experimentally. In this project theoretically efforts has been made to study the effect of various factors on concrete mix design. Effect of various factors has been considered on concrete mixes of different grades.