FOLLOW THE STEPS PLS AND ANSWER SAMPLE 1 USING VOLUME METHOD ACI METHOD OFCONCRETE MIX DESIGNStep 1. Choice of slumpStep 2. Choice of maximum size of aggregateStep 3. Estimation of mixing water and air contentStep 4. Selection of water/cement ratioStep 5. Calculation of cement contentStep 6. Estimation of coarse aggregate contentStep 7. Estimation of Fine Aggregate ContentStep 8. Adjustments for Aggregate MoistureStep 9. Trial Batch AdjustmentsSTEP 7 - Estimation of FineAggregate ContentV=WVOLUME METHODSWeight of waterdensity of waterWeight of cement3. 15 x density of waterWeight of CAS. g) of CA X density of waterWATERCEMENT )s.g.COARSEAGGREGATESAIR%Air x Volume of ConcreteAIR%Air x Volume of ConcreteSTEP 7 - Estimation of FineAggregate ContentVOLUME METHODVolume of FA = V conc – V Cement – V water – V cA – V Air/- SAMPLE 1Design a concrete mix for construction of an elevated water tank.The specified design strength of concrete is 30 MPa at 28 daysmeasured on standard cylinders.The specific gravity of FA and C.A. are 2.65 and 2.7 respectively.The dry rodded bulk density of C.A. is 1600 kg/m3, and finenessmodulus of FA is 2.80Ordinary Portland cement (Type I) will be used. 5.9.&15C.A. is found to be absorptive to the extent of 1% and free surfacemoisture in sand is found to be 2 per cent.

Absolute Volume Method: Absolute volume method is one of the methods used for concrete mix design.…

ACI METHOD OF CONCRETE MIX DESIGN Step 1. Choice of slump Step 2. Choice of maximum size of aggregate Step 3. Estimation of mixing water and air content Step 4. Selection of water/cement ratio Step 5. Calculation of cement content Step 6. Estimation of coarse aggregate content Step 7. Estimation of Fine Aggregate Content Step 8. Adjustments for Aggregate Moisture - Step 9. Trial Batch Adjustments

ACI METHOD OF CONCRETE MIX DESIGN Step 1. Choice of slump Step 2. Choice of maximum size of aggregate Step 3. Estimation of mixing water and air content Step 4. Selection of water/cement ratio Step 5. Calculation of cement content Step 6. Estimation of coarse aggregate content Step 7. Estimation of Fine Aggregate Content Step 8. Adjustments for Aggregate Moisture - Step 9. Trial Batch Adjustments

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