#M30 Mix Design

Mix design M30 Grade designed as per IS 10262:2009 & IS 456:2000  Mix Design Mix proportioning for a concrete of M30 grade is A·1 : STIPULATIONS FOR PROPORTIONING a) Grade designation : M30 b) Type of cement : OPC 53 Grade conforming IS 12269 c) Maximum nominal size of aggregate : 20mm d) Minimum cement content : 320 kg/m3 (IS 456:2000) e) Maximum water-cement ratio : 0.45 (Table 5 of IS 456:2000) f) Workability : 100-120mm slump g) Exposure condition : Moderate (For Reinforced Concrete) h) Method of concrete placing : Pumping j) Degree of supervision : Good k) Type of aggregate : Crushed Angular Aggregates m) Maximum cement content : 360 kg/m3 n) Chemical admixture type : Super Plasticizer ECMAS HP 890 A. 2 : TEST DATA FOR MATERIALS a) Cement used : OPC 53 Grade conforming IS 12269 b) Specific gravity of cement : 3.15 c) Chemical admixture : Super Plasticizer conforming to IS 9103 d) Specific gravity of 1) Coarse aggregate 20mm : 2.67 2) Fine aggregate : 2.65 3) GGBS : 2.84 (JSW) e) Water absorption: 1) Coarse aggregate : 0.5 % 2) Fine aggregate (M.sand) : 2.5 % f) Free (surface) moisture: 1) Coarse aggregate : Nil (Absorbed Moisture also Nil) 2) Fine aggregate : Nil g) Sieve analysis: 1) Coarse aggregate: Conforming to all in aggregates of Table 2 of IS 383 2) Fine aggregate : Conforming to Grading Zone II of Table 4 of IS 383.