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Concrete Mix Design and Formwork Systems

Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials. It consists of cement, water, and aggregates like sand and gravel. Concrete's strength is specified based on its 28-day cube compressive strength test results. Proper mix design and batching of ingredients is required to achieve the desired workability, strength, and durability. Formwork provides the mold used to shape wet concrete until it cures and can support itself. Formwork systems can be traditional using wood or systematic using prefabricated components like props, beams, and sheathing.

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Concrete Mix Design and Formwork Systems

Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials. It consists of cement, water, and aggregates like sand and gravel. Concrete's strength is specified based on its 28-day cube compressive strength test results. Proper mix design and batching of ingredients is required to achieve the desired workability, strength, and durability. Formwork provides the mold used to shape wet concrete until it cures and can support itself. Formwork systems can be traditional using wood or systematic using prefabricated components like props, beams, and sheathing.

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Concrete

• One of the very important and widely used


material in construction
• The Grade of the concrete is specified by its 28
day’s cube strength (E.g. M20 means the cube
strength is 20 N/[Link])
• Concrete used on works is specified according
to IS 456 (2000).

1
•Consists of Portland cement, water, and aggregate ( Fine&
Coarse )

•Cement, water and fine aggregate – mortar

-Admixtures added for specific purposes like

– Entrain numerous microscopic air bubbles


– Retard the initial set of the concrete
– Waterproof the concrete , etc.

2
Concrete chain
Cement supply sand supply Coarse aggregate Water supply
supply

Transporting, unloading and stacking

Gauging

Mixing Slump test

Cube test
Transporting

Placing

3
Compaction Curing
PROPORTIONING CONCRETE MIXTURES
• For successful utilization, the mixtures must be properly
proportioned ( Mix design )

Concrete Mix Design-IS 10262

Designed to achieve a defined

• workability

• strength

• durability

4
BATCHING AND MIXING OF CONCRETE
MATERIALS
• Batching is weighing or volumetrically measuring and
introducing into the mixer the ingredients for a batch of
concrete
• A batch is the quantity of concrete mixed at one time

More accurate to measure by weight

• As per IS 4925 : 1968 - specification for concrete batching


and mixing
5
Slump test to test workability

6
Cube test to test the strength

7
Formwork system
It is a mold used to shape the concrete and support the
concrete until it attains sufficient strength to carry its
own weight.
Introduction
 No desirable structure can be built without the use
of formworks.

 Such is the importance of formwork that it constitutes


30% of Cost 60% of Time

Construction

 Apart from that the quality of concrete finish and


soundness of concrete depends very much on the
formwork system.
Types of Formwork
Formwork can be divided into two approaches :

 Traditional approach

 Systematic approach (System formwork)


Traditional formwork system in System formwork in Progress
Progress

Collapsible A network of
Wooden A network of
type props wooden H-beams
posts wooden beams
(CT props) to support the
(ballies) to support the
sheathing.
sheathing
Pictures and sketches taken from L&T- DOKA formwork manuals
Column Formwork

Pictures and sketches taken from L&T- DOKA formwork manuals


Wall Formwork

Pictures and sketches taken from L&T- DOKA formwork manuals


Beam Forming Support

Pictures and sketches taken from L&T- DOKA formwork manuals

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