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Strength of concrete is directly related to the structure of the hydrated cement paste Air in concrete produces voids Excess of water in concrete evaporate leave the voids in the concrete Consequently as the W/C ratio increases the porosity of the cement paste in the concrete also increascompressive strength of concrete at 28 days psi This equation is completely empirical and is not based on theory Note that the value of E c found is in units of psi For normal weight concrete defined as concrete with a w c of 150 lb/ft 3 and subtracting 5 lb/ft 3 for steel E c is permitted to be taken as ′
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Compressive Strength The compressive strength of any material is defined as the resistance to failure under the action of compressive forc Especially for concrete compressive strength is an important parameter to determine the performance of the material during service conditionsModulus of Elasticity of Concrete Modulus of Elasticity of Concrete can be defined as the slope of the line drawn from stress of zero to a compressive stress of 045f’ c As concrete is a heterogeneous material The strength of concrete is dependent on the relative proportion and
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WikiEngineer has Equations Examples and information on Engineering Fundamentals including β1 Beta One Concrete PropertyCompressive strength of high strength concrete mix is usually greater than 6 000 pounds per square inch High strength concrete is made by lowering the water cement W/C ratio to 035 or lower Often silica fume is added to prevent the formation of free calcium hydroxide crystals in the cement which might reduce the strength at the cement aggregate bond
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To design a concrete mix of the desired strength with available materials the strength of cement is required at 7 days IRC 44 4 or at 28 days IS 5 Based on the strength values of cement w/c ratio is directly read from the available charts given in IRC 44 IS In India for example concrete grades are rated using the letter M followed by a number where the number represents the compressive strength in MPa Parts of Europe use a similar system where the letter C is followed by a number representing compressive strength in MPa
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Aug 28 32 Air voids in concrete depends on the water to cement ratio There is an increase in air voids with the increase in weight of water When this situation happens then strength of concrete drops down Hardened concrete contains about 1 of air voids In a hardened state concrete strength is inversely proportional to the water/cement ratiow c = weight of concrete pounds per cubic foot f c = compressive strength of concrete at 28 days psi AASHTO Load and Resistance Factor Design Manual or LRFD suggests the following equation where K 1 = correction factor for aggregate source taken as 10 unless determined otherwise w c = weight of concrete pounds per cubic foot pcf
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CIP 16 Flexural Strength Concrete WHAT is Flexural Strength Flexural strength is one measure of the tensile strength of concrete It is a measure of an unreinforced con crete beam or slab to resist failure in bending It is measured by loading 6 x 6 inch 150 x 150 mm con crete beams with a span length at least three times the depthstrength of concrete Compressive Strength of Concrete f’c Concrete Technology 14 24a Influence of Mineralogy Differences in the mineralogical composition of aggregates affect concrete strength fc psi The reason for limestone to produce higher strength is because CaCO3Ca OH 2xH2O is formed at interface in TZ
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Concrete mixes are defined in ascending numbers of 5 starting at 10 and show the compressive strength of the concrete after 28 days For instance C10 has the strength of 10 newtons C15 has the strength of 15 newtons C20 has 20 newtons strength and so onGuestion is not correct C 35/20 It will be C32/40 C10/15 New Europan standarts concrete class from year Here first 32 or 10 strength of concrete according with cylinder test result 40 or 15 are strength of concrete according the cube result N/mm2 For example C32/40 concrete
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Compressive Strength of Concrete RCCStructures Modern Day construction utilizes the efficiency of Reinforced Cement Concrete RCC to a great extent Technological Advances in RCC contribute to Construction of Mega and High Rise Structures across the GlobeThe w/c is the single most important factor governing the strength of concrete High w/c implies high porosity and thus lowered strength The trend shown in Figure 1 for the dependence of compressive strength on the w/c is true for most concret The Abram’s law is used to generalize the strength w/c
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Strength of hardened concrete measured by the compression test The compression strength of concrete is a measure of the concrete s ability to resist loads which tend to compress it The compressive strength is measured by crushing cylindrical concrete specimens in Concrete mixes are defined in ascending numbers of 5 starting at 10 and show the compressive strength of the concrete after 28 days For instance C10 has the strength of 10 newtons C15 has the strength of 15 newtons C20 has 20 newtons strength and so on
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A test result is the average of at least two standard cured strength specimens made from the same concrete sample and tested at the same age In most cases strength requirements for concrete are at an age of 28 days Design engineers us the specified strength ƒ 180 c to design structural elementsAccording to section of ACI 318 19 the specified compressive strength shall be based on the 28 day test results unless otherwise specified in the construction documents 3 or 7 day test results are used to monitor early strength gain especially when high early strength concrete is used
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Overall Strength of a structure such as flexural resistance and abrasion directly depends upon the compressive strength of concrete According to Wikipedia Compressive Strength of concrete is defined as the Characteristic strength of 150mm size concrete cubes tested at 28 daysThe strength of concrete either increases or decreases will generally depend upon the w/c ratio It can also affect the workability of concrete which is most important to concreting process like mixing placing and compacting Therefore it’s most important to calculate water cement ratio while mix design As it is very important for both
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The grade 15 25 30 means the concrete compression resistance or strength at 28 days It is done in kg/cm2 Usually for most of the qualities of Portland Cement sand and gravel the proportion is done in terms of volume 1 2 3 for 1 cement sack volume 2 sand volume 3 gravel volumeThe elastisitymodulus or E modulus is a property of a material like concrete or steel whichs tells how much tension is needed to make it a little bit longer or shorter when you pull at 2 ends of a steal beam it’ll be a bit longer then when you press it together
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High strength concrete is specified where reduced weight is important or where architectural considerations call for small support elements By carrying loads more efficiently than normal strength concrete high strength concrete also reduces the total amount of material placed and lowers the overall cost of the structureThe w/c is the single most important factor governing the strength of concrete High w/c implies high porosity and thus lowered strength The trend shown in Figure 1 for the dependence of compressive strength on the w/c is true for most concret The Abram’s law is used to generalize the strength w/c
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