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 Consider the following example: The 28-day compressive  Step 1. Required material information (already given).
strength should be 7,000 psi. The slump should be
between 3 and 4 in. and the maximum aggregate size  Step 2. The slump is given, consistent with Table 1.
should not exceed ¾ in. The coarse and fine aggregates in
the storage bins are wet.
 The properties of the materials are as follows:

 Cement : Type I, specific gravity = 3.15

 Coarse Aggregate: Bulk specific gravity (SSD) = 2.65; absorption
capacity = 0.5%; dry-rodded unit weight = 100 lb./ft.3
surface moisture = 1%
 Fine Aggregate: Bulk specific gravity (SSD) = 2.60; absorption
capacity = 1.1%; fineness modulus = 2.70;
surface moisture = 3.0%  Step 3. Maximum aggregate size. Given: ¾ in.

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Step 4. Estimation of mixing water and air content. From Step 5. Water/cement ratio. From Table3, the estimate for
Table 2, the recommended air content is 2.0%; the water required w/c ratio to give a 28-day strength of 7,000 psi
requirement is 340 lb./yd.3. is 0.33.
28-day Compressive Non-AE AE
Maximum aggregate size (in.)
0.375 0.5 0.75 1 1.5 2 3 6
Strength (psi)
Slump(in)
1 to 2 350 335 315 300 275 260 220 190 2,000 0.82 0.74
3 to 4 385 365 340
340 325 300 285 245 210 3,000 0.68 0.59
6 to 7 410 385 360 340 315 300 270 -
4,000 0.57 0.48
Air Content 3.0% 2.5% 2.0% 1.5% 1.0% 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% 5,000 0.48 0.40
6,000 0.41 0.32
7,000 0.33
0.33 ---

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 Step 6. Calculation of cement content. Based on steps 4
and 5, the required cement content is: Step 7. Estimation of coarse aggregate content. Interpolating
Table 4 for the fineness modulus of the fine aggregate of 2.70

340 lb./yd.3
weight of cement   1,030 lb./yd.3
Fineness Modulus
Max Aggregate (in.) 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 3
0.33 0.375
0.500
0.50
0.59
0.49
0.58
0.48
0.57
0.47
0.56
0.46
0.55
0.45
0.54
0.44
0.53
0.750 0.66 0.65 0.64 0.63 0.62 0.61 0.60
1.000 0.71 0.70 0.69 0.68 0.67 0.66 0.65
1.500 0.75 0.74 0.73 0.72 0.71 0.70 0.69
2.000 0.78 0.77 0.76 0.75 0.74 0.73 0.72
3.000 0.82 0.81 0.80 0.79 0.78 0.77 0.76
6.000 0.87 0.86 0.85 0.84 0.83 0.82 0.81
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 The coarse aggregate will occupy:
 Step 8. Estimation of fine aggregate content by the absolute
3
 17.01 ft.
3
0.63  27 ft. 3
yd.
volume method.
yd.3  Water: 340 lb./62.4 lb./ft.3 = 5.45 ft.3

Value from  Cement: 1,030 lb./(3.15 x 62.4 lb./ft.3) = 5.24 ft.3

Table 4

 The OD weight of the coarse aggregate  Coarse Aggregate: 1,701 lb./(2.65 x 62.4 lb./ft.3) = 10.29 ft.3

17.01ft.
3
 100 lb.  1,701 lb.  Air: 2.0% x 27ft.3/yd.3 = 0.54 ft.3
yd.3 ft.3 yd.3
Total 21.52 ft.3
Dry-Rodded
Unit Weight

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 Therefore, the fine aggregate must occupy a volume of:  Step 9. Adjustment for moisture in the aggregate.

27 ft.3  21.54 ft.3  5.48 ft.3 The weight of aggregate from the stock pile is:

WeightStock Pile  WeightOD 1 MC 

 The SSD weight of the fine aggregate is:
The change in the weight water due to the moisture of the
aggregate from the stock pile is:
5.48 ft.  2.60  62.4 lb.
3  889 lb.
ft.3
WeightWater  WeightOD  SM 
Specific Gravity
of Fine Aggregate Unit Weight
of Water AdjustedWeightWater  WeightWater  WeightWater

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 Step 9. Compute stockpile weight based on moisture content  Step 9. Adjust the amount of water based on moisture
content
 Fine aggregate required from the stockpile is:
The required mixing water required is:
889 lb. (1 + 0.041) = 925 lb./yd.3 340 lb. - 889 lb. (0.03)  fine aggregate

Moisture Content 4.1%

Surface moisture 3.0%

 Coarse aggregate required from the stockpile is:

- 1,701 lb. (0.01)  coarse aggregate
1,701 lb. (1 + 0.015) = 1,727 lb./yd.3
= 296 lb./yd.3 Surface moisture 1%
Moisture Content 1.5%
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 Thus the estimated batch weights per yd.3 are:

Water = 296 lb.

Cement = 1,030 lb.
Coarse aggregate (wet) = 1,727 lb.
Fine aggregate (wet) = 925 lb.

Total = 3,978 lb./yd.3

= 147.3 lb./ft.3