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Ingredients and Mixing Concrete
Definitions of Terms Associated with the Materials used in Concrete
• A. Portland Cement: a dry powder made by burning limestone and clay, and then grinding and mixing to an even consistency.
• B. Concrete: a mixture of stone aggregates, sand, portland cement, and water that hardens as it dries.
• C. Masonry: refers to anything constructed of brick, stone, tile or concrete units set or held in place with portland cement.
• D. Mortar: a mixture of sand, portland cement, water and finishing lime.• E. Finishing Lime: a powder made by grinding and treating limestone.• F. Fine Aggregate: sand and other small particle of stone.• G. Coarse Aggregate: gravel; large particles of stone used in concrete.• H. Clay: the smallest group of soil particles.• I. Sand: small particles of stone.• J. Silt: a substance composed of intermediate size soil particles.• K. Gravel: particles of stone larger than sand; also called coarse
aggregate.• L. Washed sand: sand flushed with water to remove clay and silt.• M. Air-entrained concrete: ready mix concrete with tiny bubbles of air
trapped throughout the mixture to strengthen it.
How does the bonding of aggregates form concrete?
• A. A cement and water mixture produces a paste that coats the surface of each of the pieces of aggregates.
• B. After a few hours after mixing, a chemical reaction starts between the cement and water called hydration.
• C. When this chemical reaction begins, the cement paste hardens gradually and the concrete sets.
• D. Upon the completion of the chemical reaction, the cement and water paste will harden much like glue and binds the
aggregates together to form the solid mass of concrete.
How do you select the ingredients for concrete?
• A. Portland Cement• $ Chemical combination of calcium, silicon, aluminum, iron, gypsum
and small amounts of other ingredients. • $ Portland cement is not a trade name, but is used to distinguish
this group of cement from other kinds.• $ Most cement will pass through a sieve of 40,000 openings per
square inch.• $ The cement manufacturing process includes several chemical
reactions. • $ The result is a hydraulic product which sets and hardens after
reacting with water.
How do you select the ingredients for concrete?
• B. Types of Portland Cement are manufactured to meet physical and chemical requirements for special application.
• $ Type I: General Purpose Cement• $ Type II: Modified Portland Cement: has a lower heat of hydration than
Type I.• $ Type III: High/Early Strength Cement • $ Type IV: Low Heat Cement• $ Type V: Sulfate Resistant Cement• $ Air entraining Cement: designated as Type Ia, IIa, and IIIa and basically
correspond to Types I, Type II, and Type III. – ÷ lowers the water and sand requirements per cubic yard.– ÷ can be worked more easily– ÷ tends to reduce the segregation of the aggregates from the mix and improves
uniformity– ÷ may be finished earlier than the non-air entrained– ÷ improves the resistance to freeze/thaw action– ÷ it is effective in preventing serious surface scaling caused by the preventing the use
of chemicals to melt snow and ice– ÷ it is more watertight than air entrained
How do you select the ingredients for concrete?
• C. Uses of each type. – $ Type I
÷ Pavements– $ Sidewalks– $ Bridges– $ Type II
÷ Used in structures of considerable size, such as large piers, heavy retaining walls.– ÷ Used where sulfate may attack concrete– $ Type III– ÷ Used when strengtheners are desired– ÷ Used in cold weather construction– $ Type IV– ÷ Development of strength is at a slower rate– ÷ Used in mass concrete such as large gravity dams where temperature rise – resulting from the heat generated during hardening is a critical factor– $ Type V– ÷ Used only in construction exposed to severe sulfate action– ÷ Slower rate of strength gain than normal portland cement– $ Air entrained Cement: used for the same type construction as Type I, Type II,
and Type III.
How do you select the ingredients for concrete?
• D. Aggregates – $ Fine aggregates:
• ÷ Sand and other small particles of stone that will pass through a 1/4 inch mesh screen
• ÷ Clean and free of clay, silt and chaff
– $ Coarse aggregates• ÷ Gravel, pebbles or crushed rock ranging in size from 1/4 inch up.• ÷ Size of coarse aggregate to use depends on the thickness of concrete slab being
poured.• ÷ In thin slabs or walls the coarse aggregate should not exceed 1/3 inch the
thickness of the concrete being placed.• ÷ To make good concrete, aggregates of various size should fit together to form a
fairly solid mass.• ÷ Stone particles must be clean and free of clay, silt, chaff or any other material.
– $ Light weight aggregate: (clay, slag or shale) ÷ Light weight insulating materials may be used to produce
concrete which weigh 15 to 90 lbs. per cubic foot.
How do you select the ingredients for concrete?
• E. Test for aggregates – $ Organic matter test
• ÷ Fill a 12 ounce prescription bottle with sand up to the 1 2 ounce mark.• ÷ A 3% solution of caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) is added to fill the bottle to the
7 ounce mark.• ÷ Shake the bottle thoroughly and let stand for 24 hours.• ÷ If the liquid is darker than a straw color, too much organic matter is present.
– $ Silt test• ÷ Fill a one quart glass jar to a depth of 2 inches with the sand to be tested.• ÷ Add water until the jar is 3/4 full• ÷ Screw on a lid and shake the mixture vigorously for one minute to mix all particles
with the water• ÷ Shake the jar sideways several times to level the sand• ÷ Place the jar where it will not be disturbed for one hour for a silt test or 12 hours
for a clay and silt test• ÷ After one hour measure the thickness of the silt layer on top of the sand• ÷ If the layer is more than 1/8 inch thick, the sand is not suitable for use in concrete
unless the silt is removed by washing• ÷ If the layer is not 1/8 inch thick in 1 hour, let the mixture stand for 12 hours. Then,
remeasure the layers that have settled on the sand.• ÷ If the silt plus clay layer exceeds 1/8 inch, wash the sand before using it in
concrete
How do you select the ingredients for concrete?
• F. Water– $ Water should be:
• ÷ Clean• ÷ Free of oil• ÷ Free of acid• ÷ Free of alkali• ÷ Free from harmful amounts of dirts
– $ Should be free of excessive impurities which might effect:• ÷ Setting time• ÷ Concrete strength • ÷ Volume stability • ÷ Surface discoloration• ÷ Corrosion of steel
– Drinking water generally is suitable for mixing with concrete
Cement
• Finely Ground•
• A Mixture Of: • Lime• Silica
• Alumina• Iron Oxide• Gypsum
Concrete
• A Mixture of: •
• Portland Cement•
• Water•
• Aggregates
Concrete
÷Plastic or Pliable• When Freshly Mixed
• •
• Hardened or• Rock-like When Set
Properties of Concrete
• Plastic Hardened•
• Workable Strong•
• Uniform Durable•
• Consistent Economical•
• Non-segregatingWater Tight•
• Resistant to Abrasion
MANUFACTURE OF PORTLAND CEMENT
• Limestone + Silica Sand Cement Rock
Iron Ore» Oxides
• +• Clay and Shale
• • (2600oF)
• \•
• Clinker• +
• Gypsum• \
• Portland Cement
Types Of Portland Cement
• Normal Portland Cement • Modified Portland Cement
• High/Early Strength • Low Heat
• Sulfate-Resisting•
• Other Types•
• Air-entrained• Plastic• White
• Oil Well• Masonry
• Waterproof
Air-Entrained
• Air is intentionally added• • YUse air-entrained (Type 1A) Cement• • YAdd air-entraining agent at mixer400- 600
Billion Air Bubbles
1 CUBIC YARD
Advantages of Air Entrained Concrete
• Mixing concrete may reduce water and sand• • Plastic concrete• Reduced segregation and • surface bleeding• Improved workability• May be finished sooner
Hardened concrete• Increased water tightness• Resists freezing and thawing• Resists surface scaling• due to deicers
Uses of Types of Portland Cement
• Type Use• I General
» No special application• • II Large structures
» Acid resistant• • III Cold weather• Early form removal• • IV Large structures• Reduced temperature rise• • V High alkali soils• Severe sulfate action
Aggregate
Aggregate Sizes Gravel
Y Coarse � 4
Sand YFine � 4
A Number 4 Sieve Has:
Mesh of 1/4" X 1/4"
OR
16 Openings Per Square Inch
Aggregate For Concrete
• Should be:•
• Clean•
• Strong•
• Hard•
• Cubical
Tests of Aggregate
• Organic Matter•
• Silt•
• Voids•
• Moisture•
• Graduation•
• Bulking
Water For Concrete
• Is Suitable If It Is:• •
• Clean Enough to Drink