Dry Mix Conc Proposal

PROPOSAL
1. TITLE
Dry mix concrete.
2. BACKGROUND
Ready mix concrete is becoming famous worldwide day by day. Generally, ready mix concrete
combines a precise amount of gravel, sand, water and cement together by weight allowing concrete
mixtures to be developed and implemented on construction sites. Concrete has limited time and
should be used within 210 minutes of batching the plant as water is mixed in the mixture.If there
occurs any delay while using the ready mix concrete, the acceleration stage of hydration starts and
the strength is reduced. So, in this case different types of admixtures are used to reduce water
requirements and entrain air in the mixture. But in dry mis concrete, all the materials are mixed
beforehand without using water. Water is used in the site when it’s needed. If there occurs any
inconvenience in the travel time or any other difficulties occur, as there exists no water in dry mix
concrete, there is no scope of hydration in the mixture.
3. SIGNIFICANCE
There are some significance of dry mix concrete. They are stated below-
 The compound is mixed with water just before use creates two important degrees of
freedom, namely the setting time and the compressive strength or the development thereof.
 High strength mix is achieved just in few minutes.
 No need to rush to different vendors for purchasing the materials separately.
 Transportation cost requires for different materials to transport is eliminated.
 Adulteration in materials is reduced.
 Faster completion of work.
 Labor cost reduced to some extent.
 Finely graded materials.
 Just in time production eliminates dependence on the weather and other adverse condition.
4. METHODOLOGY
The dry mix design involves three important steps, e.g., selection of aggregates, aggregates
gradation, and proportion of aggregates.The desirable qualities of a mixture are dependent to a
considerable degree on the nature of the aggregates used. Aggregates are classified as coarse, fine,
and filler. The function of the coarse aggregates in contributing to the stability of a mixture is
largely due to interlocking and frictional resistance of adjacent particles. Similarly, fines or sand
contributes to stability failure function in filling the voids between coarse aggregates. Crushed
aggregates and sharp sands produce higher stability of the mix when compared with gravel and
rounded sand.The properties of the mix including the density and stability are very much dependent
on the aggregates and their grain size distribution. Gradation has a profound effect on mix
performance. It might be reasonable to believe that the best gradation is one that produces
maximum density. This would involve a particle arrangement where smaller particles are packed
between larger particles, thus reducing the void space between particles. This create more particle-
to-particle contact, which would increase stability and reduce water infiltration. However, some
minimum amount of void space is necessary to:
 provide adequate volume for the binder to occupy,
 promote rapid drainage, and

 provide resistance to frost action for base and sub base courses.
After selecting the aggregates and their gradation, proportioning of aggregates has to be done and
following are the common methods of proportioning of aggregates:
 Trial and error procedure: Vary the proportion of materials until the required aggregate
gradation is achieved.
 Graphical Methods: Two graphical methods in common use for proportioning of

aggregates are, Triangular chart method and Roch’s method. The former is used when only
three materials are to be mixed.
 Analytical Method: In this method a system of equations are developed based on the
gradation of each aggregates, required gradation, and solved by numerical methods. The
resulting solution gives the proportion of each type of material required for the given
aggregate gradation.
5. PACKAGING
PolyEthelene Packaging can be used for dry mix concrete. Polyethelene bags have some
benefits in this case-
 Rainproof
 Tear resistant
 Can be stored outdoors
 Recyclable and biodegradable
 No product leakage
 Can be stored outdoors
 Moisture resistant- product stays fresher for longer time
 Easier to stack
6. POSSIBLE OUTCOME
In conclusion, we may suggest that dry mix concrete will enable the concrete industry to overcome
the loss of time in site as the mixture is prepared while packaging and labors have to just add water
in the site.Moreover, it reduces transportation cost and has many other advantages.

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 provide adequate volume for the binder to occupy,

 promote rapid drainage, and

 Graphical Methods: Two graphical methods in common use for proportioning of

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