45. Ingredient requirement for M cube concrete is water on 85 kg per meter cube cement 450 kg per meter cube fine aggregate 750 kg per meter cube and course aggregate 1080 kg per meter cube muster content and absorption of the fine aggregate are 4.5 and 2.5 moisture content and absorption capacity of the coarse aggregate are 1.5 and 2.2 what will be the water requirement for 100 meter cube concrete in field condition
85 kg
Cement: 450 kg
FA (OD) = 750 kg, Abns = 2.5, W = 4.5
CA (OD) = 1080 kg, abs =1.5, w = 2.2
free moisture:
FA = (4.5-2.5)/100 x 750 = 15 kg
CA = (2.2-1.5)/100×1080 = 7.5 kg
Total free moisture = (15+7.56) = 22.56kg for 1 Cum
So water to be added = (185-22.5) =16.44kg
for 100 Cum water needed = 100x 162.44 = 16244 kg.