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Public test guide

Concrete mix design

Selects practical proportions of cementitious material, water, aggregate and admixtures for a required concrete performance.

Plain-language explanation

What the test tells you.

The project specification controls the exact method and acceptance requirement.

01

What it is

Material properties and project requirements are used to calculate trial proportions, which are then mixed and tested.

02

What is used

Approved constituent materials, calibrated batching equipment, mixer and fresh/hardened concrete test equipment.

03

What it determines

A proposed mixture and trial evidence for workability, density, strength and other specified performance.

04

Why it matters

Supports economical production of concrete that can be placed properly and achieve the required performance.

Typical test sequence

From sample
to result.

  1. 01

    Review specification and test constituent materials

  2. 02

    Calculate and batch trial mixtures

  3. 03

    Test fresh and hardened properties and adjust the proportions

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