A concrete mix design is needed for a residential street paving project in Detroit, Michigan. Pavement...

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A concrete mix design is needed for a residential street pavingproject in Detroit, Michigan. Pavement thickness is 8â€,unreinforced, subjected to freezing and thawing and deicing agentsare anticipated. The specified compressive strength is 4000 psi.Assume both Fine Aggregate (FA) and Coarse Aggregate (CA) are insaturated surface dry condition.
Specific Gravity of Fine Aggregate (FA) = 2.71
Fineness Modulus (FM) of Fine Aggregate (FA) = 2.70
Specific Gravity of Coarse Aggregate (CA) = 2.65
Bulk Density of Coarse Aggregate (CA) = 105 pcf
Nominal Maximum Size of Coarse Aggregate = Â¾â€
Specific Gravity of Cement = 3.15
Fill in ALL boxes in the tables below:
Slump (Table 9-6)
3''
Maximum size of aggregate (Page 152, 2^ndParagraph)
3/4
Air entrainment (Yes/No)
yes
Air content (Table 9-5)
6%
Required Compressive Strength (Table 9-11)
5200
w/c ratio (Table 9-3)
0.42
Material
Weight (lbs)
Volume (ft³)
Water (Table 9-5)
295
Cement
CA (Table 9-4)
1956.15
FA
Air
Total

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Ans Let the total volume of trial mix be 1 cubic yard 27then according to ACI 211191 Table 631 slumprequired for pavement and slab is 1 to 3 inAns Maximum size of aggregate is equal to nominal maximum size 34 inAns Since concrete is exposed to freezing and thawing anddeicing agents yes air entrainemet should presentAns According to ACI See Answer

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Material	Weight (lbs)	Volume (ft³)
Water (Table 9-5)	295
Cement
CA (Table 9-4)	1956.15
FA
Air
Total

Slump (Table 9-6)	3''
Maximum size of aggregate (Page 152, 2^ndParagraph)	3/4
Air entrainment (Yes/No)	yes
Air content (Table 9-5)	6%
Required Compressive Strength (Table 9-11)	5200
w/c ratio (Table 9-3)	0.42