3. Aggregates are an important constituent
in concrete.
It gives body to concrete, reduce shrinkage
and effect economy.
Aggregate are made of granite, basalt,
Sandstone, quartzite etc.
It occupies 70-80% of the volume of
concrete.
15. Requirement of good aggregates :
1) Aggregate should be hard , strong and durable.
2) It should be free from organic impurities.
3) It should be free from grass and roots.
4) Clay content should not exceed 4%.
5) Aggregate should have good soundness. (good
resistance to volume change).
6)It should be well graded.
22. USES OF MORTAR
1) It should be though , hard and durable.
2) Capable to resist the weathering effect.
3) Resist penetration of rain water
Joints formed by mortar must not have
any cracks.
28. Uses Of R.C.C Concrete
1) General R.C.C work in building
viz. beams , columns , slabs ,
stairs, liners.
2) For water retaining structures.
3) For machine foundation
30. Uses Of P.C.C Concrete
1)It is used in leveling course
over plinth or below footing.
2) For mass concrete work for
heavy wall.
3) For lean concrete.
32. Uses Of P.S.C Concrete
1) P.S.C concrete has excellent fire
resistance , high corrosion resistance .
It permits the use of large spans with
shallow members.
2) It is used for railway sleepers and
electric poles.
3) It is used for large span beams.
33. Concrete operation
Below given are important operation in concreting.
1) Mixing
2) Transportation
3) Compaction
4) Curing
34. Mixing
Mixing may be either hand mixing or
machine mixing.
In hand mixing all the three ingredients are
mixed properly and it is continued up till
uniform color is obtained.
In machine mixing two types of mixers are
there tilting and non-tilting . Machine
mixing is used for important works. Mixing
time of 1(1/4) minutes is sufficient for 1m.