Concrete & Its Ingredients (%)

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Concrete

Concrete is a mixture of cement, fine aggregate (Sand), coarse aggregate(Gravel), admixture and water.

It depends upon the ratio of concrete that which ingredients use in which proportion. Normally the percentage (%) of ingredients use in concrete are given below.

Ingredients (%)

Range of Percentage (%) of each ingredients are given below:

  1. Cement: 7% to 15%
  2. Aggregates (fine & Coarse): 60% to 75%
  3. Water: 14% to 21%
  4. Admixture: 4% to 10%
  5. Air (Entraped): 4% to 8%
Concrete and Its Ingredients %

Author: Engineer-Nisar

Civil Engineer

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