Research Article
Comparative Analysis of Selected Concrete Mix Design Methods Based on Cost-Effectiveness
Table 5
the proportions of concrete ingredients as determined by the ACI, DOE, EBCS, and IS methods.
| | Method | W/C | Water content (litre) | Cement content (kg/m3) | Coarse aggregate (kg/m3) | Fine aggregate (kg/m3) | Total aggregate (kg/m3) | Total aggregate-to-cement ratio |
| | ACI | 0.5 | 129.05 | 320 | 1242.36 | 740 | 1982.36 | 6.20 | | DOE | 0.5 | 138 | 340 | 1302.8 | 551.5 | 1854.3 | 5.45 | | EBCS | 0.55 | 162.8 | 352.2 | 1204.66 | 606.202 | 1810.862 | 5.14 | | IS | 0.5 | 155.086 | 300 | 1446.144 | 530.87 | 1977.014 | 6.59 |
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