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Table 4

MCPT specimen mixture proportion.

ItemMix proportion

Cement content of the mix420 kg/m3 (708 lb/yd3)
Water-to-cement ratio0.45
Coarse aggregate volume fraction (dry)0.65
Maximum size of coarse aggregate12.5 mm (1/2 in.)
Coarse aggregate gradation
(% by weight of total coarse aggregate)
 12.5 mm–9.5 mm57.5%
 9.5 mm–4.75 mm42.5%
 Fine aggregateDetermined based on ACI 211 absolute volume method, that is, subtracting the proportions of all the other ingredients from 1 m3 of concrete