1- At a construction site (50+0.1n) tons of cement, 170 tons of sand, (270-0.3n) tons of gravel are available. As the site manager you know that you have to produce a total of (175+0.1n) m of concrete. In the laboratory the moisture content of sand and gravel was determined as 1.2 % and 0.2%, respectively. And the absorption capacities are 0.8 % for both materials. SSD bulk specific gravities are 2.70 and 2.60 for gravel and sand, respectively. Specific gravity of cement is 3.15 t/m³. It is required to produce concrete with the following proportions; Cement: 375 kg/m2, Sand(SSD): 600 kg/m, Gravel(SSD): 850 kg/m2, and w/c= 0.45. Calculate the maximum volume of concrete that can be produced with the available materials at the field?

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1- At a construction site (50+0.1n) tons of cement, 170 tons of sand, (270-0.3n) tons of
gravel are available.
As the site manager you know that you have to produce a total of (175+0.1n) m of
concrete.
In the laboratory the moisture content of sand and gravel was determined as 1.2 %
and 0.2%, respectively.
And the absorption capacities are 0.8 % for both materials.
SSD bulk specific gravities are 2.70 and 2.60 for gravel and sand, respectively.
Specific gravity of cement is 3.15 t/m.
It is required to produce concrete with the following proportions;
Cement: 375 kg/m, Sand(SSD): 600 kg/m2, Gravel(SSD): 850 kg/m², and w/c= 0.45.
Calculate the maximum volume of concrete that can be produced with the available
materials at the field?
Transcribed Image Text:1- At a construction site (50+0.1n) tons of cement, 170 tons of sand, (270-0.3n) tons of gravel are available. As the site manager you know that you have to produce a total of (175+0.1n) m of concrete. In the laboratory the moisture content of sand and gravel was determined as 1.2 % and 0.2%, respectively. And the absorption capacities are 0.8 % for both materials. SSD bulk specific gravities are 2.70 and 2.60 for gravel and sand, respectively. Specific gravity of cement is 3.15 t/m. It is required to produce concrete with the following proportions; Cement: 375 kg/m, Sand(SSD): 600 kg/m2, Gravel(SSD): 850 kg/m², and w/c= 0.45. Calculate the maximum volume of concrete that can be produced with the available materials at the field?
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