IS 4926 (2003): Code of Practice Ready-Mixed Concrete

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3 C) )Basisofsupplymodifiedtobringitinlinewit hIS456:2000 Plainandreinforcedconcrete Codeofpractice .e) ) ) ) ) ) )Adetai! ) ) , ,observedorcalculated,expressingtheresul tofatestshallberoundedoffinaccordancewit hIS2:1960 Rulesforroundingoffnumericalvalues(revis e@ .Thenumberofsignificantplacesretainedint heroundedoffvalueshouldbethesameasthatof thespecifiedvalueinthisstandard. IS4926:2003 IndianStandardREADY-MIXEDCONCRETE CODEOFPRACTICE(SecondRevision) ,compaction, , , , , Amixtureofaggregate,cementandwaterwithor withoutadmixturesand/oradditionsandinclu dingentrappedorentrainedair, Massofaquantityofcompactedfreshconcreted ividedbyitsvolume, Mixforwhichthepurchaserisresponsiblefors peci~ Ratioofthemassoffreewater(thatisexcludin gthewaterabsorbedbytheaggregateinasatura tedsurfacedrycondition) Numericalvalueofcharacteristiccompressiv estrengthof150mmcubeofconcreteat28days,d esignatedby M followedbythisstrengthvalueinN/mm* ,inunitvolumeofspecifiedmix(seealsoNote2 underTable5ofIS456).

4 Concretemixedinastationarymixerinacentra lbatchingandmixingplantorinatruck-mixera ndsuppliedinthefreshconditiontothepurcha sereitheratthesiteorintothepurchaser Amixergenerallymountedonaself-propelledc hassis, ,structuralperformance,durabilityandappe aranceofthefinishedstructure, , IS4926 , ,ifnecessary, , $ , (fullorpart) , , , , , , ,thepointandtimeofsamplingshallbeatdisch argefromtheproducer sdeliveryvehicleorfromthemixertothesiteo rwhendeliveredintothepurchaser (seeAnnexC). , sdeliveryvehicledischargeonsiteorupondis chargeintothepurchaser :SlumpCompactingfactor:+25mmor+1/3ofthes pecifiedvalue,whicheverisless.

5 + , ,* , ,and+ , ,forveryhighworkability(seeIS9103).Accep tancecriteriaforspread(flow) ,theminimumtestingfrequencytobeappliedby theproducerintheabsenceofarecognizedread y-mixedconcreteindustrymethodofproductio ncontrol,shouldbeonesampleforevery50m3of productionorevery50batches, (seealsoIS456).Inordertogetarelativelyqu ickerideaofthequalityofconcrete,optional testonbeamsformodulusofruptureat72+ , ,tolerance,frequencyofassessment, , ,suchasnoticetobegivenpriortodelivery,de liveryrate,thenameofthepurchaser sauthorizedrepresentativewhowillcoordina tedeliveries,anyrequirementsforadditiona lservicessuchaspumping,onsitetestingortr aining, , 1S4926 , ,theproducershallprovidethepurchaserwith thefollowinginformationbeforeanyconcrete issupplied:a)b)c)Natureandsourceofeachco nstituentmaterial,Sourceofsupplyofcement , ,theproducershallprovidethepurchaserthef ollowinginformationonadmixtures.

6 A)b)c)d)e)Generictype(s)oftbemainactivec onstituent(s)intheadmixture;Whetherornot theadmixturecontainschloridesandifso,the chloridecontentoftheadmixtureexpressedas apercentageofchlorideionbymassofadmixtur e;Whetherornottheadmixtureleadstotheentr ainmentofairwhenusedattheadopteddosage;W heremorethanoneadmixtureisused,confirmat ionoftheircompatibility;andInitialandfin alsettingtimeofconcretewhenadmixtureisus edatadopteddosage(testedasper1S8142). { , (seealsoIS4082).Incase,thecementremainsi nstorageformorethan3months, ,silicafume,metakeolin,ricehuskash,groun dgranulatedblastfurnaceslagsuchasforceme nt,shallbeprovided, (coarseandfme) (seealsoIS4082andIS456).}

7 ,contaminationortheeffectsofprolongedexp osuretosunlight(ifapplicable).Agitations hallbeprovidedforliquidadmixtures, ,mineraladmixtures,aggregatesandwaterand chemicaladmixture(ifmeasuredbymass) ,asthequantityrequiredintheweighinghoppe risapproached,thematerialmaybeaddedataco ntrollablerateandshutoffpreciselywithint heweighingtolerancesspecified4 IS4926 ,mineraladmixturesaggregateshallbecapabl eofreceivingtheirratedload, , ,upto10percentofthenominalcapacityofthew eighscale, , ,wherefitted, , , , , (orpaste) , *2percentofthequantityofcementandmineral admixturesbeingmeasuredandwithin+3percen tofthequantityofaggregate, providedwithacleardisplayofthequantities ofmaterialstobebatchedforeachmixandbatch sizeandwithinformationidenti~ ,mineraladmixtures, , , , ~orcentralmixersStationarymixersshallnot beloadedinexcessofthemanufacturer ,includingwater, IS4926.

8 2003\ ,mixingandtransportingplant, ,mixingshallbecon- deredtocommencefromthemomentwhenallthema terialspositionofthepersonresponsiblefor ensuringthatthemaintenanceschedulesareca rriedoutshallbeincludedrequiredforthebat ch,includingwater, ,transitmixersandtheproduceasatisfactory mix,andwherethereisnodatadeliverysitesoa stoensurethecomplianceofserviceavailabie toes~ ,mixingshallcontinuefornotlessthan60revo lutionsofthetruckmixerdrumatarateofnotle ssthan7 , , , ,onthemixingblades, ,duetoweartheheightordepthofthemixingbla desorpaddlesislessthantwo-thirdsoftheori ginal, , , (whereinthefollowingthetermminimizeisuse ditisunderstoodtomeantoreducetothelowest realisticlevelusingtechnologieswhicharep roven,reasonableandeconomic).

9 ,commercial, ,Of)lceBuildingsandSta#FacilitiesTheprod ucershallensurethatplantbuildingsaresuit ablymaintained, ~ , , ,includingweekly,monthlyandquarterlyrout ines,shallbepreparedtocovergeneralstorag e,handling, , ,samplingandtesting, ,thedateofthenextcalibration, ,includingdetailsofwhichcustomersweresup plied, ,thatis,loadcells,flowmeters,magmeters,e tc,ispreferableoverpurelymechanicalsyste ms,thatis, 1S4926 (thusremovingtheneedtovisuallyinspectatt heplant) ,written,printedorgraphicalrecordsshallb emadeofthemassofthematerialsbatched,thee stimatedslump,thetotalamountofwateradded totheload,thedeliveryticketnumberforthat load, ,oratthetimeof, ,otherthantheamountrequiredtoproducethes pecifiedworkability, ,andwhereappropriate,plasticdensity, , (seeIS456).

10 ,suchasaggregategrading,slump,orairconte nt, ,orderswhetherreceivedverballyorinwritin g, ,delivery8 IS4926:2003andthefunctionoftheproducer , :a)Productionanddelivery:1)Batchinginstr uctions,2)Batchingrecords,3)Deliverytick ets,and4) )Materialsandproductioncontrol:1)Concret eproductionandmaterialspurchase,usageand stocks,and2) )Productionqualitycontrol:Controltestres ultsANNEXA(Ckzuse2)LISTOFREFERREDINDIANS TANDARDS[ :1999 Coarseandfineaggregatesfromnaturalsource sforconcrete Specification(thirdrevision)456:2000 Plainandreinforcedconcrete Codeofpractice~ourthrevision)1199:1959 Methodsofsamplingandanalysisofconcrete40 82:1996 Recommendationsonstackingandstorageofcon structionmaterialsandcomponentsatsite(se condrevision) :1991 Methodsfortestingperformanceofbatch-type concretemixers(firstrevision)8;42:1976 Methodoftestfordeterminingsettingtimeofc oncretebypenetrationresistance9103:1999 Concreteadmixtures Specifi-cation(firstrevision)14858:2000 Compressiontestingmachineusedfortestingo fconcretetindmortar Requirements IS4926:2003 ANNEXB( )MATERIALSTESTINGREQUIREMENTSB-1 AGGREGATESA ggregatesshallbetestedataminimumfrequenc yindicatedbythehighorlowtestratesgivenbe low:MinimumTestFrequencies,s[A<qgregu/f? ]]