ACI 304R-00 Guide for Measuring, Mixing, Transporting, and Placing Concrete Reported by ACI Committee 304 american concrete institute P.O. BOX 9094 FARMINGTON HILLS, MICHIGAN 48333-9094 international’First Printing, June 2000 Guide for Measuring, Mixing, Transporting, and Placing Concrete Most ACI Standards and committee reports are gathered together in the annually revised ACI Manual of Concrete Practice. The several volumes are arranged to group related material together and may be purchased individually or in sets. The ACI Manual of Concrete Practice is also available on CD-ROM. ACI Committees prepare standards and reports in the general areas of materials and properties of concrete, construction practices and inspection, pavements and slabs, struc- tural design and analysis, structural specifica- tions, and special products and processes. A complete catalog of all ACI publications is available without charge. American Concrete Institute P.O. 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Rhoads Kevin Wolf This guide present information onthe handling, measuring, and batching of all the marerials used in making normaleight, lightweight structural, land heavyweight concrete. It covers bath weight and. volumetric ‘measuring: mixing in central stare plans and ruck mixes: and concrete placement using buckets. buggies, pumps, and conveyors. Underwear Concrete placement and preplaced ageregae concrete ar aso covered in ‘us guide, as well as procedures for achieving good quality concrete in compleed suciures ‘Keywords: aching: conveying; heavyweight coneretes; lightweight concretes; materials fondling: mixing; placing: pephced agarose const: pumped corte; treme concrete; volmerc messing: continous mixing, CONTENTS Chapter 1—Introduction, p. 304R-2 11—Scope 1.2—Objective 1.3—Other considerations Chapter 2—Control, handling, and storage of materials, p. 3048-3 2.1—General considerations 2.2—Ageregates 23—Cement 24—Ground slag and pozzolans 2.5—Admixtures ACI Coie Repu, Gi, Std Pcs sd Connie anne for guidance in planing designing, execute nd iapectng onstuction This document is oteided for ie ase of dividuals whe fate competent to evaluate the significance and Limitations of is ontent and recommendations and who wil accept responsi for the applieaion of the material h contains. The Amencan Cone Insite dicta any and al responsi forthe sated pines. The Tite shall be abe fray Tos or damage arsing tet Reference otha documen shall atx made cot docoments. ices found nhs document are desired by the ArchitelEngincer Tobe aprtofthe contract document they shal be restated in manatoy la tage Tor incorporation by the ArchteeVEngincer, 2.6—Water and ice 2.7-—Fiber reinforcement Chapter 3—Measurement and batching, p. 3047-6 3.1—General requirements 3.2—Bins and weigh batchers 3.3—Plant type 3.4—Cementitious materials Water and ice measurement 3.6—Measurement of admixtures 3.7—Measurement of materials for small jobs 3.8—Other considerations Chapter 4—Mixing and transporting, p. 3047-9 4.1—General requirements 4.2—Mixing equipment 4.3Central-mixed concrete 4.4—Truck-mixed concrete 4.5—Charging and mixing 4.6—Mixture temperature 4.7—Discharging 4.8—Mixer performance 4.9—Maintenance 4.10—General considerations for transporting conerete 4,11 —Retrned concrete Chapter 5—Placing concrete, p. 3047-13 5.1—General considerations 5.2—Planning ACL 304.00 apres ACL 306 49 and bce fective aay 10, 200 pyri © 2000, Amercan Coser lesiae 2 rene asi ho on hd 2 oa Imechancal device pisted. writen or tea or recang for sound ce wal ‘production ft etn any teow een sy oie, anes