Ready Mix Concrete

MADE BY-
MD. RAFI SAJJAD
STUDENT AT

CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING DEPT .
ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF
TECHNOLOGY (IUT).
READY MIX CONCRETE PLANT
Ready Mix Concrete - Definition

Ready mix concrete is concrete whose

components are proportioned away from the
construction site for delivery to the construction
site by the truck in a ready-to-use-condition.
 History

Thefirstconcretemixedoffsite
and delivered to a construction
site was effectively done in
Baltimore, United States in
1913 just before the Fist World
War.
The first concept of transit
mixer was also born in 1926 in
theUnitedStates.
In1939,thefirstRMCplantwas Transit Mixer in late 1940s
installedinUnitedKingdomand
in 1933 first specification on
RMC was published in United
Kingdom.
 History

InBangladeshRMCwasfirstusedin1993byCONCORD.

RMCwassuccessfullyestablishedsometimeafter1998inBangladesh,
especiallyatDhakaandChittagong.

Aspertheavailablerecordupto2010,therearearound76RMCplant
majorcitieswithatotalcapacityofaround1200CuM/hr,producing1.8
millioncubicmeterofconcreteperyear.
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IN BANGLADESH
TheReady-MixconcreteproducingcompaniesinBangladeshareasfollows:
NavanaRMC
AminMohammadFoundation
BestecLtd.
BDCL.ConcordReady-Mix&ConcreteProductsLtd.
MIRconcreteproductsLtd.
AdvancedDevelopment&TechnologyLtd.
BashundharaTechnologyLtd
ABCLtd.
GBB(GulboxBhuiyanLtd).
AbdulMonemLtd.
CrownReadymix
SahReadymix
SanaKalyansongsthaReadymix
NDEReadymix
Need for Ready Mix concrete

Requirement for higher grades of concrete

Correct accountability ingredients
Rapid development of infrastructure industry
Increased demand of concrete
Possibility of manufacture of desired grades
Mega project demands higher output
Timely supply of reliable concrete
By using RMC it is possible to increase
work speed manifold as an RMC plant can
produce around 30,000 cft of concrete a
day, while a traditional mixture machine
can hardly produce 1,000 cft of paste.
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Raw material used to produce concrete

Aggregates

Additives

Water

Cement

Air
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Aggregates
Aggregates, which make up roughly 60% to 75% of ready-mix concretes
volume, are obtained from quarries and aggregate banks.

Additives
Additives are solid or liquid chemical substances that can be added to
ready-mix concrete before or during preparation. Most commonly used
additives either improve a hardened concretes durability or reduce a
concretes water content in an effort to shorten setting times.

Water
This is the mixs vital fluid, which sets of a chemical reaction when it comes
into contact with the cement.
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Cement
No other material rivals cements importance in the mix; its the ingredient
that gives concrete its resistance. Although types II and IV are also
employed, the most widely used cements are gray Portland type I and
Pozzolana Portland type C-2.

Concrete mixing
During the mixing phase the different components come together to
produce a uniform mass of concrete. Mixing time is registered from the
moment material and water are poured into the cement mixer, and it begins
rotating.

While transporting concrete to a site, the cement mixer never stops

revolving at a speed of two to six rotations per minute.
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After producing ready mix concrete, utmost care must be given to the
quality of concrete during transportation to the site.
The following factors for transportation should be kept in mind:
Travel distance: Since the concrete setting time is very much related to
the time, so time distance between loading and pouring is very much
important. For Dhaka city, it is very much important because of too much
traffic jam and broken and dame road. Large travel time may hamper the
quality of concrete.
Transit mixers: These are the vehicles which carry ready mix concrete
from bathing plant to site. So every transit mixers should be in good
condition and tested before carrying.
Weather condition: As a tropical country weather is a considerable factor
for transportation of ready mix concrete. Mainly in summer season ready mix
concrete should be transported with caution.
 Ready Mix Concrete
vs.
Site Mix Concrete

Consistent Quality- concrete is made in high Quality is inconsistentbecause concrete is

tech batching plants in a computerized hand mixed.
environment.
 Ready Mix Concrete
vs.
Site Mix Concrete

Manual mixing is time consuming. Projects

Construction in double quick time.
take longer time to finish.
 Ready Mix Concrete
vs.
Site Mix Concrete

You dont have to stock materials and
watch over them. Theres no worry
about pilferage as the concrete is
directly supplied to your site when you
need it.
Risk of pilferage of raw materials is high.
Housekeeping could be poor due to piles
of stocks lying at the site
 Ready Mix Concrete
vs.
Site Mix Concrete

Raw materials are chosen after Quality of raw materials is manually

strict quality checks checked. Or not checked at all.
 Ready Mix Concrete
vs.
Site Mix Concrete

Large quantities of concrete can be Takes more time. Repeated mixing

ordered. This allows you to upgrade needs to be done for large quantities as
yourself and handle projects of any the mixer will be too small to handle the
size. requirement.
 Ready Mix Concrete
vs.
Site Mix Concrete

No wastage of raw materials at your High wastage of raw materials due to

site. Everything is pre-mixed at our manual mixing.
plants, based on your needs.
 Ready Mix Concrete
vs.
Site Mix Concrete

No hassle of managing labour on site.
We supply ready-to-use concrete. Our
well-equipped technical crew will
handle the pouring and patching of
concrete at the site.
Involves the use of labourers for mixing
the concrete on site. Management of
labour means more time, efforts and
money.
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vs.
Site Mix Concrete

Safe work practices no disruption in Highly unsafe. Unskilled and untrained

your schedule. labourers may work carelessly resulting
in dangerous working condition
Disadvantages Of Ready Mix Concrete

The materials are batched at a central plant, and

the mixing begins at that plant
Generation of additional road traffic; furthermore,
access roads, and site access have to be able to
carry the weight of the truck and load.
Concrete's limited time span between mixing and
going-off
 CONCLUSION

In general, the use of Ready mix concrete is beneficial to users from all
angles:
Better quality
Higher speed
Better durability
and
savings in labor .

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