Chapter 5 Construction Mortar
There are two methods to design mix of mortar Consult table–based on experience Calculation–consult with JGJ Calculating steps Calculating trial strength Calculating cement quantity Qc Fix admixtures quantity Fix sand quantity Fix the water quantity §5. 4 Mix design of mortar
Mix ratio design of masonry mortar Trial Strength f m,0 =f m,k σ= f σ f m,0 - Trial strength f m,k —Standard design strength f 2 - Average compressive strength, MPa σ - site strength standard deviation, with accuracy of 0.01MPa Calculating trial strength
Cement Quantity Qc=1000(f m,o -β)/αf ce Qc — Cement quantity of mortar per cubic metre, with accuracy of 1kg. f ce — Survey strength of cement, with accuracy of 0.1MPa α 、 β - α = 3.03 , β = Calculating Cement Quantity Qc Mix ratio design of masonry mortar
Workability of mortar is good when cement quantity >350 while the water retentivity is poor when the cement quantity is low; thus admixtures are needed Admixtures quantity Q D Q D = Q A -Qc Q D - admixture quantity of mortar per cubic metre, with accuracy of 1kg. Qc - cement quantity of mortar per cubic metre, with accuracy of 1kg. Q A - cement quantity of mortar and admixture quantity of mortar per cubic metre, better between 300 ~ 5000 Fix admixture quantity Mix ratio design of Masonry Mortar
Water percentage of sand The quantity of sand per cubic meter mortar Volume ( m ³ ) Weight ( Vs · ρ os ) 1 ~ 3 0 > ~ 1.2 V · ρ os ρ os · 0.92 ρ os · ( 1.1 ~ 1.2 ) Fix sand quantity Quantity of sand can be fixed according to Tab5.4.1 Tab5.4.1 Fix quantity of sand ρ os —Apparent density of Sand Mix ratio design of Masonry Mortar
The water quantity is fixed by experiments according to the sinking degree Note The above calculated mix ratio is fixed by adaptation of workability and strength. Fix the water quantity Mix ratio design of masonry mortar
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