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Best mix ratios/Design Mix for Class 15,20,25,30 concrete in Kenya

  • March 21, 2021
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Mix ratios / Mix designs are the ratios that give the amount of materials, ie. Cement, smooth aggregate(Sand), and Coarse aggregate (Ballast/Kokoto). The design mix varies from one class to the next.

Concrete class/ concrete grade is an indication of the strength that a concrete attains after maturity. In most cases the strength is measured at 28 days since concrete usually achieves around 99% of its strength by this time despite the type of concrete mix.

Concrete mix/grades are measured by conducting compressive tests on cubes of 150mm by 150mm by 150mm that have been curing for 28 days for optimum strength. The C in Kenya is commonly taken to denote class. The ratios represent Cement: Smooth aggregate: Coarse aggregate
Here are the common mix ratios for Kenyan design Mixes.

Kenyan concrete class Design Mix

For batching purposes, for example for class 20, 1 is usually half a bag of cement, 2 is 2 buckets of sand and 4 denotes 4 buckets of coarse aggregate (Kokoto). Note that the ratio of water to cement is usually generally 1:1. However this is determined on site based on the workability required.

Various concrete classes have different uses. In Kenya, these are the common uses:
C15 – Not considered structural concrete, used mostly for blinding.
C20 – General concrete uses, eg slabs, that do not carry a lot of load
C25 – C35 – Most commonly used structural concrete, for slabs, columns and beams.
C40 – Onwards, used for structures that require very high compressive strength, eg, Bridges, columns, concrete roads etc. For people opting to use dust in place of sand, note that there is need for some adjustment to this formulas in accordance to the guidance of a structural engineer/materials engineer.

Note that these should only be used under advice from a local structural engineer. Read more on how to build on black cotton soils in Kenya if you live in an area with the expansible soil and need solutions for your foundations.

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Hope this read has been useful, build Wisely!

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  1. Jack says:
    July 7, 2022 at 6:24 pm

    Would like to More about the shatters , especially the structural part of it.

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