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PROJECT: GREAT ZIMBABWE HYDRO PLANT DATE: 9/11/2022

CLIENT: MASIMBA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

CONCRETE GRADE: 25

Target (mean) Strength: 33

Slump: <100
Cement : water ratio 1.7
Mass of Cement per m3 384.45
Coarse Aggregate Content 54%
Fine Aggregate Content 46%

DENSITY OF MATERIAL L

Relative Bulk Density (kg/m3) SOURCE OF MATERIAL

Density Loose Compact

Cement 3.14 PPC ZIMBABWE (32.5 N)
Stone 2.70 1355 1450 19 mm ZADA QUARRY
Crusher dust 2.68 1681 1791 CHIFFEN QUARRY
Pit sand

BLENDING PROPORTIONS

Stone 54%
Crusher dust 46%
Mass of aggregate 1722
Mass of stone per m3 977
Mass of sand per m3 745

MIX PROPORTIONS
Per 1m3 of concrete Per sack mix by a 60 litre
by mass by vol. by mass by vol. (m3) by vol. (m3) concrete
(kg) (m3) (kg) dry agg. damp agg. w/barrow

Cement (kg) 395 7.9 50 50 50 100

Water (ltrs) 233 233 29.5 29.5 28.1 56.2
Stone 977 0.721 123.7 0.091 0.091 3
Crusher dust 745 0.443 94.3 0.056 0.067 2
Pitsand

Note: Damp aggregate moisture is for sand only and 5% moisture content with 20% bulking is assumed.

CONCRETE GRADE: 25MPa

LABORATORY MIX PROPORTIONS

by mass

(kg)

Cement (kg) 10

Water (ltrs) 5.9

Stone 25

Crusher dust 19

Pitsand

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Materials & Foundation Engineers
SEC
PROJECT: GREAT ZIMBABWE HYDRO PLANT DATE: 9/11/2022

CLIENT: MASIMBA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

CONCRETE GRADE: 20

Target (mean) Strength: 32

Slump: <100
Cement : water ratio 1.5
Mass of Cement per m3 315
Coarse Aggregate Content 52%
Fine Aggregate Content 48%

DENSITY OF MATERIAL

Relative Bulk Density (kg/m3) SOURCE OF MATERIAL

Density Loose Compact

Cement 3.14 PPC ZIMBABWE (32.5 N)
Stone 2.70 1355 1450 19mm ZADA QUARRY
Crusher dust 2.68 1681 1791 CHIFFEN QUARRY
Pit sand

BLENDING PROPORTIONS

Stone 52%
Crusher dust 48%
Mass of aggregate 1722
Mass of stone per m3 895
Mass of sand per m3 827

MIX PROPORTIONS
Per 1m3 of concrete Per sack mix by a 60 litre
by mass by vol. by mass by vol. (m3) by vol. (m3) concrete
(kg) (m3) (kg) dry agg. damp agg. w/barrow

Cement (kg) 315 6.3 50 50 50 100

Water (ltrs) 210 210 33.3 33.3 31.7 63.5
Stone 895 0.661 142.1 0.105 0.105 3.5
Crusher dust 827 0.492 131.3 0.078 0.094 3
Pitsand

Note: Damp aggregate moisture is for sand only and 5% moisture content with 20% bulking is assumed.

CONCRETE GRADE: 25MPa

LABORATORY MIX PROPORTIONS

by mass

(kg)

Cement (kg) 10

Water (ltrs) 6.7

Stone 28

Crusher dust 26

Pitsand

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Materials & Foundation Engineers
SEC
PROJECT: GREAT ZIMBABWE HYDRO PLANT DATE: 9/11/2022

CLIENT: MASIMBA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

CONCRETE GRADE: 30

Target (mean) Strength: 42

Slump: <100
Cement : water ratio 1.95
Mass of Cement per m3 390
Coarse Aggregate Content 56%
Fine Aggregate Content 44%

DENSITY OF MATERIAL

Relative Bulk Density (kg/m3) SOURCE OF MATERIAL

Density Loose Compact

Cement 3.14 PPC ZIMBABWE (32.5 N)
Stone 2.70 1418 1587 19mm ZADA QUARRY
Crusher dust 2.68 1461 1620 CHIFFEN QUARRY
Pit sand

BLENDING PROPORTIONS

Stone 56%
Crusher dust 44%
Mass of aggregate 1722
Mass of stone per m3 964
Mass of sand per m3 758

MIX PROPORTIONS
Per 1m3 of concrete Per sack mix by a 60 litre
by mass by vol. by mass by vol. (m3) by vol. (m3) concrete
(kg) (m3) (kg) dry agg. damp agg. w/barrow

Cement (kg) 390 7.8 50 50 50 100

Water (ltrs) 200 200 25.6 25.6 24.4 48.8
Stone 964 0.680 123.6 0.087 0.087 2.9
Crusher dust 758 0.519 97.2 0.067 0.080 2.7
Pitsand

Note: Damp aggregate moisture is for sand only and 5% moisture content with 20% bulking is assumed.

CONCRETE GRADE:30MPa

LABORATORY MIX PROPORTIONS

by mass

(kg)

Cement (kg) 10

Water (ltrs) 5.1

Stone 25

Riversand 19

Pitsand

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 FINE CONCRETE AGGREGATE RESULTS

CLIENT: MASIMBA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY DATE: 5/11/2022

PROJECT: GREAT ZIMBABWE HYDRO PLANT SIZE; CRUSHER DUST

SOURCE CHIFFEN QUARRY GEOLOGICAL ORIGIN: GRANITE

SAMPLE NO. SOURCE SPECIFIC GRAVITY FINENESS MODULUS

1 CHIFFEN QUARRY 2.72 3.39

6.7 GRADING100 100

ANALYSIS CURVE
4.75 100 90
100
2.36 100 80
1.18 100 45
90 0.6 75 20
0.3 35 5
0.15 15 0 SIEVE ANALYSIS
80 %
Specs
0.075 5 0 Sieve size (mm) Passing
70

60
13.2 100 100
% Passing

9.5 93.9 100

50
6.7 72.9 100

40 4.75 72.9 90 - 100

2.36 52.7 80 - 100
30 1.18 42.7 45 - 100
0.60 30.5 20 - 75
20
0.300 21.1 5 - 35
0.150 13.8 0 - 15
10
0.075 10.3 0-5

0
0.075

0.15

0.3

1.18

2.36

4.75

6.7
0.6

0.01 0.1 1 10
19.0

Fineness
sieve size (mm) 3.39 1.8 - 3.2
Modulus

Remarks:
The fineness modulus is on the coarser side.(hence we adopted aggregate blending)

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 COARSE CONCRETE AGGREGATE RESULTS

CLIENT: MASIMBA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY DATE: 5/11/2022

PROJECT: GREAT ZIMBABWE HYDRO PLANT SIZE: 20mm

SOURCE ZADA QUARRY GEOLOGICAL ORIGIN: GRANITE

SAMPLE NO. SOUIRCE SG 10% FACT ACV FLAKINESS INDEX WATER ABSORPTION
1 ZADA QUARRY 2.8 130.00% 25 22% 0.60%
Specification (concrete) - - >110KNmin <30%max <30%max <1%max
Specification(road) >120KNmin <30%max <3%max <1%max

26.5 GRADING100 100

ANALYSIS CURVE
19 100 85
100
13.2 50 0
9.5 25 0
90 6.7 5 0
4.75 0 0
SIEVE ANALYSIS
80 %
Specs
Sieve size (mm) Passing
70

60
% Passing

26.5 100 100

50
19.0 92 85 - 100

40 13.20 29 0 - 50
9.50 4 0 - 25
30 6.70 0 0-5
4.75 0
20

10

0
1 10 100
6.7

26.5
4.75

9.5

19.0
13.2

19.0

sieve size (mm)

Remarks: The 20mm stone from ZADA quarry flakness index complies with specification.
The 20mm stone from Pemier Quarry water absorption complies with specification.
The stone from ZADA quarry is within strength specifiations for surfacing works.
ZADA quarry stone is suitable for concrete use. Laboratory to collect another sample for cornfimatory.

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SEC C30 COMBINED GRADING
Tested by: M. GOREDEMA Standard: TMH 1 Method B1 - B4 & B18(a) - B19
Sampled date: 5-Nov-22 Project: GREAT ZIMBABWE HYDRO PLANT
Location:
Type of material: CEMENT CONCRETE Specification:
AGGREGATES
Sample no Nominal Size Description and Source
No 1 19mm ZADA QUARRY
No 2 Crusher dust CHIFFEN QUARRY

SIEVE ANALYSIS % PASSING

Sample Number 1 2 3 4 5 THEO. DESIGN MIX
% in Mix 100 100 56 44 COMBINED SPEC.
Sieve Size (mm) 11 14 11 GRADING Target mean Deviation
37.5 100 100 100 100
26.5 100 100 100 100 100 100.0 0
19.0 92.2 100 96 90 100 95.0 1
13.2 29.0 100 60 35 75 55.0 5
9.5 4.0 94.3 44 33 48 40.5 3
4.75 0 74.0 33 32 45 38.5 -6
2.36 0 65.0 29 30 40 35.0 -6
1.18 0 54.0 24 22 33 27.5 -4
0.600 0 31.8 14 13 26 19.5 -6
0.300 0 20.8 9 3 12 7.5 2
0.150 0 13.6 6 2 6 4.0 2
0.075 0 9.5 4 1 3 2.0 2
DRY BULK RELATIVE DENSITY 3.010
SSD AGGREGATE
A.C.V. (%)
10 % FACT ( dry) (kN)
FLAKINESS INDEX
SAND EQUIVALENT
WATER ABSORPTION (+ 4.75mm)
WATER ABSORPTION (- 4.75mm)

100
90
80
70
% PASSING

60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0.01 0.1 1 10 100

Remarks: The combined grading is within acceptable limits

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SEC C25 COMBINED GRADING
Tested by: M. GOREDEMA Standard: TMH 1 Method B1 - B4 & B18(a) - B19
Sampled date: 5-Nov-22 Project: GREAT ZIMBABWE HYDRO PLANT
Location:
Type of material: CEMENT CONCRETE Specification:
AGGREGATES
Sample no Nominal Size Description and Source
No 1 19mm ZADA QUARRY
No 2 Crusher dust CHIFFEN QUARRY

SIEVE ANALYSIS % PASSING

Sample Number 1 2 3 4 5 THEO. DESIGN MIX
% in Mix 100 100 54 46 COMBINED SPEC.
Sieve Size (mm) 11.5 13.5 11.5 GRADING Target mean Deviation
37.5 100 100 100 100
26.5 100 100 100 100 100 100.0 0
19.0 92.2 100 96 90 100 95.0 1
13.2 29.0 100 62 35 75 55.0 7
9.5 4.0 94.3 46 33 48 40.5 5
4.75 0 74.0 34 32 45 38.5 -4
2.36 0 65.0 30 30 40 35.0 -5
1.18 0 54.0 25 22 33 27.5 -3
0.600 0 31.8 15 13 26 19.5 -5
0.300 0 20.8 10 3 12 7.5 2
0.150 0 13.6 6 2 6 4.0 2
0.075 0 9.5 4 1 3 2.0 2
DRY BULK RELATIVE DENSITY 3.010
SSD AGGREGATE
A.C.V. (%)
10 % FACT ( dry) (kN)
FLAKINESS INDEX
SAND EQUIVALENT
WATER ABSORPTION (+ 4.75mm)
WATER ABSORPTION (- 4.75mm)

100
90
80
70
% PASSING

60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0.01 0.1 1 10 100

Remarks: The combined grading is within acceptable limits

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SEC C20 COMBINED GRADING
Tested by: M. GOREDEMA Standard: TMH 1 Method B1 - B4 & B18(a) - B19
Sampled date: 5-Nov-22 Project: GREAT ZIMBABWE HYDRO PLANT
Location:
Type of material: CEMENT CONCRETE Specification:
AGGREGATES
Sample no Nominal Size Description and Source
No 1 19mm ZADA QUARRY
No 2 Crusher dust CHIFFEN QUARRY

SIEVE ANALYSIS % PASSING

Sample Number 1 2 3 4 5 THEO. DESIGN MIX
% in Mix 100 100 52 48 COMBINED SPEC.
Sieve Size (mm) 12 13 12 GRADING Target mean Deviation
37.5 100 100 100 100
26.5 100 100 100 100 100 100.0 0
19.0 92.2 100 96 90 100 95.0 1
13.2 29.0 100 63 35 75 55.0 8
9.5 4.0 94.3 47 33 48 40.5 7
4.75 0 74.0 36 32 45 38.5 -3
2.36 0 65.0 31 30 40 35.0 -4
1.18 0 54.0 26 22 33 27.5 -2
0.600 0 31.8 15 13 26 19.5 -4
0.300 0 20.8 10 3 12 7.5 2
0.150 0 13.6 7 2 6 4.0 3
0.075 0 9.5 5 1 3 2.0 3
DRY BULK RELATIVE DENSITY 3.010
SSD AGGREGATE
A.C.V. (%)
10 % FACT ( dry) (kN)
FLAKINESS INDEX
SAND EQUIVALENT
WATER ABSORPTION (+ 4.75mm)
WATER ABSORPTION (- 4.75mm)

100
90
80
70
% PASSING

60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0.01 0.1 1 10 100

Remarks: The combined grading is within acceptable limits

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CONCRETE CUBES COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH RESULTS

TEST METHOD: TMH1-D2

CLIENT: MASIMBA CONSTRUCTION

PROJECT: GREAT ZIMBABWE HYDRO PLANT CONCRETE MIX DESIGN

STRUCTURE: CONCRETE TRIAL MIX CHAINAGE

LOCATION IN STRUCTURE: GREAT ZIMBABWE HYDRO PLANT CONCRETE MIX DESIGN

SLUMP: 100mm CONCRETE CLASS C20

DATE CAST 9/10/2022 TIME 16:30

BATCHING PROPORTIONS
MATERIALS
CEMENT 3 3
WATER (I ) DUST (m ) STONE (m )

QUANTITIES 315
210 827 895
TYPE OR SIZE 32.5N
RIVER CRUSHERDUST 19mm
SOURCE OR MANUFACTURER PPC UNICEM
SHAKASHE CHIFEN ZADA
MABE BY: M GOREDEMA
DATE 9/10/2022

LETTERS HEMO HEMO HEMO HEMO HEMO HEMO HEMO HEMO

CUBE MARKINGS
NUMBER: 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A

DATE TESTED: 16/Oct/22 16/Oct/22 23/Oct/22 23/Oct/22 06/Nov/22 06/Nov/22

AGE AT TEST (DAYS) 7 7 14 14 28 28

SIZE OF CUBE (mm) 150 150 150 150 150 150

MASS (KG) 8.243 8.043 7.913 7.899 8.143 8.100

DENSITY (Kg/m3) 2442 2383 2345 2340 2413 2400

BREAKING LOAD (KN) 351.0 348.0 534.0 548.0 589.0 574.0

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH(MPa) 15.6 15.5 23.7 24.4 26.2 25.5

MEAN STRENGTH (MPa) 15.5 24.0 25.8

SPECIFIED STRENGTH : (Mpa) C20

REMARKS: acceptable results

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COMPILED BY: M GOREDEMA DATE: 9/10/2022

 SEC SOILTECH ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY ;
Materials and foundation engineers

TEL: +263 4225736; +263 0776735692

CONCRETE CUBES COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH RESULTS

TEST METHOD: TMH1-D2

CLIENT: MASIMBA CONSTRUCTION

PROJECT: GREAT ZIMBABWE HYDRO PLANT CONCRETE MIX DESIGN

STRUCTURE: CONCRETE TRIAL MIX CHAINAGE

LOCATION IN STRUCTURE: GREAT ZIMBABWE HYDRO PLANT CONCRETE MIX DESIGN

SLUMP: 100mm CONCRETE CLASS C25

DATE CAST 9/10/2022 TIME 16:30

BATCHING PROPORTIONS
MATERIALS
CEMENT 3 3
WATER (I ) DUST (m ) STONE (m )

QUANTITIES 350
208 929 929
TYPE OR SIZE 32.5N
RIVER CRUSHERDUST 19mm
SOURCE OR MANUFACTURER PPC UNICEM
SHAKASHE CHIFEN ZADA
MABE BY: M GOREDEMA
DATE 9/10/2022

LETTERS HEMO HEMO HEMO HEMO HEMO HEMO HEMO HEMO

CUBE MARKINGS
NUMBER: 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A

DATE TESTED: 16/Oct/22 16/Oct/22 23/Oct/22 23/Oct/22 06/Nov/22 06/Nov/22

AGE AT TEST (DAYS) 7 7 14 14 28 28

SIZE OF CUBE (mm) 150 150 150 150 150 150

MASS (KG) 8.268 8.153 8.099 7.997 8.177 8.198

DENSITY (Kg/m3) 2450 2416 2400 2369 2423 2429

BREAKING LOAD (KN) 541.0 546.3 651.0 570.0 749.8 763.4

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH(MPa) 24.0 24.3 28.9 25.3 33.3 33.9

MEAN STRENGTH (MPa) 24.2 27.1 33.6

SPECIFIED STRENGTH : (Mpa) C25

REMARKS: acceptable results

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COMPILED BY: M GOREDEMA DATE: 9/10/2022

 SEC SOILTECH ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY ;
Materials and foundation engineers

TEL: +263 4225736; +263 0776735692

CONCRETE CUBES COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH RESULTS

TEST METHOD: TMH1-D2

CLIENT: MASIMBA CONSTRUCTION

PROJECT: GREAT ZIMBABWE HYDRO PLANT CONCRETE MIX DESIGN

STRUCTURE: CONCRETE TRIAL MIX CHAINAGE

LOCATION IN STRUCTURE: GREAT ZIMBABWE HYDRO PLANT CONCRETE MIX DESIGN

SLUMP: 100mm CONCRETE CLASS C30

DATE CAST 9/10/2022 TIME 16:30

BATCHING PROPORTIONS
MATERIALS
CEMENT 3 3
WATER (I ) DUST (m ) STONE (m )

QUANTITIES 390
200 758 964
TYPE OR SIZE 32.5N
RIVER CRUSHERDUST 19mm
SOURCE OR MANUFACTURER PPC UNICEM
SHAKASHE CHIFEN ZADA
MABE BY: M GOREDEMA
DATE 9/10/2022

LETTERS HEMO HEMO HEMO HEMO HEMO HEMO HEMO HEMO

CUBE MARKINGS
NUMBER: 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A

DATE TESTED: 16/Oct/22 16/Oct/22 23/Oct/22 23/Oct/22 06/Nov/22 06/Nov/22

AGE AT TEST (DAYS) 7 7 14 14 28 28

SIZE OF CUBE (mm) 150 150 150 150 150 150

MASS (KG) 8.231 8.247 8.157 8.046 8.246 8.186

DENSITY (Kg/m3) 2439 2444 2417 2384 2443 2425

BREAKING LOAD (KN) 550.0 545.2 675.3 678.6 780.1 797.4

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH(MPa) 24.4 24.2 30.0 30.2 34.7 35.4

MEAN STRENGTH (MPa) 24.3 30.1 35.1

SPECIFIED STRENGTH : (Mpa) C30

REMARKS: acceptable results

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COMPILED BY: M GOREDEMA DATE: 9/10/2022