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    Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) is manufactured off-site at factories or batching plants and transported to construction sites in transit mixers. It contains a customized mix of cement, aggregates, admixtures, and water designed for different applications. The price of RMC ranges from Rs. 3500-5500 depending on the grade from M15 to M45. Some key advantages of RMC include assured quality, speedier construction, reduced waste, and a cleaner work environment. Potential disadvantages include additional transportation and availability of suitable land for batching plants.

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    Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) is manufactured off-site at factories or batching plants and transported to construction sites in transit mixers. It contains a customized mix of cement, aggregates, admixtures, and water designed for different applications. The price of RMC ranges from Rs. 3500-5500 depending on the grade from M15 to M45. Some key advantages of RMC include assured quality, speedier construction, reduced waste, and a cleaner work environment. Potential disadvantages include additional transportation and availability of suitable land for batching plants.

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    Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) is manufactured off-site at factories or batching plants and transported to construction sites in transit mixers. It contains a customized mix of cement, aggregates, admixtures, and water designed for different applications. The price of RMC ranges from Rs. 3500-5500 depending on the grade from M15 to M45. Some key advantages of RMC include assured quality, speedier construction, reduced waste, and a cleaner work environment. Potential disadvantages include additional transportation and availability of suitable land for batching plants.

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    Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) is manufactured off-site at factories or batching plants and transported to construction sites in transit mixers. It contains a customized mix of cement, aggregates, admixtures, and water designed for different applications. The price of RMC ranges from Rs. 3500-5500 depending on the grade from M15 to M45. Some key advantages of RMC include assured quality, speedier construction, reduced waste, and a cleaner work environment. Potential disadvantages include additional transportation and availability of suitable land for batching plants.

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    To: Prof.

    Prasad
    Gharat

    Ready Mix Concrete by Parth Shah

    Ready Mix Concrete


    Popularly known as RMC is manufactured at a factory or at a
    batching plant and transported in a transit mixer at the site
    It is freshly mixed and custom made to suit different
    applications and volume is expressed in cubic meters.
    Price of RMC varies from Rs.3500-5500 depending upon the
    grade which ranges from M15-M45

    Ready Mix Concrete by Parth Shah

    Ingredients of
    ReadyMixConcrete

    Ready Mix Concrete by Parth Shah

    Types of Admixtures
    Admixtures

    Components

    Purpose

    Accelerator

    Calcium carbonate

    Extreme climates

    Retarder

    Sugar

    Climate above 50 C

    Air-Entrain

    Soap Water

    Water absorption

    Plasticizers

    Liquid Admixtures

    To increase
    workability

    Mineral additives

    Fly ash, Rice husk,


    silica fumes

    Chemically inert and


    thermal insulators

    Ready Mix Concrete by Parth Shah

    Process to obtain RMC


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?
    v=IbihV2b6zf0

    Ready Mix Concrete by Parth Shah

    Slump Cone Test


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?
    v=rZP0e5ndRk4

    Ready Mix Concrete by Parth Shah

    Placing of Concrete
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?
    v=bXj_9vpfedE

    Ready Mix Concrete by Parth Shah

    Compressive Strength
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?
    v=QZSYS932_Lo

    Ready Mix Concrete by Parth Shah

    Advantages of RMC
    Assured And Uniform Quality Of Concrete
    Speedier Construction Through Mechanised Operations
    Need For Ordering And Storing Cement, Aggregates And
    Sand On Site Totally Eliminated
    Lower Labour And Supervisory Costs
    Minimisation of cement wastage through bulk handling and
    storage
    Cleaner working environment
    Eco-friendly product

    Ready Mix Concrete by Parth Shah

    Disadvantages

    Availability of suitable land in cities at reasonable price


    Sales tax / Vat on RMC
    Transportation bottlenecks (restricted hours)
    Cost comparison with site mixed concrete, while two products
    are different
    Lack of codal provisions, specifications and regulations to
    support RMC.
    Qualified and trained manpower

    Ready Mix Concrete by Parth Shah

    Quality Problems
    Delay in setting of concrete beyond 24 hours.
    Development of cracks when the concrete is still in fresh
    state.
    Development of cracks in hardened concrete.
    Non-compliance of concrete cube strength (cast at site)
    to specifications at 7-days.
    Non-compliance of concrete cube strength (cast at site)
    to specifications at 28-days.
    Concrete supplied to site either has more slump than
    specified or has become stiff making it difficult to pump.
    Ready Mix Concrete by Parth Shah

    Status of RMC in India


    Geographical Distribution

    No.Of Plants
    2001-2002

    2004-2005

    Bangalore-Mysore
    Belt

    12

    35

    Chennai-Trichannapali

    25

    Hyderabad-Vizag

    12

    Pune

    10

    Mumbai, Navi Mumbai 12

    25

    Goa

    Delhi,Gurgaon,Faridab 5
    ad

    25

    Kolkatta

    Ahemdabad, Surat

    Jaipur

    Sundry

    Total

    Ready Mix Concrete by Parth Shah

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    References
    https://
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZP0e5ndRk4
    https://
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZSYS932_Lo
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?
    v=bXj_9vpfedE
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?
    v=IbihV2b6zf0
    http://elearning.vtu.ac.in/12/enotes/Adv_Con
    c_Stru/Unit5-RVR.pdf
    Ready Mix Concrete by Parth Shah

    Ready Mix Concrete by Parth Shah

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