Engineering Properties of Ready Mix Concrete

Any type of construction works requires concrete as a basic material. The concrete mixture is made up of different ingredients like cement, sand, water, aggregates and admixtures. In the Indian countries, the use of RMC (Ready Mix Concrete) is increased due to its advantages in comparison with traditional concrete mixture. It is type of concrete which is produced under controlled conditions using consistent quality of raw materials. The advantage of RMC like speed of construction can be very fast, reduction in cement consumption by 10 to 12 percent due to better handling and proper mixing, versatility in using and methods of placing of concrete, it uses bulk cement instead of bagged cement so dust pollution will be less and reduced and with better durability of structure their overall service life is increased and there is saving in life cycle cost it is mostly used at the construction site. In this paper, the main focus is to check various engineering properties of materials which are used in the preparation of RMC. The tests are conducted in laboratories and results and its comparison is checked.