Your battalion has been tasked to replace a
5-inch-thick 2,000-square-yard reinforced concrete parking lot located at a naval air facility
in northern Japan (extreme exposure). Your job is to design a concrete mix and determine the
total quantities of materials needed to complete the project. Based on the parameters listed below,
what is the (a) maximum size of the coarse aggregate that you should use, (b) amount of
water (in gallons) needed for a 1-cubic-yard trial batch (c) amount of sand (in pounds) needed for
a 1-cubic-yard trial batch (d) number of sacks of Type IA cement needed for the project, and (e) the
amount (in tons) of coarse aggregate needed for
the project?
Average 28-day compressive strength
(based on flexural-design strength) 3,500 psi
Fineness modulus of fine aggregate 2.6
Specific gravity of portland cement 3.15
Specific gravity offine aggregate 2.75
Specific gravity of coarse aggregate 2.65
Dry-rodded weight of coarse aggregate 110 lb/cu ft
Dry-rodded weight of fine aggregate 100 lb/cu ft
Slump 2 in
Al. (A) 1 1/2 inches, (B) 33.0 gallons, (C) 860 pounds, (D) 1,848
sacks,