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Concrete Mix Design (Absolute Volume)

Batch proportions per mآ³ by the absolute-volume method.

What this workbook is

A real, downloadable Microsoft Excel workbook — not a rendered demo. Every sheet is built around a single engineering method: inputs in one place, calculated results and a PASS / WARN / FAIL check sheet, with the method, sources and assumptions recorded next to the numbers. Open it in Excel, Sheets or LibreOffice, change the inputs, and the workbook recalculates.

  • Light cells are user-entered inputs on the Inputs sheet.
  • Dark cells are calculated automatically and are not editable.
  • The method and sources for every calculation are listed below and inside the workbook.

What you enter

  • Water content (user)
  • w/c (user)
  • Cement SG
  • Coarse/fine SG & %
  • Air %

What it calculates

  • Cement (kg/mآ³)
  • Coarse aggregate
  • Fine aggregate
  • Water
  • Volume check

Method

ACI 211.1 absolute volume: V = خ£ (m/دپ); solve aggregate masses; total = 1 mآ³

Sources

  • [1] ACI 211.1; PCA mixing design guide (method-level; governing values user-supplied)

Inside the workbook

CoverTitle, scope and revision block
SummaryCore inputs and headline results
InputsYour project values (light cells)
CalculationsStep-by-step working sheet (dark cells)
OutputsReadback of results for reporting
ChecksPASS / WARN / FAIL against stated limits
ReferenceSources for each calculation
Notes & AssumptionsScope, exclusions and stated limits