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<strong>CIDCO</strong> OF MAHARASHTRA LTD<br />

C.A.No.01/<strong>CIDCO</strong>/SE(KHR)/EE(KHR-I)/2010–11 Pg. No. 539<br />

SPECIFICATIONS FOR READY MIX CONCRETE<br />

1.1 Batching of Concrete ingredients:<br />

For all concreting, only Ready Mixed Concrete (RMC) manufactured<br />

at site is mandatory, weigh batching plant or obtained from<br />

approved R.M.C. supplying agencies or produced at site using<br />

mechanical mixers and weigh batchers as per item description, will<br />

be used. The R.M.C. supplying agency will supply mix design details<br />

in advance before start of delivery.<br />

1.2 Transporting, placing, compacting, finishing and curing:<br />

Transporting, placing, compacting, finishing and curing of concrete<br />

shall be in accordance with IS: 456-2000.<br />

1.2.1 Transporting:<br />

1.2.2 Placing:<br />

For all RMC concreting, the concrete after discharge from batching<br />

plant will be loaded in transit mixers and kept continuously agitated<br />

while mix is in transit. At destination the mix will be unloaded in to<br />

the hoppers of concrete pump. For site made concrete suitable<br />

prescribed methods shall be adopted.<br />

The concrete produced in RMC plant/batching plant, when<br />

discharged from transit mixer in pump hopper shall be kept<br />

continuously agitated and pumped to destination placing point. Site<br />

made concrete shall be placed by approved method of placing. The<br />

height of any single lift of concrete shall not exceed 1.5 m for walls<br />

and 2.0 m for columns. For columns where the height of pour is<br />

more than 2.0 m, suitable arrangement in formwork should be

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