A Mix Design for Lining Concrete of Concrete-face Rock-Fill

Dams
A concrete face rock-fill dam
As defined by Wikipedia, a concrete-face rock-fill dam is a rock-fill dam with concrete slabs on
its upstream face. This design offers the concrete slab as an impervious wall to prevent leakage
and also a structure without concern for uplift pressure. In addition, the concrete-face rock-fill
dam design is flexible for topography, faster to construct and less costly than earth-fill dams.
A typical mix design for lining concrete of rock-filled dams.

Components

Unit

Quantity

Cement OPC

kg

300

Puzzolan

kg

45

Water

liter

190

Sand

liter

835

Aggregate 510

kg

160

Aggregate 1020

kg

372

Aggregate 2040

kg

532

Plasticizer

liter

1.73

Air Entrained Agent

liter

0.1

Concrete Requirements:

Compressive Strength: 25 MP (250 KG/cm2)

Waterproofing Ability (stable water column): 8 bars

Air content: 4-5%

Slump: 8 + 2 cm

The proportion above is for indication. Depend of the project specifications and local materials,
the mix design may change. Trials at lab shall be needed.