what is mix design

Answer Posted / harekrishna mishra

Mix design of concrete is the method suggested By IS to
design the proportion of different ingradients of concrete
in order to have desired strength of CC with MINIMUM use of
cement and use of LOcally available materials(fine and
coarse aggregate).

IS code suggests use of mix design for concrete mix more
than M20 grade.

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