Research Article
Investigating Trends and Costs Associated with Designing Concrete Mixes Using Different Methods by Computer Programs
Table 5
Comparison between manual and program results for the Aïtcin method.
| Mix proportions | Manual | Program | Variation | Numeric | % |
| Cement (kg/m3) | 439.015 | 442 | −2.99 | −0.68 | Water (kg/m3) | 118.114 | 117.98 | 0.13 | 0.11 | FA (kg/m3) | 654.836 | 658.61 | −3.77 | −0.58 | CA (kg/m3) | 1089 | 1089 | 0 | 0 | Silica fume (kg/m3) | 25.824 | 26 | −0.18 | −0.68 | Fly ash (kg/m3) | 51.649 | 52 | −0.35 | −0.68 | Superplasticizer (kg/m3) | 7.65 | 7.7 | −0.05 | −0.65 |
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