Week 2 Discussions Forum Please comment on the importance of concrete mix design in commercial applications. Be sure to discuss such things as the water: cement ratio; (CA and FA selection);...

Importance of Concrete mix designs in commercial applications
When we talk about concrete mix design we refer to the skill or art of selecting the most appropriate concrete and delivering it in the most suitable and relative proportions at the lowest cost possible. So essentially, a concrete mix design aims at producing a concrete mixture that is- workable, durable, sufficiently strong as well as highly economic.
These objectives of concrete mix design can be achieved through using minimum water-cement ratio, maximum aggregate-cement ratio and maximum possible cement...