Ready-mix concrete is
concrete that is manufactured in a batch plant, according to each specific job
requirement, then delivered to the job site "ready to use". It is
specifically manufactured for customers' construction projects and supplied to
the customer on-site as a single product.
It is a mixture of
Portland or other types of cement, water, and aggregates: sand, gravel, or
crushed stone. All aggregates should be of a washed-type material with limited
amounts of fines or dirt and clay. An admixture is often added to improve the workability
of the concrete and or increase the setting time of concrete to factor in the
time required for the transit mixer to reach the site.
Ready-mixed concrete
is used in construction projects where the construction site is not willing or
is unable, to mix concrete on site.
Using ready-mixed
concrete means the product is delivered finished, on demand, in the specific
quantity required, in the specific mix design required.
For a
small to medium project, the cost and time of hiring mixing equipment, labor,
plus purchase and storage for the ingredients of concrete, added to
environmental concerns may simply be not worthwhile when compared to the cost
of ready-mixed concrete, where the customer pays for what they use, and allows
others do the work up to that point.
For a
large project, outsourcing concrete production to ready-mixed concrete
suppliers means delegating the quality control and testing, material logistics,
supply chain issues, and mix design, to specialists who are already established
for those tasks, trading off against introducing another contracted external
supplier who needs to make a profit, and losing the control and immediacy of
on-site mixing.
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One of the reasons
for this is that construction aggregates and water are available almost
everywhere.
Annually, the
construction industry uses around 20 billion tonnes of mini concrete Brisbane.
Understanding the difference between concrete and cement is important when
considering the best option for you.
Cement accounts for
around ten to 15 per cent of mini concrete Brisbane, which comes from lime, gravel, sand, and
water.
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Having a reliable
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The performance of a
concrete mix can be altered by the use of admixtures.
Admixtures can be
used to reduce water requirements, entrain air into a mixture, improve surface
durability, or even superplasticizer concrete to make it self-leveling, as
self-consolidating concrete, the use of admixtures requires precision in dosing
and mix design, which is more difficult without the dosing/measuring equipment
and laboratory backing of a batching plant, which means they are not easily
used outside of ready-mixed concrete.
Ready-mixed concrete
can be transported and placed at the site using a number of methods.
The most common and
simplest is the chute fitted to the back of transit mixer trucks which is
suitable for placing concrete near locations where a truck can back in. Dumper
trucks, crane hoppers, truck-mounted conveyors, and, in extremis, wheelbarrows,
can be used to place concrete from trucks where access is not direct. Some
concrete mixes are suitable for pumping with a concrete pump.
