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dcop

02-17-2006 11:59:23




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Hey!
can anyone tell me how mucn portland cement I will need for an 8 yard mix. I am not sure how to figure it. Thanks for any help.




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Stan in Oly, WA

02-17-2006 13:06:15




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 Re: how much portland cement in reply to dcop, 02-17-2006 11:59:23  
Hi dcop,

Wyokid is exactly right but worded it in a way that is potentially confusing. He means you need 5.5 90lb sacks of cement per yard, not 5.5 sacks totalling 90lbs. Cement has typically been sold in 94lb sacks because that's the weight of one cubic foot. The most common mix for a homeowner to have delivered is what's called a five sack mix--each cubic yard contains five cubic feet of cement. Cement is interesting because it is so fine that when mixed with dry aggregate, it occupies the spaces between the grains of sand. If you were to mix five cubic feet of cement with 22 cubic feet of mixed aggregate (sand and gravel) you wouldn't end up with a yard of concrete. Those proportions would make slightly more than 22 cubic feet of very rich concrete, just about a six sack mix.

Stan

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Wyokid

02-17-2006 12:13:13




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 Re: how much portland cement in reply to dcop, 02-17-2006 11:59:23  
3000 psi concrete--about 5 1/2 bags(90#) per yard.



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Kendall

02-20-2006 13:43:59




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 Re: how much portland cement in reply to Wyokid, 02-17-2006 12:13:13  
6 bag mix will get you to 4000 psi



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