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Concrete ?

macadam · 2020-06-14 01:46:51

What is K30 concrete, have a spec on a drawing which just states the Concrete quality: > K30.

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What is K30 concrete, have a spec on a drawing which just states the Concrete quality: > K30.

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I haven't ever heard of it (and I've heard a lot about concrete in my day!). Did you get an answer?

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#3 18-06-2020 08:53PM

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30k’n’/m2

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#4 18-06-2020 10:25PM

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macadam wrote: »

What is K30 concrete, have a spec on a drawing which just states the Concrete quality: > K30.

its a way to describe the compressive strength of concrete

https://d3i71xaburhd42.cloudfront.net/5105095da4e4a1cc9fca25f0b370cf52ffd681d5/4-Table2-1.png

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That would have been my guess but I've never heard it called that before. What publication is that table from syd?

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#6 19-06-2020 08:00PM

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Metric Tensor wrote: »

I haven't ever heard of it (and I've heard a lot about concrete in my day!). Did you get an answer?

Spoke to a few guys in Kilsaran and Rstone they reckon its the equivalent of C25/30, it came on a drawing from Finland and I reckon its more to do with the minus temps they have..

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