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  • 14-06-2020 2:46am
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    macadam
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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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    Metric Tensor
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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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    BryanF
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    30k’n’/m2


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    sydthebeat
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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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    Metric Tensor
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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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    macadam
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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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