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OPTIMIZED CONCRETE COMPOSITIONS

  • US 20080066653A1
  • Filed: 09/20/2007
  • Published: 03/20/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. In a concrete manufacturing plant that manufactures concrete from a given set of raw materials and/or processing variables, a composition of matter comprising an optimized concrete composition manufactured by the manufacturing plant, the optimized concrete composition having a minimum slump and strength that are achieved by mixing together an optimized combination of hydraulic cement, aggregates, water, and one or more optional components, which optimized combination is determined using an optimization process in which a pre-existing mix design previously used by the manufacturing plant is redesigned and optimized utilizing a design K factor for use within Feret'"'"'s strength equation that corresponds to a design strength of the optimized concrete composition and that is selected from a plurality of K factors that vary based on strength for the given set of raw materials and/or processing variables, the design K factor of the optimized concrete composition being a signature that differentiates the optimized concrete composition from a less optimized concrete composition manufactured using the pre-existing mix design.

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