Concrete Experiment

I wanted to discover how differente mixtures of concrete affected it physical qualities. Questions of texture and brittleness.

Apparatus


cement


sand


mixing bowl


base

Method


prepare base with sand


Mix sand, cement and water. Each mix is 500ml.
10 mixes were made. Each mix contained 1 cup of water.
table showing mix ingredient %

No . %sand . %cement
1..........90............10
2..........80...........20
3..........70............30
4..........60...........40
5..........50............50
6..........40............60
7...........30...........70
8..........20............80
9..........10............90
10..........0..........100


Pour on to base. Mixes were then left to dry overnight.