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Concrete Mixes: Agricultural Use

Designated Concrete for Agricultural Use

Designated concretes are quality assured designed concretes that conform to a specification detailed in BS 8500 - 2: Concrete -Complementary British Standard to BS EN 206 -Part 2: Specification for constituent materials and concrete.

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Recommended Compact Method

Typical Application Slump Class
Designated Concrete
Hand
Vibration

Livestock Floors

RC28/35

S3

S2

Stable Floors

RC35/45

S3

S2

Crop Store Floors

RC28/35

S3

S2

Floors (and Walls) for Silage

RC30/37

S3

S2

Sugar Beet Storage Ideas

RC32/40A

S3

S2

Workshop Floors & Floors subject to small-wheeled Forklift Trucks

RC32/40

S3

S2

Brewers' Grain Stores

RC35/45

S3

S2

Mushroom Sheds

RC32/40

S3

S2

Toppings for Floors such as Parlours & Dairies

RC35/45(B)

S3

S2

Floors (and Walls) for Manure & Slurry Stores

RC30/37

S3

S2

External Yards and Roads subject even to occasional de-icing salts

PAV2

S3

S2

A) Where the concrete is subject to even occasional de-icing salts, designated concrete PAV2 is recommended.

B) Take extra care to ensure full compaction of the fresh concrete and proper curing for at least several days.

Please Note: Where customers have mixes specified by drawings or plans then those mixes must be used.

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