Question: A concrete wall whose total volume will be 7 3 5 cy is to be constructed by using job - mixed concrete to the following

A concrete wall whose total volume will be 735 cy is to be constructed by using job-mixed concrete to the following specifications.
Maximum aggregate size =1(1)/(2)
Maximum w/c ratio =0.6
Minimum cement content =6 sacks/cy
Assume the percent of fine aggregate to be 32% and 4.5% air voids. Find the amount of cement, coarse and fine aggregate in tons needed to cast the wall. Find the gallons of water needed per hour, assuming a concrete placement operation of 7 hours.

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