How to mix concrete by mixture machine

If the quantity of concrete is not much enough to do with ready mix and is not less enough to do with hand mixing then mixture machine is used to mixing concrete. It is convenience to use mixture machine for mixing small quantity of concrete. Producing concrete with mixture machine is much faster than hand mixing. Normally the capacity of mixture machine is 4 to 9 cubic feet of concrete. Mixture machine can be bought or rented.
below are the overview of mixing concrete by machine-
Arrange and stake all required tools and materials such as concrete ingredients, bucket, shovel and measuring can before starting the machine.
K eep a drum of water near mixture machine.
C lean the excessive dust from aggregate with water. Maximum 3% dust by volume is allowable.
M easure the coarse aggregates and fine aggregates by a can equivalent to volume a bag of cement.
M ake sure the form work which you are going to fill with concrete is ok.
M ake sure the distance between machine and pouring place is easy accessible.
A dd half of required material (aggregates) of a batch.

Concrete mixture machine

A dd small amount of water in drum.
T han add a bag of cement. It is better to make the batch for a bag.
A dd remaining aggregates as per required proportion in the drum of mixture machine.
D ecide what should be your water-cement ratio and measure the water bucket for how many bucket of water will need for a bag of cement. Thoroughly add required quantity of water. You can control water quantity by measuring slump.
M ix the concrete ingredients not less than two minutes after all materials are in the drum.
G radually add the remaining water and keep checking if the concrete mix is uniform or not.