The
principal benefits of SCC are advantages derived from the properties of
fresh
mix itself, namely:
•
Ability to completely fill complex formwork and encapsulate areas of
congested
steel reinforcement without any compaction and yet with reduced risks
of voids
and honeycombing.
•
Ability to develop higher early and ultimate strengths and enhanced
durability
properties compared with conventional vibrated concretes.
•
Potential for improved surface finishes with reduced making good costs
related
to poorly compacted surfaces.
SCC
offers many advantages
for the precast, prestressed concrete industry and for
cast-in-place construction viz.:
Low
noise-level in the plants and construction sites.
Concrete-Techgroup
expresses its gratitude to Mr
Larry Storer for permitting the use
of article “Self-compacting concrete: powerful tool for
complicated pours”
(written by Tim Avery in March’04 issue of CONCRETE
Monthly). Other
References: 1.“Development
of High-Strength Self-Compacting Concrete with reduced segregation
potential” by
Dr. R. Sri Ravindrarajah, D. Siladyi and
B. Adamopoulos 2.“Ultra
High Performance Self Compacting Concrete”
by
Jianxin Ma1 & Jorg Dietz1 3.Vic
roads: GEO PAVE : Technical Note on Self Compacting Concrete 4.
“Self-Compacting Concrete : Development, Applications and
Investigations” by
Masahiro Ouchi 5.
“Applications of Self-Compacting Concrete in Japan, Europe and the United States”: US
FHWA
