Properties of SCC Produced with Limestone Filler or Viscosity Modifying Admixture
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 22, Issue 4
Abstract
The objective of this contribution is to experimentally investigate whether self-compacting concrete (SCC), while in its fresh state, behaves differently compared to traditional concrete. To serve this cause several self-compacting and conventional concrete mixes of two strength classes are produced at the laboratory, and properties such as robustness, slump flow loss, and formwork pressure are assessed. All mixtures are designed for vertical casting into walls and tested accordingly. Special laboratory apparatus, such as tilting drum and forced paddle mixer, patterned laboratory pump, and pressure sensors are used for mixture production, material maintenance, and formworks casting to best simulate in situ conditions. Tests are also carried out in hardened concrete to assess mechanical properties as well as concrete durability at the age of 28 days.
Get full access to this article
View all available purchase options and get full access to this article.
References
Audenaert, K., and De Schutter, G. (2007). “Relation between vacuum water absorption and porosity of self compacting concrete.” Proc., 5th Int. RILEM Symp. on SCC, RILEM Publications SARL, Ghent, Belgium, 701–706.
Billberg, P. (2007). “Formwork pressure when using SCC-A doctoral project.” Proc., 5th Int. RILEM Symp. on SCC, RILEM Publications SARL, Ghent, Belgium, 491–496.
Bonen, D., et al. (2007). “Robustness of self-consolidating concrete.” Proc., 5th Int. RILEM Symp. on SCC, RILEM Publications SARL, Ghent, Belgium, 33–42.
Cussigh, F. (2007). “SCC in practice: Opportunities and bottlenecks.” Proc., 5th Int. RILEM Symp. on SCC, RILEM Publications SARL, Ghent, Belgium, 21–27.
EFNARC. (2002). “Specifications and guidelines for self compacting concrete.” ⟨www.efnarc.org⟩ (February 2002).
EFNARC. (2005). “The European guidelines for self compacting concrete.” ⟨www.efnarc.org⟩ (May 2005).
EFNARC. (2006). “Guidelines for viscosity modifying admixures for concrete.” ⟨www.efnarc.org⟩ (September 2006).
Emborg, M., Jonasson, J. -E., Nilsson, M., Utsi, S., and Simonsson, P. (2005). “Designing robust SCC for industrial construction with cast in place concrete.” Proc., 2nd North American Conf. on the Design, Performance and Use of Self-Consolidating Concrete, ACBM, Chicago, 319–327.
Georgiadis, A., Sideris, K. K., and Anagnostopoulos, N. (2006). “Development of a new innovative method, for the production and quality control of self-compacting concrete.” Concrete and Steel Journal (Greece), 4, 35–45 (in Greek).
Graubner, C., and Proske, T. (2005). “Formwork pressure. A new concept for the calculation.” Proc., 2nd North American Conf. on the Design and Use of Self-Consolidating Concrete, ACBM, Chicago.
Kjeldsen, A., and Geiker, M. (2005). “Modeling inter-particle forces and resulting agglomerate sizes in cement-based materials.” Proc., 2nd North American Conf. on the Design and Use of Self-Consolidating Concrete, ACBM, Chicago.
Koyata, H., and Cornman, R. C. (2005). “Workability measurement and developing robust SCC mixture designs.” Proc., 2nd North American Conf. on the Design and Use of Self-Consolidating Concrete, ACBM, Chicago.
Leeman, A., Hoffman, C., and Winnefeld, F. (2005). “Influence of the mix design on the formwork pressure of self-compacting concrete.” Proc., 2nd North American Conf. on the Design and Use of Self-Consolidating Concrete, ACBM, Chicago.
Lohaus, L., Ramge, P., Höveling, H., and Anders, S. (2007). “Superplasticizer-based approach for optimized paste-composition and robustness for SCC.” Proc., 5th Int. RILEM Symp. on SCC, RILEM Publications SARL, Ghent, Belgium, 89–94.
Okamura, H., and Ozawa, K. (1995). “Mix design for self-compacting concrete.” Concrete Library of JSCE, 25, 107–120.
Parra, C., Valcuende, M., and Benlloch, J. (2007). “Mechanical properties of self-compacting concretes.” Proc., 5th Int. RILEM Symp. on SCC, RILEM Publications SARL, Ghent, Belgium, 645–650.
Pellerin, B., Maitrasse, P., and Micollier, S. (2005). “Improving consistency of SCC rheological behavior by means of appropriate mixturization.” Proc., 2nd North American Conf. on the Design and Use of Self-Consolidating Concrete, ACBM, Chicago.
Rigueira, J., Taengua, E., and Serna, P. (2007). “Robustness of SCC dosages and its implications on large scale production.” Proc., 5th Int. RILEM Symp. on SCC, RILEM Publications SARL, Ghent, Belgium, 95–101.
RILEM. (1999). “RILEM TC 116: RILEM technical recommendation: Determination of the capillary absorption of water of hardened concrete.” Mater. Struct., 32(4), 176–179.
Roussel, N. (2007). “Thixotropy model for fresh fluid concretes: Theory and applications.” Proc., 5th Int. RILEM Symp. on SCC, RILEM Publications SARL, Ghent, Belgium, 267–272.
Vickers, T. M., Farrington, S. A., Bury, J. R., and Brower, L. E. (2005). “Influence of dispersant structure and mixing speed on concrete slump retention.” Cem. Concr. Res., 35, 1882–1890.
Information & Authors
Information
Published In
Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 22 • Issue 4 • April 2010
Pages: 352 - 360
Copyright
© 2010 ASCE.
History
Received: Jan 7, 2009
Accepted: Jun 12, 2009
Published online: Jun 22, 2009
Published in print: Apr 2010
Authors
Metrics & Citations
Metrics
Citations
Download citation
If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.