Abstract
Self-consolidating concrete, (SCC) is a highly flowable, non-segregating concrete that allows for concrete placement without vibration or external consolidation. SCC also allows rapid concrete placement with reduced labor costs, resulting in vastly improved concrete surface finishes and architectural applications (RMCAO 2009). To accomplish SCC, the concrete industry has developed improvements in high-range water reducer admixtures for flowability and viscosity-modifying admixtures for stability. The current project investigated six specimens, which provided an evaluation of SCC allowed to free fall 3 m (10 ft) that filled wall formwork with different inclinations and amounts of steel reinforcement. The purpose of the investigation was to evaluate SCC free fall with formwork inclination and steel reinforcement congestion.
Recommended Citation
Phillippi, Donald J.; Loughmiller, Katie; Buyle, Ray; and Cesena, Michael
(2016)
"Free Fall of Self-Consolidating Concrete
in Walls Three Meters High,"
The Professional Constructor: Vol. 41:
No.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://open.clemson.edu/aic-journal/vol41/iss1/5
