SELF-COMPACTING CONCRETE Masahiro OUCHI 1 SUMMARY Self-compacting concrete was first developed 1988 in order to achieve durable concrete structures. Since then‚ various investigations have been carried out and the concrete has been used in practical structures in Japan‚ mainly by large construction companies. Investigations for establishing a rational mix-design method and self-compactability testing methods have been carried out to make the concrete the standard one. Keywords: self-compacting
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placed between the two BS 5400 results‚ or close to the lower values. The Eurocode 2 results were usually reasonably close to the mean of the other results. The CEB-FIP-1990 results were consistently the lowest for high steel stresses and high concrete cover values. Results with varying spacing were close to Eurocode 2 results. The ACI 318 results were consistently the highest‚ being close to and
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in the area of civic buildings. What distinguishes Roman architecture is its technical advances which allowed the Romans to define space uniquely and impressively only using materials as simple as bricks and concrete. A civilisation known for its efficiency‚ the Romans developed concrete as a building material as it was durable‚ strong and economical‚ and particularly well suited in the construction of large-scale buildings. Such buildings as the Temple of Diana (ca.80 CE) in Nimes used cut-stone
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Magan Agarwal Binani Cement Limited Key factors that control the compatibility between Naphthalene-based super plasticizers and ordinary Portland cements Synopsis: Super plasticizers improve the workability of concrete at low water cement ratio but this workability is sometimes lost rapidly in the first hour after contact between the cement and water. This is especially the case for naphthalene-based and melamine-based superplasticizers when used with the so called incompatible cements. It
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7166M01.qxd_lb 6/3/09 09:38 AM Page 1 1 BASIC CONCEPTS 1.1 INTRODUCTION Concrete is strong in compression‚ but weak in tension: its tensile strength varies from 8 to 14 percent of its compressive strength. Due to such a low tensile capacity‚ flexural cracks develop at early stages of loading. In order to reduce or prevent such cracks from developing‚ a concentric or eccentric force is imposed in the longitudinal direction of the structural element. This force prevents the cracks
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MECHANICAL COMPACTION OF CONCRETE: A GOVERENING FACTOR FOR DURABILITY AND SERVICEABILITY OF THE CONCRETE Ranchhod Mata1‚ Prof. Jayeshkumar Pitroda2‚ Prof. J. J. Bhavsar3 1Student of first year M.E (C.E & M)‚ B.V.M Engineering College‚ Vallabh Vidyanagar 2Assistant Professor and Research Scholar‚ Civil Engineering Department‚ B.V.M. Engineering College‚ Vallabh Vidyanagar-Gujarat-India 3Associate Professor and PG Coordinator (M.E C E & M)‚ Civil Engineering Department‚ B.V.M. Engineering College
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PRECAST CONCRETE STRUCTURES VISVODAYA ENGINEERING COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING KAVALI-524201 PAPER PRESENTATION BY Author 1: Author 2: D.chanikya ‚ Ch.Lokesh
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ABSTRACT Concrete has been the most preferred construction material for over five decades. It is being increasing day to day all over the world due to its versatility‚ mould ability‚ high compressive strength and many more advantages. For several years beginning in 1983‚ the problem of the durability of the concrete structures was a major topic of interest in Japan. The creation of durable concrete structures requires adequate compaction by skilled workers. One solution for the achievement of durable
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VSL FLOATING CONCRETE STRUCTURES EXAMPLES FROM PRACTICE SECOND PRINTING JULY 1992 VSL INTERNATIONAL LTD. Berne / switzerland Table of contents Page 1 Preface 1. Introduction 1 2. VSL Systems and Service Range 4 2.1. 2.1.1. 2.1.2. 2.1.3. 2.1.4. 2.1.5. 2.2. VSL Systems Introduction VSL Post-tensioning VSL Slipforming VSL Heavy Lifting Other VSL Systems Services offered by VSL 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 3. Examples from Practice 7 3.1. Introduction 7 3.2. 3.2.1. 3.2.2. 3.2.3. 3.2.4. 3.2.5.
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Aggregates is a major part of concrete‚ it is of urgent need that we look into the influence of aggregate on the fresh as well as hardened properties of concrete. Better grading of aggregate not only will show better results in the properties of the concrete but will also help in saving expensive materials such as cement‚ fly ash and admixture. In the comparative study of influence of the aggregate on high strength concrete‚ here is an attempt to study strength characteristics of cubes and cylinders
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