European guidelines for self-compacting concrete : specification, production and use. (Also available on CD).
SSC European Project Group
European guidelines for self-compacting concrete : specification, production and use. (Also available on CD). - SSC European Project Group 2005 - v,63p.,CD-ROM
CONTENTS 1 Introduction 1 2 Scope 1 3 Referenced standards 3 4 Terms and definitions 3 5 Engineering properties 5 5.1 General 5.2 Compressive strength 5.3 Tensile strength 5.4 Static modulus of elasticity 5.5 Creep 5.6 Shrinkage 5.7 Coefficient of thermal expansion 5.8 Bond to reinforcement, prestressing and wires 5.9 Shear force capacity across pour planes 5.10 Fire resistance 5.11 Durability 5.12 References 6 Specifying SCC for ready-mixed & site mixed concrete 10 6.1 General 6.2 Specification 6.3 Requirements in the fresh state 6.4 Consistence classification 6.5 Specification examples 7 Constituent materials 15 7.1 General 7.2 Cement 7.3 Additions 7.4 Aggregates 7.5 Admixtures 7.6 Pigments 7.7 Fibres 7.8 Mixing water 8 Mix composition 19 8.1 General 8.2 Mix design principles 8.3 Test methods 8.4 Basic mix design 8.5 Mix design approach 8.6 Robustness in the fresh state 9 Production for ready-mixed and site mixed SCC 24 9.1 General 9.2 Storage of constituent materials 9.3 Mixing equipment and trial mixes 9.4 Plant mixing procedures 9.5 Production control 9.6 Transportation and delivery 9.7 Site acceptance 10 Site requirements and preparation 28 10.1 General 10.2 Site control 10.3 Mix adjustment 10.4 Supervision and skills 10.5 Formwork pressure 10.6 Formwork design 10.7 Formwork preparation 10.8 Formwork for pumping bottom up 11 Placing and finishing on site 32 11.1 General 11.2 Discharging 11.3 Placing procedure and rate 11.4 Placing by pump 11.5 Placing by concrete chute or skip 11.6 Vibration 11.7 Finishing slabs 11.8 Curing 12 Precast concrete products 37 12.1 General 12.2 Specifying SCC for use in precast concrete products 12.3 Mix design of SCC for precast concrete products 12.4 Moulds 12.5 Factory production 12.6 Placing 12.7 Finishing, curing and de-moulding 13 Appearance and surface finish 40 13.1 General 13.2 Blowholes 13.3 Honeycombing 13.4 Colour consistency and surface aberrations 13.5 Minimising surface cracking A Specification of SCC 43 A.1 Scope A.2 Normative references A.3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations A.4 Classification A.5 Requirements for concrete and methods of verification A.6 Delivery of fresh concrete A.7 Conformity control and conformity criteria A.8 Production control B Test methods for SCC 47 B1: Slump-flow and T500 time B2: V-funnel test B3: L-box test B4: Sieve segregation resistance test C Improving the finish of SCC 60
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European guidelines for self-compacting concrete : specification, production and use. (Also available on CD). - SSC European Project Group 2005 - v,63p.,CD-ROM
CONTENTS 1 Introduction 1 2 Scope 1 3 Referenced standards 3 4 Terms and definitions 3 5 Engineering properties 5 5.1 General 5.2 Compressive strength 5.3 Tensile strength 5.4 Static modulus of elasticity 5.5 Creep 5.6 Shrinkage 5.7 Coefficient of thermal expansion 5.8 Bond to reinforcement, prestressing and wires 5.9 Shear force capacity across pour planes 5.10 Fire resistance 5.11 Durability 5.12 References 6 Specifying SCC for ready-mixed & site mixed concrete 10 6.1 General 6.2 Specification 6.3 Requirements in the fresh state 6.4 Consistence classification 6.5 Specification examples 7 Constituent materials 15 7.1 General 7.2 Cement 7.3 Additions 7.4 Aggregates 7.5 Admixtures 7.6 Pigments 7.7 Fibres 7.8 Mixing water 8 Mix composition 19 8.1 General 8.2 Mix design principles 8.3 Test methods 8.4 Basic mix design 8.5 Mix design approach 8.6 Robustness in the fresh state 9 Production for ready-mixed and site mixed SCC 24 9.1 General 9.2 Storage of constituent materials 9.3 Mixing equipment and trial mixes 9.4 Plant mixing procedures 9.5 Production control 9.6 Transportation and delivery 9.7 Site acceptance 10 Site requirements and preparation 28 10.1 General 10.2 Site control 10.3 Mix adjustment 10.4 Supervision and skills 10.5 Formwork pressure 10.6 Formwork design 10.7 Formwork preparation 10.8 Formwork for pumping bottom up 11 Placing and finishing on site 32 11.1 General 11.2 Discharging 11.3 Placing procedure and rate 11.4 Placing by pump 11.5 Placing by concrete chute or skip 11.6 Vibration 11.7 Finishing slabs 11.8 Curing 12 Precast concrete products 37 12.1 General 12.2 Specifying SCC for use in precast concrete products 12.3 Mix design of SCC for precast concrete products 12.4 Moulds 12.5 Factory production 12.6 Placing 12.7 Finishing, curing and de-moulding 13 Appearance and surface finish 40 13.1 General 13.2 Blowholes 13.3 Honeycombing 13.4 Colour consistency and surface aberrations 13.5 Minimising surface cracking A Specification of SCC 43 A.1 Scope A.2 Normative references A.3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations A.4 Classification A.5 Requirements for concrete and methods of verification A.6 Delivery of fresh concrete A.7 Conformity control and conformity criteria A.8 Production control B Test methods for SCC 47 B1: Slump-flow and T500 time B2: V-funnel test B3: L-box test B4: Sieve segregation resistance test C Improving the finish of SCC 60
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