MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL INSTITUTE

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PRESENTATION TOPIC

SELF COMPACTING CONCRETE

PRESENTED BY
PRAVESH TEWARI
SCHOLAR NO : 162111415
 HISTORY OF SCC
In 1983 major concern in Japan arising out due to
durability of concrete and found one reason of
premature deterioration i.e. the fact that concrete is
not compacted/vibrated and it shows the sign of
segregation.

In 1986 basic concept of self compacting concrete

given by professor. H. Okamura of Tokyo University.

It took 2 years to develop the field experiments and

implementation.
 INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS SELF COMPACTING CONCRETE
SCC is a new kind of high performance concrete
with excellent deformability and segregation
resistance.
Flow under its own weight & fill the form work.
Compacts itself without need of vibration
compaction.
The ability of concrete to pass around and
between reinforcement without blocking, while
completely filling the form.
Self- Compactability of concrete
Increase
p
1.Increase the water
deformability of the
powder ratio
paste 2.Use super plasticizer

1.Decrease the water

Adequate viscosity powder ratio
2.Use viscosity agent
Basic Principle
General method for design of SCC mix
1. Determination of air content.

2. Determination of volume of coarse

aggregate.

3. Determination of volume of fine aggregate.

4. Determination of water to powder volume ratio.

5. Determination of dosage of super plasticizer.

 Constituent Materials of SCC
Cement +Additions +Aggregate +Admixture +Fibers +Water

Self compacted concrete

Additions : Stone Powder,Mineral Filler, Fly ash, Silica Fume,
Ground Blast furnace Slag (GGBS), Other additions (i.e.
Metakaolin,natural pozzolana, ground glass etc.,)
Aggregate : Coarse & Fine Aggregate
Admixture : Super plasticizer/ High range water reducing
admixtures (HRWR), Viscosity modifying admixtures (VMA), Air
entraining admixtures
Fibers : Metallic and polymer fibers
 How to Check Suitability?
Filling Ability
Measured by Slump flow or J-Ring tests
Slump flow values vary from 550 to 850mm
Passing Ability
Measured by L-Box
Resistance to Segregation
Maintaining homogeneity throughout mixing
Measured by Funnel Test
 Slump Flow Test
1. Slump flow test is used to find the filling
ability of the SCC.

2. The SCC sample is poured in to the slump

cone then the slump flow diameter is
measured.

3. The flow time is measured.

Test Procedure
 L-box test
The L-Box test is used to find the passing
ability of SCC.

The SCC sample is poured in to the L-Box

apparatus, now the plate is removed to allow
flow.

The L-box ratio is calculated as H2/ H1.

L-box procedure
 V-funnel test

The V-Funnel test is used to find the

Segregation Resistance of SCC.

The SCC sample is poured in to the V-Funnel

apparatus, now its allowed to flow by its
weight.

The emptying time of V-Funnel is noted.

V-Funnel Apparatus
Rheological Properties of Concrete
The placing, spreading, pumping, of any concrete
depends upon rheology.
Flow of fresh concrete is described by Bingham
model. i.e., by equation

= 0 +

where shear stress

0- yield stress
- plastic viscosity
- rate of shear
 Acceptance criteria for SCC
S. No Method Unit Typical Range of Values

Minimum Maximum

1 Slump Flow Test mm 650 800

2 T50cm Slump Flow Sec 2 5
3 V-Funnel Test Sec 6 12
4 V-Funnel at T5minutes Sec 6 15
5 L-Box Test h2/h1 0.8 1.0
 Benefits from SCC
Less noise from vibrators and reduced danger from
hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS).

Speed of placement, resulting in increased

production efficiency.

Ease of placement, requiring fewer workers for a

particular pour.

Better assurances of adequate consolidation.

Reduced permeability.
 Reduced wear and tear on forms from vibration.

Reduced wear on mixers due to reduced shearing

action.

Improved surface quality and fewer bug holes,

requiring fewer patching or "beautification" efforts can
be used in exposed aggregate finishes increased early
strengths.

Reduced energy consumption from vibration

equipment (although the energy required for longer
mix times will offset this somewhat).
 Complexities Involved
All the super plasticizers available in the
market are not suitable for the application in
high dosage.
There is tendency for the use of relatively high
paste volume to achieve both high strength
and SCC properties.
Low water/binder ratio reduces workability
 Applications of SCC
Delhi Metro project used SCC in large scale for dome
construction, tunnel lining, column casting.
Bridge (anchorage, arch, beam, girder, tower, pier,joint
between beam & girder), high-rise buildings with dense
steel reinforcement.
Stadiums which are complex in shape and where vibratory
compaction is difficult.
The anchorage for a long bridge connecting the island of
Honshu and Awajishima.
Concrete filled steel column
Tunnel (lining, immersed tunnel, fill of survey tunnel)
Dam (concrete around structure)
Concrete products (block, culvert, wall, water tank ,slab,
and segment)
AKASHI KAIKYO BRIDGE KAIGA PROJECT
 Conclusion
SCC offers new possibilities and prospects. It can be a boom
considering improvement in concrete quality.
Lower construction cost & improvement in working
conditions as it reduces noise pollution and is rightly called
as a silent revolution in the field of concrete technology.
Low sizes coarse aggregate yielded good and appreciable
results for self compacting concrete.
It will require less skill and effort to place
It will look better with no appearance defects
It will be more durable
It will require a little more skill at the batching plant
My guess is that 50% of concrete will be self-compacting
within 10 years
In USA and Japan and many European Countries a very
large proportion of precast concrete is already SCC
 REFRENCES
Okamura H., Self-Compacting High Performance
Concrete. Social System Institute. 1999.
P.L. Domone, Self-compacting concrete: an analysis of
11 years of case studies, Cement Concr. Comp. 28
(2006) 197208Uno, Y. (1999). State-of-the art report
on concrete
products made of SCC, Proceedings of the
International Workshop on Self-Compacting Concrete,
262-291.
Hibino, M., Okuma, M., and Ozawa, K. (1998). Role of
viscosity agent in self-compactability of fresh concrete.
Brain Paulson. EFNARC, Secretary General,
Specifications and Guidelines for Self-Compacting
Concrete, February 2002.
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