Self-Compacting Concrete in Precast Elements Industry

• Main Authors: Corneliu Bob, Cătălin Badea, Sorin Dan, András Leidal
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Jassy 2005-01-01
• Series: Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Jassy: Constructions, Architechture Section
• Subjects: -
• Online Access: http://www.ce.tuiasi.ro/~bipcons/Archive/41.pdf

In this paper the authors present information about the Self-Compacting Concrete and experimental results regarding the use of them into precast element industry. This type of concrete does not require vibration for placing and compaction; it is able to flow under its own weight, completely filling formwork and achieving full compaction, even in the presence of congested reinforcement. The experimental programme has take into account two prestressed beams which were prefabricated and tested on a special stands. The beams of Self-Compacting Concrete with the length of 24 m were prepared at „Beton-Star” Kft, Kecsekenet, Hungary, and used at the CASCO, Satu-Mare.