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Description / Abstract:
INTRODUCTION
Definition of self-consolidating concrete
(SCC)
Self-consolidating concrete (SCC) is highly flowable,
nonsegregating concrete that can spread into place, fill the
formwork, and encapsulate the reinforcement without any mechanical
consolidation. In general, SCC is concrete made with conventional
concrete materials and, in some cases, with a viscosity-modifying
admixture (VMA). SCC has also been described as self-compacting
concrete, self-placing concrete, and self-leveling concrete, which
all are subsets of SCC. The nomenclature of this technology has
been previously discussed (Szecsy 2002). In this report,
conventional concrete is referred to as concrete that does not meet
the definition of SCC.