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July 2001
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This Current Practice Sheet is in two parts, the first of which is published here. This deals with the nature of self-compacting concrete (SCC), its materials and properties. The second part will cover production, placing and optimisation of the construction process, and will be published in a future edition of CONCRETE. Both sheets have been prepared by members of the Concrete Society Working Party on Self-compacting Concrete.
July 2001
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... Flowing ability refers to the concrete's ability, under its own self-weight, to flow and completely fill the form into which it is placed. When used in applications consisting of complex shapes or with dense reinforcement there is a need for the concrete to have greater passing ability through and around obstructions without causing blockages, which can result in internal voids (Gaimster and Gibbs, 2001;Goodier, 2003;RILEM Technical Committee, 2006). Together these properties are particularly helpful. ...
July 2001
... They have recently produced both an information sheet 45 and Part 1 of a Current Practice Sheet. 46 The Part 1 report deals with materials, properties, production and placing of SCC. At the time of writing, Part 2, which will cover production, placing and optimisation of the construction process, was 90% complete. ...
July 2001
