Brent L. Whitcomb
Author
Publisher
Colorado Department of Transportation, Research Branch
Pub. Date
2007.
Description
Self-consolidating concrete (SCC) is a stable and highly flowable concrete that consolidates without the help of external vibration and can flow through heavy reinforcement and around corners in complex formwork under its own weight. The exceptional performance of this remarkable material has attracted the attention of construction firms and DOTs in the United States interested in using SCC on new bridge construction and bridge repair projects.
Author
Publisher
Colorado Department of Transportation, DTD Applied Research and Innovation Branch
Pub. Date
2010.
Description
The purpose of this study was to determine the procedures and possible benefits associated with flowing concrete. Based on the study presented in this report, it was determined that SCC was used successfully in the I-25 bridge replacement project in Trinidad. Unfortunately, the all-around lack of construction experience with SCC resulted in numerous aesthetic problems that are atypical of the material.