Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Jassy: Constructions, Architechture Section (Jan 2010)
The Future Concrete: Self-Compacting Concrete
Abstract
The paper presents the characteristics of the self-compacting concretes, their advantages and disadvantages when they are used in buildings. Due to its properties and composition, the self-compacting concrete is described here as being one of the future friendly enviromental material for buildings. Tests concerning to obtaining a self-compacting concrete, together with the specific fresh concrete properties tests, are described.