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.

Keywords

• self-compacting concretes
• enviromental friendly materials
• fly ash
• durability
• sustenability