“Self-consolidating concrete makes life easier for the contractor,” said Borys Hayda, DeSimone Consulting Engineers at the Self-Consolidating Concrete Today Forum on January 16 at the WOrld of Concrete. “No vibration is needed and it’s much easier when working with congested reinforcement.”
Led by Bill Phelan, Euclid Chemical, other presentations covered the use of SCC from the contractor’s and producer’s viewpoint. “I’m a raving fan for SCC,” said Peter Emmons with Structural Group. For concrete repair work, it is “one of the most significant improvements in materials for repair work in the past 40 years.”
Mark Robert, Manager of Technical Services for the National Ready Mixed Concrete Company in Los Angeles provided five things that will make an SCC project successful:
1. Have a pre-job meeting including the contractor, engineer, testing firm, and pumping company.
2. Construct a mock-up to demonstrate to inspectors and contractors how SCC performs.
3. Develop an understanding that no vibration (or very little) is needed—prove it to the inspector and contractor.
4. Cylinders must be placed in curing boxes.
5. Communication between the foreman and the technician from the ready-mix supplier is essential.
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