PRESENTED BY

E.ARUL REGAN RAJ(16BCE3007)

M.SUGANTHAN(16BCE3090)
R.SUGEETHPRIYAN(16BCE3091)
B.SRINIVASAN(16BCE3087)
TOPICS COVERED
What is SCC?
 SCC stands for Self Consolidating Concrete or Self
Compacting Concrete.
 It is a non segregating concrete that can spread into
a place, fill the formwork and encapsulate the
reinforcement without any mechanical consolidation.
Why SCC is needed?
 SCC is able to consolidate under its own weight.
 The highly fluid nature of SCC makes it suitable for placing in difficult
conditions and in sections with congested Reinforcement.
 Self-compacting concrete (SCC) has been described as "the most
revolutionary development in concrete Construction for several
decades".
 Originally developed to offset a growing shortage of skilled labour, it has
proved beneficial economically because of a number of factors, including:
 Faster construction
 Reduction in site manpower
 Better surface finishes
 Easier placing
 Improved durability
 Greater freedom in design
 Thinner concrete sections
 Reduced noise levels, absence of vibration
 Safer working environment
Mechanical Characteristics of
SCC
 Characteristic compressive strength at 28 days shall be
25 - 60 MPa
 Early age compressive strength for housing concrete shall
be 5 - 20 MPa at 12 – 15 hours (equivalent age at 20°C)
 Normal creep and shrinkage
Durability
 No increased risk of thermal cracks compared with
traditional vibrated concrete.
Properties of SCC
 Compressive strength
 Tensile strength
 Bond strength
 Freeze resistance
 Modulus of elasticity
 Shrinkage and creep
Compressive strength
 SCC having higher compressive strength compared
to normal concrete.
 Average compressive strength of SCC will be around
50 MPa.
 But it is slight difficult to produce the concrete with
the compressive strength of 60 Mpa.
Tensile strength
 In case of SCC, tensile strength will also be higher
comparing to normal concrete.
 Both tensile and compressive strengths will be of
approximately same order.
Bond strength
 Bond strength will also be high in SCC.
 This can be assessed by pull out test.
Freeze Resistance
 Freeze resistance is higher than normal concrete.
 This can be evidently proved from UPV test.
Modulus of elasticity
 Experimental observations say that the value for
Young’s modulus for all types of concrete will be same
and that is close to the value provided by ACI for
normal calculations for traditionally vibrated
concrete.
Shrinkage and Creep
 Shrinkage and creep will be high in SCC than the
normal concrete since water-cement ratio is low.
 But there is no experimental results to prove it.
Advantages of SCC
Main advantages of SCC over conventional concrete are
 Reduced labour requirements
 Quicker concrete placement
 Improved compaction around congested
reinforcement
 Potential to enhance durability through improved
compaction of concrete cover.
 Improve buildability, e.g. concreting deep elements in
single lifts
 Elimination of vibration, leading to environmental,
health and safety benefits.
Disadvantages of SCC
 SCC requires high fluidity in tight joints formwork
which slows down the casting rate.
 Due to its low water cement ratio, plastic
shrinkage cracks may occur.
 Highly skilled and experienced workers are required
for production of SCC.
 More costlier than conventional concrete.
Tests for SCC
 SLUMP FLOW TEST
 U BOX TEST
 L BOX TEST
 V FUNNEL TEST
 FILL BOX TEST
SLUMP FLOW TEST
V FUNNEL TEST
L BOX TEST
FILL BOX TEST
U BOX TEST(PASSING ABILITY)