Friday, December 16, 2011

Needs for compaction

  • Consolidation of plastic concrete 
  • Remove air voids to achive maximum density 
  • Trapped air should not exceed 2 % when concrete is placed 
  • 1 % of entraped air cause a loss of about 5% strength 
  • To ensure good contact between materials and reinforcing bars in RC 

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