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Benefits

                                           Financial | Engineering

 

Some of the advantages of using Self-Consolidating Concrete are:

 

1.  SCC can be placed at a faster

     rate with no mechanical vibration

     and less screeding, resulting in

     savings in placement costs.

 

2.  Improved and more uniform

     architectural surface finish with

     little to no remedial surface work.

 

3.  Ease of filling restricted sections

     and hard-to-reach areas.

     Opportunities to create structural

     and architectural shapes and

     surface finishes not achievable

     with conventional concrete.

 

4.  Improved consolidation around

     reinforcement and bond with

     reinforcement.

 

5.  Improved pumpability.

 

6.  Improved uniformity of in-place

     concrete by eliminating variable

     operator-related effort of

     consolidation.

 

7.  Labor savings.

 

8.  Shorter construction periods and resulting cost savings.

 

9.  Quicker concrete truck turn-around times, enabling the producer to service the

     project more efficiently.

 

10.  Reduction or elimination of vibrator noise, potentially increasing construction

       hours in urban areas.

 

11.  Minimizes movement of ready mixed trucks and pumps during placement.

 

12.  Increased jobsite safety by eliminating the need for consolidation.

 

 

 

SCC will increase:

  • Early stripping strengths

  • Productivity

  • Design flexibility

  • Pumpability

 

SCC will reduce:

  • Overall production costs

  • Wear and tear on equipment

  • Discharge & placement time

  • Noise levels

  • Time-consuming cosmetic repairs

 

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