Comparison of Dynamic Response of Self-compacting Concrete (SCC) and Conventional Vibrated Concrete (CVC)

• Main Author: Shah Haeqal Shah Amri, Shah Haeqal
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi Petronas 2009
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/611/1/shah_haeqal_shah_amri.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/611/

This report is a brief discussion on the preliminary research conducted and basic understanding of the chosen topic, which is Comparison of Dynamic Response of Self Compacting Concrete with Normal Concrete. The objective of the project was to study and compare the response in terms of flexure between conventional vibrated concrete (CVC) and self compacting concrete (SCC) after subjected to dynamic loadings. Lab testing were conducted to evaluate the properties of fresh concrete but more focus was on the hardened concrete. The fresh concrete was tested for its workability, viscosity and resistance to segregation. 3 pairs of SCC and CVC beams were subjected to 3 different dynamic load ranges. The performance of all beams was evaluated based on the results of crack pattern, deflection rates and strain ratios. The strength of SCC beams were found to be higher than CVC beams, but the strain ratios of SCC beams were higher than CVC beams which suggested that SCC beams recorded more elongation