Experimental investigations on the influence of paste composition and content on the properties of Self-Compacting Concrete

The aim of this paper is to investigate the influence of paste composition and paste volume on the fresh and hardened properties of Self-Compacting Concrete. Nineteen SCC mixtures were investigated for different paste composition and paste volume. Fresh concrete tests such as slump flow, J ring, and V funnel test were performed; hardened concrete tests were limited to compressive strength. The results revealed that slump flow and J ring flow increased with increase in paste volume. A simple empirical equation was proposed for the determination of the paste volume for the required slump flow of SCC. Compressive strength of the different SCC mixtures ranged between 20 MPa and 70 MPa. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.