RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR CONSOLIDATION OF CONCRETE

CONSOLIDATION IS THE PROCESS OF REMOVING ENTRAPPED AIR FROM FRESH CONCRETE IN THE FORM. SEVERAL METHODS AND TECHNIQUES ARE AVAILABLE-THE CHOICE DEPENDING MAINLY ON THE WORKABILITY OF THE MIX, PLACING CONDITIONS, AND DEGREE OF DEAERATION DESIRED. SOME FORM OF VIBRATION IS USUALLY EMPLOYED. THIS RECOMMENDED PRACTICE INCLUDES UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THE MECHANISM OF CONSOLIDATION, AND GIVES RECOMMENDATIONS ON EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS AND PROCEDURES FOR VARIOUS CLASSES OF CONSTRUCTION.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • AC1-309-72
• Publication Date: 1972-10

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 613
• Serial:
  • Am Concrete Inst Journal & Proceedings
  • Volume: 69
  • Issue Number: 10

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air entrained concrete; Compaction; Compactors; Concrete; Concrete construction; Consolidations; Vibration; Vibratory compaction
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00215604
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 2 1973 12:00AM