GUIDE FOR CONSOLIDATION OF CONCRETE

Consolidation is the process of removing entrapped air from freshly placed concrete. Several methods and techniques are available, the choice depending mainly on the workability of the mixture, placing conditions, and degree of air removal desired. Some form of vibration is usually employed. This guide includes information on the mechanism of consolidation, and gives recommendations on equipment, characteristics, and procedures for various classes of construction.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Reported by ACI Committee 309.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Concrete Institute (ACI)

  38800 Country Club Drive
  Farmington Hills, MI  United States  48331
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 39 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air; Concrete; Concrete construction; Consolidations; Vibration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Removal
• Old TRIS Terms: Consolidation mechanisms; Consolidation methods; Vibration equipment
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; I32: Concrete;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00738736
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: ACI 309R-96
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1997 12:00AM