APPLICATIONS OF SELF-COMPACTING CONCRETE IN JAPAN, EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES

Japan has used self-compacting concrete (SCC) in bridge, building and tunnel construction since the early 1990s. In the last five years, a number of SCC bridges have been constructed in Europe. In the United States, the application of SCC in highway bridge construction is very limited at this time. However, the U.S. precast concrete industry is beginning to apply the technology to architectural concrete. SCC has high potential for wider structural applications in highway bridge construction. This paper covers the applications of SCC in Japan and Europe. It discusses the potential for structural applications in the U.S. and the needs for research and development to make SCC technology available to the bridge engineers.

• Record URL:
  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/scc.htm
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Oucho, M
  • Nakamura, S
  • Osterberg, T
  • Hallberg, S-E
  • Lwin, Myint M
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 20 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway bridges; Research; Self compacting concrete; Technological innovations
• Geographic Terms: Europe; Japan; United States
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; Research; I32: Concrete;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00974791
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 1 2004 12:00AM