The properties of heavyweight self-compacting concrete on water penetration under pressure

Abstract

Fly ash is a highly efficient mineral additive whose role is reflected in improvements of microstructure packing, strength and durability of non-shaped composite building materials such as self-compacting concrete (SCC). A comparative study of performances of SCC with fly ash and standard SCC with limestone filler was conducted.Additional experimental self-compacting concretes with different types of fine aggregates, fillers, and special additives for increasing freeze-thaw resistance were prepared and optimized. The correlation between percentage of barite sand and additives, and properties of SCC, were investigated and discussed. Main topic of these article is testing the resistance of concrete to penetration of water under pressure.