ISSN: 0149-6123
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Strength and Density of Laboratory-Prepared RCC Specimens: Effect of Compaction Procedure
Shihata, SA
Professor, King Abdulaziz University,

(Received 30 December 1998; accepted 2 December 1999)

Abstract

Appropriate compaction is essential in producing roller-compacted concrete (RCC). An experimental program was conducted to study the effect of compaction on the strength and den-sity of RCC specimens. Compaction was achieved by tamping the sample with a hammer similar to that of ASTM D 1557. The main variables were the magnitude of compaction energy, number of lay-ers per mold, and cement content. The compaction energy ranged from 300 to 2700 kN-m/m³. The test results show that the decrease of the unit weight by 7.7% decreases the compressive and splitting tensile strengths by 73 and 71%, respectively. Increasing the cement content compensates for the reduction in compaction energy. The average degree of compaction of the cores taken from the field RCC test slabs was 99% of the unit weight of field samples prepared with a 2700 kN-m/m³ compaction energy.

Keywords:
cement, compaction, concrete construction, concrete pavements, concrete, consolidation, density, roller compacted concrete, strength, unit weight

Paper ID: CCA10456J
DOI: 10.1520/CCA10456J
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