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  1. daddycool

    concrete mix "suitability factor"

    Check out a book on mix design by someone called Ken Day. He has developed a mix design method whicxh uses a term called "mix suitability factor". Can't remember much more at the mo' I'm afraid.
  2. daddycool

    Self compacting concrete

    I don't agree with the statement that formwork should be designed for full liquid head. Normal concrete formwork pressures are higher due to the action of vibrator compaction. Compacting with a vibrator reduces concrete yield value to zero, whereas SCC always posesses some sort of yield (no...

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