Self Compacting Concrete in the Netherlands
By K. Takada, J. C. Walraven and W. Bennenk
Concrete Journal, Vol.38, No.3, Mar. 2000
- Synopsis
- Self Compacting Concrete (SCC) was developed in Japan about 12 years ago. Recently, a movement to develop and apply SCC is very active in other countries as well especially in Europe. RILEM established a technical committee on SCC in 1997 to prepare a state of the art report by 2000 and organized the first international symposium on SCC in 1998. In this trend, the Dutch concrete industry is a good example of that is realizing quick popularization of SCC most properly understanding the Japanese experience in the world.
- In this article, the development and application of SCC in The Netherlands are introduced focusing on the following points:
- (1) The history of the development of SCC in the Netherlands
- (2) Activities on SCC in the Dutch ready-mixed concrete industry
- (3) Activities on SCC in the Dutch precast concrete industry
- (4) Future view
- In this article, the development and application of SCC in The Netherlands are introduced focusing on the following points:
- Keywords:
- self compacting Concrete, the Netherlands, ready-mixed concrete, precast concrete, application, popularization, future view
