Experimental comparison of cracks width and cracks spacing results for beams of self-compacting concrete (SCC) and conventional concrete for period t = 400 days

Abstract

Concrete is a material which has found a wide usage in engineering especially in construction engineering and road infrastructure facilities. Development trends for high rise constructions, modern skyscrapers indicate that building such constructions with normal concretes and low consistency is impossible, therefore there is a need for concrete with high processes because of great amount of reinforcement in cross-section of concrete elements. Solution for such construction is self-compacting concrete because of its ability to fill good formworks without compaction and vibration. Considering this fact, researches for cracks, mechanical characteristics of concrete and deformations have been conducted worldwide. In this line, we conducted an experimental research to determine the cracks on beams of selfcompacting concrete and compared it with conventional concrete. The experimentallyobtained results will be presented for both types of concrete for: module of elasticity, compression strength, crack with and cracks spacing for duration failure testing time t = 400 days.