• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
• /
• 2015.05a
• /
• pp.42-43
• /
• 2015

This study has analyze the suitable area of slump and slump flow among the fluidity evaluation of concrete by measuring slum and slump flow variation according to unit quantity and fine aggregate percentage in a low W/C mix. The fluidity of concrete can be expressed well with the slump value when sump value is 122mm or less. On the other hand, the fluidity of concrete can be expressed more accurately with slump flow value when slump is 122mm or greater.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
• /
• 1999.04a
• /
• pp.638-644
• /
• 1999

Workability time of superplasticized concrete is maintained generally for 30-60 minutes only. Therefore it is of great advantage for the concrete producer to use a high range water reducer which provides an extended slump life. Recently slump retentive srperplasticizer has been developed. Concrete mixing tests were done to know slump, setting, air content, bleeding and hardening characteristics of concrete using slump retentive superplasticizer. With slump retentive superplasticizer, high quality concrete was produced and slump loss of concrete was reduced in big way, making long transportation time possible as a practical alternative to on-site addition.

• International Journal of Highway Engineering
• /
• v.15 no.5
• /
• pp.21-29
• /
• 2013

PURPOSES: Simulation of aggregate slump test using equivalent sphere particle in DEM and its validity evaluation against lab aggregate slump test METHODS : In this research, aggregate slump tests are performed and compared with DEM simulation. To utilize spheric particles in YADE, equivalent sphere diameter concept is applied. As verification measures, the volume in slump cone filled with aggregate is used and it is compared with volume in slump cone filled with equivalent sphere particle. Slump height and diameter are also used to evaluate the suggested numerical method with equivalent concept RESULTS : Simulation test results show good agrement with lab test results in terms of loose packing volume, height and diameter of slumped particle clump. CONCLUSIONS : It is concluded that numerical simulation using DEM is applicable to evaluate the effect of aggregate morphological property in loose packing and optimum gradation determination based on the aggregate slump test simulation result.

• Computers and Concrete
• /
• v.21 no.2
• /
• pp.111-116
• /
• 2018

Establishment of test methods to assess the fresh properties of self-compacting concrete (SCC) are required to ensure the homogeneity in fresh and hardened states. This paper discusses the suitability of a simple test method for assessing the slump flow and stability of SCC by testing on self-compacting mortar (SCM) fraction. The proposed test method aims at investigating slump flow diameter test and sieve stability test of SCC by testing SCM fraction with a plunger penetration apparatus. A central composite modeling design was performed to evaluate the effects of water/cement ratio (W/C), superplasticizer dosage (SP) and powder marble content (MP) on slump flow diameter, stability and plunger penetration test of fresh SCC. The responses of the derived statistical models are slump flow (Sf), sieve stability (S) and plunger penetration (P). Relationships obtained in this study show acceptable correlations between plunger penetration test value and slump flow diameter test results and stability. It should note that the developed relationships are very useful to predict slump flow diameter and stability of studied SCC mixtures by carrying out a simple plunger penetration test on its mortar, which can save labour and time in laboratory experiments.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
• /
• 1992.10a
• /
• pp.94-99
• /
• 1992

In this study , some factors such as mix proportion, type and dosage of high range water reducing admixture(HRWR) and natural pozzolanas influencing on the slump loss of high strength concrete(H.S.C) using HRWR were investigated for reducing the slump loss. The acquired results indicated that the slump loss of H.S.C was affected according to cement content, sand percentage and type and dosage of HRWR and fly ash was superior to ground granulated blast furance slag in reducing the slump loss of H.S.C.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
• /
• 1998.04b
• /
• pp.713-718
• /
• 1998

This paper deals with the consistency of fresh lightweight polyester mortars as high-performance or multifunctional building materials. Fresh lightweight polyester mortars using an unsaturated polyester resin, lightweight fillers and aggregate are mixed with various mix proportions, and tested for slump-flow and slump as a measure of consistency. At 10, 20 and 3$0^{\circ}C$, the influences of mix proportioning factors on the slump-flow and slump of the lightweight polyester mortars are examined, and the empirical equations for the slump predictions are successfully proposed.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
• /
• v.46 no.4
• /
• pp.57-63
• /
• 2004

This study was performed to evaluate flow properties of polypropylene fiber reinforced high flow concrete. Test results were showed that the slump, slump flow and L-type compacting were decreased with increasing the content of polypropylene fiber. But, the Box-type passing and air content were increased with increasing the content of polypropylene fiber. The slump was $25.5{\sim}27.5cm$, the slump flow was $60{\sim}65cm$, the Box-type passing was $2{\sim}6cm$, the L-type compacting was excellent and air content was $2.7{\sim}3.2cm%$ by the polypropylene fiber content 0.2%, respectively. This concrete can be used for high flow concrete.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
• /
• v.12 no.1
• /
• pp.101-107
• /
• 1997

High strength concrete(HSC) using high range water reducing admixture (HRWR) has the defect which severe slump loss occurs according to elapsed time. For using HSC without any trouble, special caution and countermeasure against this problem are necessary. In this study, for minimizing the slump loss of HSC, mineral admixture( flyash, ground granulated blast furnace slag ) and gypsum were used experimentally. Flyash and ground granulated blast furnace slag are effective in reducing the slump loss of HSC. Especially, the slump loss of HSC containing mineral admixture and gypsum Is minimized by the aggregation inhibiting action of gypsum. Cement substituted with flyash 30% or ground granulated blast furnace slag 50% by weight are very effective in minimizing the slump loss.

• International Journal of Highway Engineering
• /
• v.18 no.3
• /
• pp.21-32
• /
• 2016

PURPOSES : In this paper, the analytical solutions suggested to simulate the behavior of rheological fluids were rigorously re-derived and investigated for fixed conditions to evaluate the applicability for the solutions on a mini-cone slump test of cement paste. The selected solutions with proper boundary conditions can be used as reference solutions to evaluate the performance of numerical simulation approaches, such as the discrete element method. METHODS : The slump, height, and spread radius for the given boundary and yield stress conditions that are determined by five different analytical solutions are compared. RESULTS : The analytical solution based on fluid mechanics for pure shear flow shows similar results to that for intermediate flow at low yield stresses. The fluid mechanics-based analytical solution resulted in a very similar trend to the geometry-based analytical solution. However, it showed a higher slump at high yield stress and lower slump at low yield stress ranges than the geometry-based analytical model. The analytical solution based on the mini-cone geometry was not significantly affected by the yield criteria, such as von Mises and Tresca. CONCLUSIONS : Even though differences among the analytical solutions in terms of slump and spread radius existed, the difference can be considered insignificant when the solutions were used as reference to evaluate the appropriateness of numerical approaches, such as the discrete element method.

• Computers and Concrete
• /
• v.2 no.2
• /
• pp.97-110
• /
• 2005

Rheological behaviour of fresh concrete is an important factor in controlling concrete quality. It is recognized that the measurement of the slump is not a sufficient test method to adequately characterize the rheology of fresh concrete. To further understand the slump measurement and its relationship to the rheological properties, an elasto-viscoplastic, 2-D axisymmetric finite element (FE) model is developed. The FE model employs the Bingham material model to simulate the flow of a slump test. An experimental program is carried out using the Slump Rate Machine (SLRM_II) to evaluate the finite element simulation results. The simulated slump-versus-time curves are found to be in good agreement with the measured data. A sensitivity study is performed to evaluate the effects of yield stress, plastic viscosity and cone withdrawal rate on the measured flow curve using the FE model. The results demonstrate that the computed yield stress compares well with reported experimental data. The flow behaviour is shown to be influenced by the yield stress, plastic viscosity and the cone withdrawal rate. Further, it is found that the value of the apparent plastic viscosity is different from the true viscosity, with the difference depending on the cone withdrawal rate. It is also confirmed that the value of the final slump is most influenced by the yield stress.