Proposing a New Apparatus to Assess the Properties of Self-Consolidating Concrete

Developing a quick and low-disturbance method that allows quantification of the fresh properties of self-consolidating concrete (SCC), such as filling ability, passing ability, and segregation resistance, is in high demand. Some apparatuses that measure only one property of SCC have been developed so far, so there is no apparatus for simultaneous measurement of all SCC properties. In the present article, a new apparatus that can rapidly assess the aforementioned properties at the same time was proposed. In order to evaluate the performance of the new apparatus, seven different SCC mixtures were prepared, and their fresh properties were experimentally analyzed. One common test for each property of SCC was also performed to verify the results. The results of this article revealed that the results obtained of fresh properties by the new apparatus were in a good agreement with those measured by the traditional methods. As a result, the proposed apparatus may be an appropriate substitution for determination of all SCC properties.