CPAC SELF-COMPACTING CONCRETE

CPAC Self-Compacting
Concrete






(Honeycomb)

(Tremie Process)

CPAC Self-Compacting
Concrete
In any concrete construction, a properly compacted
concrete is definitely needed in order to achieve preferable
properties, especially serviceability and durability, of the
hardened concrete. In many applications, getting concrete be
properly compacted becomes very difficult or even impossible
with only use of conventional concrete and conservative
equipment. Design engineers, contractors, and site supervisors
have usually had problems dealing with complicated or very
congested steel reinforcements structures, particularly how
to make concrete thoroughly fills the formworks without
segregation and honeycomb-void structure, as well as to

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Concrete with honeycombed voids having decreased loading capacity
and durability

eventually obtain the designed strength . This is also called for the case in applications
such as tremied process, where the concrete can not be placed under normal practice.
Such application or in general structural repair require concrete that has self-flowable
characteristic in addition to other properties (i.e. non-shrink, shear resistance) of
conventional repairing materials. Today, all those problems can be solved by the CPAC
Self-Compacting Concrete.

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The Innovation of Modern Construction
CPAC Self-Compacting Concrete

(Deformability) (Filling
Ability)
(Segregation Resistance)

resistance. It can flow easily through all

complicated and congested steel reinforcements,
filling well all over the formworks and compacting
itself (by its own weight) without any need of
vibration. Furthermore, the hardened concrete has
low permeability, making it highly durable and
having long lasting service life.

CPAC
Self-Compa
Concrete

CPAC Self-Compacting Concrete is a

CPACs innovation, researched and developed to
simultaneously have all of the desired properties,
high deformability, filling ability, and segregation

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CPAC SelfCompacting Concrete
CPAC Self-Compacting
Concrete with a slump
flow of 78 cm.

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A Secret of CPAC Self-Compacting Concrete

CPAC Self-Compacting Concrete
(Filling Ability)

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Water content effects the

placing property of
concrete.

Normally, deformability and segregation

resistance of concrete have reverse relationship.
Generally, when water content in the mixture
increases, deformability deforms better but the
segregation can be found easier. This can be
seen as in the case of high slump concrete.
Conversely, for low slump concrete it is very
difficult to deform or to flow through the
reinforcing steels in the structure.

With strong determination to overcome the

above limitations, a concrete technologist team of
CPAC had unceasingly researched and developed
the optimal concrete proportion that can attain
both high deformability and high segregation
resistance. As a result, CPAC Self-Compacting
Concrete features the highest filling ability which
can flow, without segregation, into the formworks
by its self-weight with no need of vibration.

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A Formula of Flowability

CPAC Self-Compacting
Concrete
1.
(Solid Volume)

2.


3. (Water/Binder)

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Self-Co

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Concrete
Flow verification equipment at the job site of
CPAC Self-Compacting Concrete

4.
(Binder)





5. Superplasticizer

Superplasticizer

There are several factors effecting the

formulation of CPAC Self-Compacting Concrete.
Among the important ones are :
1. Volume of Coarse Aggregates : The
volume of coarse aggregates shall not be a too
high a proportion of the overall solid volume. This
is to minimize the contact surface area, which
help preventing coarse aggregates from clogging
while flowing through the steel reinforcement.
2. Volume of Fine Aggregates : The volume
of fine aggregates has to be at optimal level
when compared to the volume of mortar. This is
to reduce friction and to obtain optimal viscosity
as well as to improve deformability.
3. Water-to-Binder Ratio : The ratio of
water-to-binder shall be optimal in order to
prevent segregation and clogging between
aggregates and steel reinforcement.
4. Pozzolanic Materials : Pozzolanic
materials is added into concrete mixture to
increase the binder content. This improves
segregation resistance and at the same time
maintains deformability at desirable level.
Pozzolanic material also helps increase long term
compressive strength and durability as well as
reduce cracking caused by the heat from
hydration reaction.
5. Special-Grade Superplasticizer : As a
matter of fact that, without any additive or
admixture material, concrete with low waterto-binder ratio has high viscosity. The CPACs
special-grade superplasticizer greatly increases
deformability while keeping segregation resistance
at high level.

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The Superior Benefits of CPAC Self-Compacting Concrete
1.


CPAC Self-Compacting Concrete

1. Quicker and more convenient way of

concrete placing Attributed to flowability and
self compaction without vibration, placing of CPAC
Self-Compacting Concrete, by any means such as
cranes, conveyors or pumps, can be finished easier
and faster.

2.

2. Saving overall concreting cost Due to high

workability, placing of CPAC Self-Compacting
Concrete needs less workers and vibrating
equipments than of ordinary concrete. Evidently,
this also reduces the number of skilled workers with
maintaining such a same number over the entire
construction period.

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ompacting
Concrete
3.
CPAC Self-Compacting Concrete

(Construction Joint)

4.
CPAC Self-Compacting Concrete

(CSH)

3. Reducing complications and technicalproblem-solving cost Employing CPAC SelfCompacting Concrete enables a single time concrete
placing to be possible. As a result, the reduced cost
of additional reinforcing steel and formworks would
be achieved. It also eliminates any additional
technical-problem-solving cost such as in placing
of high columns or high walls where we need to
make a placing opened space or to sectionize the
formworks creating construction joints.
4. Superior quality of concrete structure
Effectively compacted in formworks and increased
CSH content from pozzolanic reaction, the hardened
CPAC Self-Compacting Concrete gives both higher
strength and higher durability than ordinary concrete.

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CPAC Self-Compacting Concrete, The Answer to All Varieties
of Needs

Complicated structure with heavily

congested reinforcing steel that
vibration is almost impossible

CPAC Self-Compacting Concrete

1. Steel Composited Column, Sandwiched
Composite Box, I-Girder, T-Girder, Lining
2.

3.
4.
5.
6.
CPAC Self-Compacting Concrete is one of the key contributors, in allowing the more convenient
method of construction, eliminating various problems or limitations of construction works, for instances:
1. Structures in which their shape are extremely complicate for vibration, such as Steel Composited
Column, Sandwiched Composite Box, I - Girder, T - Girder and Lining.
2. Structures with impossibility to be completely finished in a single placing, or with need of a special
concreting process such as long columns or high walls.

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CPAC Self-Compacting Concrete helps increase the
productivity of precast concrete and uses less workers.

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Self-flowing from one side to the other of CPAC SelfCompacting Concrete in the repair of honeycombed
structure

Smooth surfaces of concrete buildings without
surface finishing

3. Structures with complicated and heavily congested steel reinforcement.

4. A recovery of honeycombed concrete structure requiring a suitable repairing materials with superb
flowability.
5. Structures with requirement of smooth surface of concrete which will shorten construction time
and lower surface finishing cost.
6. Structures with need of high conveniency and high speed of placing.

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Creates High-Quality Work CPAC Self-Compacting Concrete

(Steel Composited Long Column)

steel plate

Internal appearance of steel composited long column

crossed by steel plate at China Tower, Yaowarat, making
vibration is almost impossible.

Piers of Siam Seaboard Port, Laem Chabang, damaged by
ship collision.

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Some of the projects that have confidently

used CPAC Self-Compacting Concrete
For complicated structures or congested
reinforcing steel : China Tower, Yaowarat
Ratchaburi Power Plant
Pak Kret - Bang Pa-In Expressway
Large Jet Engine Test Cell, Bangkok
International Airport
For structural or strengthening
Factory, Rayong Olefin Company
Siam Seaboard Port, Laem Chabang
Millennium Complex
Siam Strip Mill Plant
Tremie 9 .
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Self flowing from middle toward wall sides,
CPAC Self-Compacting Concrete was used with a tremie
process at 9 m. high wall of the Ratchaburi Power Plant,
leaving a perfectly compacted concrete matrix without any
segregation.

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Complicated and congested reinforcing steel of U-turn structure, a part of Pak Kret - Bang Pa-In expressway.

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