2009 TECHNICAL GRANT PROPOSAL ABSTRACT

TITLE OF PROPOSED TECHNICAL GRANT: SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC BENEFITS THROUGH THE

UTILIZATION OF SELF-CONSOLIDATEDING CONCRETE AND SELF-CONSOLIDATING STEEL FIBER
REINFORCED CONCRETE
TYPE OF GRANT: FULL MINI X
APPLICANT(S): (Attach !"#$!("))
Name: Hemant Dhonde and Widianto Employee No. 158872 and 159700
Organization: O!" # "$%$& Department: "$%$& Engineering
Org. "ode: DNE 1500 'o(ation: Ho)*ton+ ,e-a* E-t. 5.9/ ! .920
B%!& P'('"a) A*"tact (U"! a++%t%',a) "(ac! %& +!"%!+-)
%el0 "on*olidating "on(rete 1%""2 i* a ne34generation o0 highly 3or5a6le (on(rete that (an 0lo3 thro)gh
den*ely rein0or(ed or (omple- *tr)(t)ral element* )nder it* o3n 3eight+ de4airing it*el0 and ade7)ately
0illing 8oid* 3itho)t *egregation and 3itho)t the need o0 e-ternal me(hani(al 8i6ration. ,he*e di*tin(ti8e
propertie* o0 %"" are a(hie8ed 6y ad9)*tment* to traditional (on(rete mi- de*ign* and the )*e o0
*)perpla*ti(izer*.
"omprehen*i8e literat)re re8ie3 indi(ate* the 0ollo3ing 6ene0it* o0 %"":
112 Ea*e o0 :la(ement # no (ompa(tion re7)ired
122 %a8ing* in la6or+ ma(hinery and (on*tr)(tion time
1.2 E(onomi(ally 8ia6le *ol)tion
1/2 D)ra6le and me(hani(ally enhan(ed (on(rete
152 %lee5 0ini*h 3ith red)(ed re3or5$pat(hing repair*
1;2 <reen= (on(rete # )*e o0 re(y(led material* and red)(e 3or5 noi*e le8el*
,he mo*t e(onomi(al 6ene0it* o0 %"" are that it doe* not re7)ire e-ternal (ompa(tion th)* *a8ing
(on*idera6le la6or (o*t+ time and energy. lo6ally+ many pro9e(t* ha8e red)(ed their la6or (o*t* 6y hal0 or
e8en more 6y )tilizing %"". %"" deli8er* the*e attra(ti8e 6ene0it* 3hile impro8ing all o0 (on(rete>*
()*tomary me(hani(al propertie* and d)ra6ility (hara(teri*ti(*. ,hat i>* 3hy %"" allo3* 0or den*er
rein0or(ement+ optimized (on(rete *e(tion* and *hape*+ and greater 0reedom o0 de*ign 3hile prod)(ing
*)perior *)r0a(e 0ini*he* and te-t)re*. %"">* )ni7)e propertie* gi8e it *igni0i(ant e(onomi(+ (on*tr)(ta6ility+
engineering and ae*theti( ad8antage*.
?e*ear(h ha* al*o *ho3n that )*e o0 *teel 0i6er* in lie) o0 traditional *teel rein0or(ement add* *igni0i(ant
6ene0it* to 6eha8ior o0 *tr)(t)ral (on(rete+ *)(h a* in(rea*ed d)(tility+ *hear *trength+ energy a6*orption+
(ra(5 re*i*tan(e+ et(. ,he mo*t e(onomi(al 6ene0it* o0 *teel 0i6er* (ome* 0rom the 0a(t that they (an al*o
partially or (ompletely repla(e rein0or(ing 6ar* that are re7)ired in normal rein0or(ed (on(rete. Ho3e8er+
pla(ing *teel 0i6er* in normal rein0or(ed (on(rete mi- red)(e* the 3or5a6ility o0 (on(rete. @n order to re*ol8e
thi* pro6lem+ *teel 0i6er* (o)ld 6e e00e(ti8ely )*ed 3ith %"" to prod)(e %el04"on*olidating %teel Ai6er
?ein0or(ed "on(rete 1%"%A?"2. @t (an 6e (learly *een that %"%A?" ha* m)lti0old 6ene0it* in addition to
the ad8antage* o00ered 6y %"" 1i.e. red)(tion $ elimination o0 *teel rein0or(ing 6ar* there6y *a8ing* in total
prod)(tion (o*t2.
E8en tho)gh %"" ha* 6een )*ed in many ind)*trial appli(ation* 3orld3ide+ *o 0ar it ha* not 6een )*ed in
Be(htel pro9e(t*. @t (an (learly 6e *een that the )*e o0 %"" and %"%A?" 3ill re*)lt in *igni0i(ant *a8ing*
e(onomi( 6ene0it* 0or Be(htel.
,hi* *t)dy 3ill:
1. De8elop a m)lti4BC de*ign g)ide )*e0)l to prod)(e ro6)*t %"" and %"%A?" mi-t)re* *)ited 0or
di00erent appli(ation*.
2. :ro8e that the %""$%"%A?" mi-t)re* *tated in the de*ign g)ide 3ill ha8e a 6etter material 6eha8ior
than normal (on(rete )*ing la6oratory te*ting.
.. Demon*trate the )*e o0 the de8eloped de*ign g)ide 0or %""$%"%A?" in an a(t)al Be(htel pro9e(t.
/. De8elop 7)ality a**)ran(e (riteria 0or %""$%"%A?" mi-t)re* 0or 0ield appli(ation*.
5. @0 po**i6le+ demon*trate the )*e o0 the de8eloped de*ign g)ide 0or %""$%"%A?" on an a(t)al
Be(htel pro9e(t+ thro)gh a pilot e00ort.

P'('"!+ .'/ a,+ a(('ach
?e8ie3 o0 literat)re *ho3* that the )*e o0 %""$%"%A?" i* a 8ia6le *)6*tit)te to the traditional (ompa(ted
rein0or(ed (on(rete. Ho3e8er+ %""$%"%A?" i* ()rrently not in(l)ded in Be(htel de*ign g)ide a8aila6le 0or
(on(rete (on*tr)(tion. ,here0ore+ a (omprehen*i8e *t)dy to e8al)ate many 0a(tor* that a00e(t (o*t46ene0it*
o0 %""$%"%A?" (on*tr)(tion and to de8elop de*ign re(ommendation* 0or %""$%"%A?" (on*tr)(tion i*
propo*ed. ,he *t)dy 3ill in(l)de e-amining in0ormation 0rom 8ario)* re*ear(h 3or5+ (ode*+ pre(a*t (on(rete
0a6ri(ator*+ (on(rete (ontra(tor*+ et(. and de8eloping detail* that *)pport the appli(ation o0 %""$%"%A?"
(on*tr)(tion. ,he *t)dy 3ill 6e (ompleted 3ithin a6o)t 0o)r month* a0ter the grant i* a3arded. C*ing the
re*)lt* o0 thi* *t)dy+ *pe(i0i( re(ommendation* 0or de8elopment o0 de*ign g)ide* that are appli(a6le to
m)lti4BC* 3ill 6e pro8ided.
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@t i* e-pe(ted that the )*e o0 %""$%"%A?" (on*tr)(tion 3ill generate *igni0i(ant (o*t *a8ing* o8er the
)*e o0 traditional (on(rete. Ho3e8er+ there are many 0a(tor* a00e(ting (o*t46ene0it* o0 %""$%"%A?"
(on*tr)(tion pertaining to di00erent appli(ation* in Be(htel pro9e(t* that need to 6e *t)died
(omprehen*i8ely. %pe(i0i( re(ommendation* 0or de8elopment o0 de*ign g)ide* that are appli(a6le to
m)lti4BC* 3ill 6e pro8ided.
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,hi* in0ormation i* appli(a6le to any BC* )tilizing (on(rete a* a (on*tr)(tion material. @n parti()lar+ any
BC doing 3or5 3here there i* limited and$or (o*tly (ra0t la6or.
9- H'. ca, th! ('('"!+ 2a,t c',t%*#t! t' B!cht!):" c'$(!t%t%7! a+7a,ta2!8
,he o)t(ome o0 thi* *t)dy 3ill in(l)de re(ommendation on 8ario)* te(hni(al a* 3ell a* (o*t46ene0it*
(hara(teri*ti(* o0 %""$%"%A?" (on*tr)(tion. @t i* e-pe(ted that the )*e o0 %""$%"%A?" (on*tr)(tion
3ill re*)lt in *igni0i(ant *a8ing* 0or many o0 Be(htel=* pro9e(t*. %in(e the %""$%"%A?" (on*tr)(tion
te(hnology ha* not 6een )*ed *o 0ar 6y o)r (ompetitor*any mo*t other ma9or E:" (ompanie*+ thi* *t)dy
3ill *pearhead Be(htel=* initiati8e to gain (ompetiti8e edge o8er o)r (ontender*(ompetitor*.
BUDGET:
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