Shrinkage Compensating

Concrete Floors

Thessen Concrete Contracting, Inc.

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 Shrinkage Compensating Concrete

ACI Definitions:

SCC As Defined By ACI (American Concrete Institute) Committee

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Shrinkage-compensating Concrete Is An Expansive Cement

Concrete Which Is Used To Minimize Cracking Caused By Drying
Shrinkage In Concrete Slabs, Pavements, And Structures.
Shrinkage-compensating Cement Is Constituted And
Proportioned Such That The Concrete Will Increase In Volume
After Setting And During Hardening. When Properly Restrained By
Reinforcement, Expansion Will Induce Tension In The
Reinforcement And Compression In The Concrete. On Subsequent
Drying, The Shrinkage So Produced, Instead Of Causing A Tensile
Stress To Develop Which Might Result In Cracking, Merely Reduces
Or Relieves The Expansive Strains Caused By The Initial
Expansion.
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 Advantages:

No loss of load transfer due to continuous

reinforcement
Floor flatness will not decline due to the
effects of curling during the curing process
Minimize:

Caulking
Cracking
Curling
Joint maintenance

Eliminate all control joints

( Compare samples on slide # 5 )

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 Both samples are 150 X 150/22,500 SF
Sample # 1
6 non-reinforced Portland Cement
Concrete floor slab with 3,300 linear
feet of control joints, and 144
independent panels.
This slab will experience curling at
the control joints, panel movement,
and joint deterioration due to
movement.
Sample # 2
6 Shrinkage-Compensating Concrete
with NO control joints. There will be
no slab movement because control
joints have been eliminated.
The slab will function as a single unit
and provide positive load transfer
across the slab.
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 Steps And Procedures
For Producing A
Shrinkage Compensating
Concrete Floor Slab

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 Step # 1
ASTM 878 Lab Testing
To Determine The Amount
Of Expansive Component
Required In Mix Design

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Mixing SCC component with materials from the concrete supplier

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Placing SCC mix in removable molds

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Consolidating SCC Concrete

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Measuring expansion in SCC samples

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 Step # 2
Expansive Component Is Added At
The Concrete Batch Plant During
Truck Loading And Mixing

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 Step # 3

Preparing The Building Pad

For Concrete Floor Slab
Placement

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Construction joints are
formed with a steel
armored edge and
diamond dowels (by
PNA) see details on
slide #15 14
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Compressible expansion joint material is used to isolate fixed objects,
building columns, walls, etc. Additional reinforcement is also used at
these locations.

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 Step # 4
Rebar Reinforcement Is Positioned
For Proper Restrained Expansion

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 Step # 5
SCC Placing And Finishing
Procedures Are The Same As Portland
Cement Concrete

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 Step # 6
Water Cure Surface For Complete
Cement Hydration And Maximum
Strength Gain Of Concrete

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 Benefits Of Shrinkage
Compensating Concrete

Reduce facility down time for costly slab repair

No control joints to maintain or re-caulk

Floor flatness will remain unchanged after

building is in service

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 Completed SCC Warehouse Facility In Service

Please contact me to
schedule a visit to a
Shrinkage
Compensating
Concrete facility in
service

Perry Thessen
Phone: 270-842-8550

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