Admixture-based self-compacted concrete with self-curing concrete techniques a state of art of review

Abstract

The article is completely focused on the upto date development on composite materials with different optimization and curing techniques of Self Compacting Concrete (SCC); inorder to make the SCC highly durable, economical, with good rheological properties and feasible for current construction application. The key developments of concrete was attaining a proper mix proportions for the prescribed target mean strength but unlike normally vibrated concrete (NVC) SCC does not have the mix design code for obtaining the mix proportions for the required target strength. The pozzolanic materials that are generated from various types of industries were considered as a hazardous waste dumping material, which makes the huge negative impact on environment. Utilizing these pozzolans and converting them into productive material can save the environment and also be helpful in developing the high performance concrete. Hence a detailed literature survey has been carried out on unary, binary and ternary pozzolans that were used as a replacement for conventional materials (cement and fine aggregate) of concrete. The study was also made on self-curing technique imparted with SCC, which can further enhance the performance of concrete. Since Consumption of water in construction field is enormous especially for curing and developing flowable concrete; so to develop a sustainable concrete it is important to bend the different optimization techniques. Hence the study was done on several proposed methods of mix design procedures, material used, curing techniques and statistical modelling in developing optimized mix proportions. The detailed literature study serves as a flat forum for attaining a complete knowledge on updated trending in SCC, curing techniques and to suggest the area that can be improvised and for identifying the research gap for developing the innovative product in fields of SCC.