Title:
Use of Roller Compacted Concrete in Brazil
Author(s):
Francisco Rodrigues Andriolo, Gustavo Reis Lobo de Vasconcelor, and Humberto Rodrigues Gama
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
6
Issue:
5
Appears on pages(s):
29-34
Keywords:
compacting; concrete dams; costs; gravity dams; mix proportioning; placing; roller compacted concrete; tests; vibration
DOI:
Date:
5/1/1984
Abstract:
Roller compacted concrete (RCC) has been used in Brazil since 1976 and has been subjected to a number of studies. RCC allows continuous placement with the possibilites of time and cost economies in the construction of concrete gravity dams in that South American nation. This article also deals with laboratory studies, mix proportioning, placement procedures, and test methods.