Self-compacting concrete

Self-placing concretes (SCC) are the latest development in concretes used for building and civil engineering structures.

Their very high fresh-mix fluidity offers multiple advantages in terms of ease of use and socio-economic impact, with a significant reduction in the drudgery of concreting workers and the elimination of noise generated by the usual vibration equipment used to compact ordinary fluidity concretes (BAPs do not vibrate).

In terms of the quality of the concrete used (strength, durability, aesthetics), their potential is also superior to that of conventional concretes, which are highly dependent on the know-how of the workers involved. In fact, it was to solve these problems of workmanship that BAPs were developed in Japan in the late 1980s.