Special Types of Concrete

Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures – Chapter 20

Overview
 Lightweight Concrete  Shotcrete
 High Density  Pervious Concrete
Concrete
 White and Colored
 Mass Concrete Concrete
 No-Slump and Roller-  Photocatalytic
Compacted Concrete Concrete
 Soil-Cement
Structural Lightweight
Aggregate Concrete
Structural Lightweight
Aggregate Concrete
 Structural Lightweight
Aggregate Concrete
 Mixing
 Similar to normal-weight concrete
 Aggregates may need prewetting
 Workability
 Lightweight concrete exhibits better workability for a given
slump
 Finishing
 Generally starts earlier
 Curing
 Similar curing – added benefit of internal curing
Insulating and Moderate-Strength
Lightweight Concretes
Insulating and Moderate-Strength
Lightweight Concretes
Autoclaved Cellular Concrete
High-Density Concrete
Mass Concrete
Mass Concrete
Mass Concrete
Mass Concrete
No-Slump Concrete
 Defined by slump less than 6 mm ( ¼ in.)
 Slump cone is impractical
 Vebe apparatus
 Compacting-factor test
 Thaulow drop table
 Air entrainment is still used for freeze-thaw
resistance
Roller-Compacted Concrete
Soil-Cement
Shotcrete
Pervious Concrete
White Concrete
Colored Concrete
Photocatalytic Concrete
 Titanium-based additions act as catalysts in
sunlight
 Breaks down pollution into oxygen, water,
CO2, nitrate, sulfate
 Well-suited for structures with high sun
exposure
 Can be used for streets
 Study shows NOx reduction of 25-45% over
control pavement
Overview
 Lightweight Concrete  Shotcrete
 High Density  Pervious Concrete
Concrete
 White and Colored
 Mass Concrete Concrete
 No-Slump and Roller-  Photocatalytic
Compacted Concrete Concrete
 Soil-Cement
Questions