Guide for Consolidation of Concrete

Description Freshly placed unconsolidatedconcrete contains excessiveand detrimental entrapped air. If allowed to harden in thiscondition, the concrete will be porous and poorly bonded tothe reinforcement. It will have low strength, high permeability,and poor resistance to deterioration.It mayalso have a poorappearance. The mixture should be consolidated if it is tohave the properties desired and expected of […]