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Vacuum Concrete

This document summarizes a seminar presentation on vacuum concrete. Vacuum concrete is a technique to remove excess water from concrete to improve strength. It involves placing wet concrete onto a mat over a filter pad and applying a vacuum to extract water. This can increase the concrete's final strength by 25% and density while decreasing permeability. Applications include industrial floors, bridges, and cooling towers. Advantages are higher strength, bond strength, and durability, while disadvantages include higher initial costs and need for specialized equipment.

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Vacuum Concrete

This document summarizes a seminar presentation on vacuum concrete. Vacuum concrete is a technique to remove excess water from concrete to improve strength. It involves placing wet concrete onto a mat over a filter pad and applying a vacuum to extract water. This can increase the concrete's final strength by 25% and density while decreasing permeability. Applications include industrial floors, bridges, and cooling towers. Advantages are higher strength, bond strength, and durability, while disadvantages include higher initial costs and need for specialized equipment.

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A Seminar 0n

VACUUM CONCRETE
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING
IN
CIVIL ENGINEEERING
2016-2017

Presented By :
Ng.Joshibanta
6th Sem, 141018
Contents
Introduction
Need for vacuum concrete
Equipment's
Application’s
Advantages
Disadvantages
Conclusion
INTRODUCTION
• Vacuum concrete is the type of concrete in which the excess water is removed for
improving concrete strength

• It was first invented by Billner in United states in 1935.

• Reducing the final water-cement ratio of concrete before setting, to control


strength and other properties of concrete.
Need for vacuum concrete
• The chemical reaction of cement with water requires a water-cement
ratio of less than 0.38.
• But it is always taken more than 0.38.
• Workability is also important for concrete.
• Workability and high strength don’t go together as their requirements
are contradictory to each other.
• Vacuum concrete is the effective technique used to overcome this
contradiction of opposite requirements of workability and high
strength.
Equipment's use in Vacuum Concrete
Vacuum pump with hose pipe
Water separator
Filtering pad
Screed board vibrator
Power floater
Power trowel
Procedure
• With the help of screed vibrator the surface is vibrated.
• Vacuum pump is a small but strong pump of 5 to 10 HP.
• The mats are placed over fine filter pads.
• Water from concrete is vacuum and stored in water separator.
• About 3% reduction in concrete layer depth takes place.
• By the use of power trowel and power floater the surface is given a
hard and smooth finish.
Fig : Vacuum concrete process
Applications of Vacuum Concrete:
• Industrials floor sheds like cold storages
• Hydro power plants
• Bridges ports and harbour
• Cooling towers
Advantages of Vacuum Concrete
• Increase of final strength of concrete by about 25%
• Sufficient decrease in permeability of concrete
• High density concrete
• Increase of about 20% bond strength of concrete
• Appreciable reduction of time for final finishing
• Early removal of wall forms
• Increase in durability.
Disadvantages of Vacuum Concrete
• High initial cost.
• Need trained labor.
• Need specific equipment.
• Need power consumption.
• The porosity of the concrete allows water, oil and grease to seep
through, consequently weakening the concrete.
Conclusion
• Good quality of floors and pavements can be obtained.
• The compressive Strength can be increased by 25-45%.
• Durability of the floor can be increased.
• 15-25% of water can be extracted out.
Reference
• A text Book of Engineering Materials by Dr. M.A. Aziz
• Construction of a rigid pavement with vacuum dewatering Indian
concrete journal volume 71 – page 13
• Dahl G., (1975), "Vacuum concrete", CBI Reports, 7: 75, Part 1, 10 pp.
(Swedish Cement and Concrete Research Inst.,).
• Vacuum dewatering system/tremix method from Aquarius
Technologies Private Limited,india www.aquariustech.net
THANK
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