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Numerical modelling of the filling of formworks with self-compacting concrete
Tichko, S.; Van de Maele, J.; Vanmassenhove, N.; De Schutter, G.; Vierendeels, J.; Verhoeven, R.; Troch, P. (2010). Numerical modelling of the filling of formworks with self-compacting concrete, in: Rahman, M. et al. Advances in Fluid Mechanics VIII. International series on advances in fluid mechanics, : pp. 157-168. https://dx.doi.org/10.2495/AFM100141
In: Rahman, M.; Brebbia, C.A. (2010). Advances in Fluid Mechanics VIII. International series on advances in fluid mechanics. WIT Press: Faro. ISBN 9781845644765. 608 pp., more
In: International series on advances in fluid mechanics. ISSN 1353-808x, more

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Document type: Conference paper

Author keywords
    CFD; numerical modelling; laminar flow; self-compacting concrete

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  • Tichko, S., more
  • Van de Maele, J.
  • Vanmassenhove, N., more
  • De Schutter, G., more

Abstract
    This paper describes the numerical modelling of the flow of self-compacting concrete (SCC) in column and wall formworks during the filling process. It is subdivided in four main parts. In the first part, the rheological properties of SCC and the theory regarding the pressure exerted by the SCC on the formworks are shortly described. In the second part, the formwork filling tests, that have been carried out at the Magnel Laboratory for Concrete Research of the Ghent University, are presented. The general layout of the tests and the measurement set-up are clearly described. In the third part, the numerical modelling of the flow of SCC using a commercially available solver is explained as well as the obtained results from the CFD simulations. Finally in the last part, a comparison is made between the measurements and the simulation results. The formwork pressures are hydrostatic for SCC pumped from the base of the formworks.

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