Research Article

Towards Sustainable Self-Compacting Concrete: Effect of Recycled Slag Coarse Aggregate on the Fresh Properties of SCC

Table 7

Segregation threshold (Sonebi et al.) and classification of the tested concrete.

Category for each SSA replacement ratio (average value)

Settlement categorySettlement ratio (%)0%Values between 96 and 97 (Cat. 1)
(1) No segregation>9525%Values between 94 and 96 (Cat. 1 and 2)
(2) Mild segregation88–9550%Values between 88 and 91 (Cat. 2)
(3) Notable segregation72–8775%Values between 81 and 89 (Cat 3)
(4) Severe segregation<71100%Values between 76 and 83 (Cat 4)