Correlation between Compressive Strength and Rheological Parameters of High-Performance Concrete

Compressive strength is greatly influenced by the performance of concrete in its fresh stage such as uniform mixing, proper compaction, resistance to segregation during transporting and placing. Attempt has, therefore, been made to correlate compressive strength to the rheological behavior of high performance concrete with a modified setup of parallel plate rheometer. Modified setup considers the shearing of concrete at the centre of the cylindrical container that takes into account the resistance between concrete and the vertical side of the wall. It has been observed that compressive strength increases steeply as the yield strength increases up to a certain level. Plastic viscosity, however, shows optimum value for maximum compressive strength