Roller Compacted Concrete

Basics

• Abbreviated as RCC
• A type of Concrete that has very little water in the mix, and ocassionally Fly Ash to reduce thermal cracking
• It is spread out and compacted using vibratoryu rollers similar to asphalt
• One of the strongest forms of concrete

Used For

• Hydroelectric Dams
• Pumped Hydroelectric Storage
• High Durability Roads (Also roads without asphalt) like Germany's Panzerstraße which are probably some of the toughest permanent roads to exist

Subtypes

• Roller Compacted Nanoconcrete
• Roller Compacted Fiber Reinforced Concrete
• Roller Compacted Fiber Reinforced Nanocrete

See Also

• Open Source Concrete Construction Set

Useful Links

• [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller-compacted_concrete The Wikipedia Page on RCC