Roller Compacted Concrete

Basics

• Abbreviated as RCC
• A type of Concrete that has very little water in the mix, and occasionally 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

Internal Links

• Open Source Concrete Construction Set
• Rammed Earth (Similar concept but with Earth / Cob / Similar Mixes to Stabilized Compressed Earth Blocks
  • Slip Forming with a compaction mechanism similar to the semi-mechanized Rammed Earth Construction may be of interest, could it allow for RCC Strength Slip Formed Walls etc?)

External Links

• The Wikipedia Page on RCC