TY - BOOK AU - Schutter, Geert De AU - Lesage, Karel TI - Active rheology control of cementitious materials SN - 9781032266916 U1 - 620.13 SCH-G PY - 2023/// CY - Boca Raton PB - CRC Press KW - Modern Concrete Technology KW - Civil Engineering KW - Cement--Additives KW - Concrete--Viscosity KW - Rheology KW - Viscous flow KW - Adaptive control systems N1 - This Open Access book details the different routes available for handling self-compacting concrete, which is stilll very largely labour-dependent and susceptible to placement problems such as pump failure and formwork leakage. The SmartCast (ERC Advanced Grant) Project, has developed Active Rheology Control and Active Stiffening Control methods for actively controlling the rheological and stiffening behaviour of fresh concrete during casting operations by modifying the concrete with responsive superplasticizer and/or magneto-responsive mineral additions. This allows enhancement of the target properties during the placement process and increased speed and placement reliability ER -