
5. Glossary
Béton auto-plaçant; self-compacting concrete
Concrete that flows and compacts by gravity alone, capable of filling the formwork with its reinforcement, sheathing, reservations... while maintaining its homogeneity.
Béton prêt à l'emploi; ready-mixed concrete
Concrete delivered fresh to the user by a natural or legal person who is not the user.
Béton à composition prescrite (BCP); prescribed concrete
Concrete for which the composition and constituents to be used are specified to the producer, who is responsible for supplying concrete complying with this prescribed composition.
Béton à composition prescrite dans une norme (BCPN); standardized prescribed concrete
Concrete with a prescribed composition and whose composition...
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- Résistance du béton dans l'ouvrage. La Maturométrie. Guide Technique. - Techniques et méthodes des laboratoires des Ponts et Chaussées. Nancy (2003).
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Standards and norms
- Concrete – Specification, performance, production and compliance – National supplement to standard NF EN 206. - NF EN 206/CN, ANFOR - décembre 2014
- Fresh concrete tests – Part 2: sag test. - NF EN 12350-2, AFNOR - avril 2012
- Fresh concrete tests – Part 3: Vébé test. - NF EN 12350-3, AFNOR - avril 2012
- Fresh concrete tests – Part 4: Clamping index. - NF EN 12350-4, AFNOR - mars 2012 (tirage 2) ...
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