Brief
Choosing an appropriate concrete vibrator depends on many factors, including the concrete mix and job specifications. Other considerations include if there is electricity available, the amount of reinforcing steel and how the concrete will be used.
Insight
The basic principle of concrete vibration is the removal of entrapped air in your concrete. In their article “Concrete Consolidation: Tips for Choosing the Right Vibrator Type for the Application,” Luke Sevcik and Vince Hunt offer advice on selecting the correct concrete vibration tool per the job.
Aside from removing these unwanted bubbles, they mention the advantages of doing so include an improved bond with reinforcement steel, greater bond on construction joints, an improved finish, and more.They write that choosing the right vibrator type for the application depends on several different factors:
- Type of pour: wall, floor, column, curb and gutter, etc.
- Height of the wall or structure
- Width of the wall or structure
- Electrical availability on the jobsite
- Electrical source distance
- Amount of reinforcing steel
- Job specifications
- Concrete slump
- Concrete mix design
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