The self-placable concrete, which can be filled in the formwork without using vibrators, can enhance the reliability of concrete structures and may promote a modernization of construction industry such as automated, rapid and safe construction works. In this paper, are described the background of the development of the concrete system and its future prospects and problems to be solved. The self-placable concrete, called High Performance Concrete, which can enhance the durability of concrete independently of site worker's skillfullness, was developed in the Concrete Laboratory in the department of Civil Engineering of the University of Tokyo. The key point of producing the self-placable concrete is how to design the mix proportion, considering the properties of the used materials. There are problems to be solved for practical application, which are related to important things for the concrete technology in future. Those are that quality specification of cement for such kind of concrete should be made, that production system and quality control system in a ready-mixed concrete factory should be built and that automated construction system at the site should be developed.
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