TY - JOUR T1 - Central Composite Design Models for Workability and Strength of Self-Compacting Concrete AU - Qadi, Arabi N.S. Al AU - AL-Mattarneh, Hashem AU - Mustapha, Kamal Nasharuddin AU - AL-Kadi, Qahir N.S. JO - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences VL - 4 IS - 3 SP - 177 EP - 183 PY - 2009 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1816-949x DO - jeasci.2009.177.183 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2009.177.183 KW - numerical models KW -design model KW -self-compacting concrete KW -statistical models KW -Workability KW -strength AB - A central composite design models was carried out to model the influence of key mixture parameter on fresh and hardened properties affecting the performance of Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC). Such responses included slump flow as a filing ability, L-Box as a passing ability and sieve analysis as resistance to segregation. Thirty-one mixtures were prepared to derive the numerical models and evaluate the accuracy. The models are valid for a wide range of mixture proportioning. The study presents, the derived numerical models that can be useful to reduce the test procedures and trials needed for the proportioning of self-compacting concrete. The qualities of these models were evaluated based on several factors such as level prediction, residual error, residual mean square and correlation coefficients. ER -