Study of the Mixing Completion in Concrete Production by Means of an on-Board Sensor System

The second industrial revolution has been accompanied by the massive use of concrete. However, rejected loads or demolitions of new structures due to poor quality indicates that quality control still needs to be improved. Furthermore, with the advent of the third industrial revolution, the industry needs more advanced production systems; for example, high-tech implementation processes like 3D concrete printing will require continuous rheology control systems. In that respect, to answer today’s and tomorrow’s questions, Universite Laval has initiated a research program using an on-board sensor system for ready-mix concrete production to monitor real-time concrete fresh properties.