Open Access at www.routledge.com from SmartCast ERC Advanced Grant Project, this outlines rheology & stiffening control methods for controlling the rheological &stiffening behaviour of fresh self-compacting concrete during casting, by modifying the concrete with responsive superplasticizer or magneto-responsive mineral additions.

1. Introduction to Active Rheology Control of Cementitious Materials. 2. Rheology and Processing of Cementitious Materials. 3. Active Rheology Control of Cementitious Materials with Responsive Mineral Particles. 4. Active Rheology Control of Cementitious Materials with Responsive Polymers. 5. Application of Active Rheology Control to Pumping of Cementitious Materials. 6. Application of Active Rheology Control to Concrete Formwork Leakage. 7. Application of Active Rheology Control to 3D Printing of Cementitious Materials. 8. Numerical Simulation of Active Rheology Control of Cementitious Materials. 9. Overview and Remaining Challenges of Active Rheology Control of Cementitious Materials.

Geert De Schutter is full professor of Concrete Technology and head of the Department of Structural Engineering and Building Materials, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Ghent University, Belgium.

Karel Lesage is a part-time professor at the Magnel-Vandepitte Laboratory at the Department of Structural Engineering and Building Materials at Ghent University in Belgium.