Consequently, the term high performance does not necessarily refer to high strength concrete, but rather to any of the materials and mix design, structural design, or construction components of. The term ultrahigh performance concrete uhpc refers to a relatively new. While all highstrength concrete is also highperformance, not all highperformance concrete is highstrength. Highperformance concrete hpc is concrete that has been designed to be more durable and, if necessary, stronger than conventional concrete. Monitoring of load bearing constructions state, especially cast ones. Performing organization name and address civil engineering western transportation institute po box 174250. For example, self compacting concrete is a specific part of high performance concrete, which distinguishes itself with selfconsolidation properties coupled with high flowability. B international journal of civil and structural engineering 399 volume 3 issue 2 2012 bakri, 2011. Cm110 project by scott hodges brady botkin colton johnson. The allowable concrete tensile stress used in flexural design of hpc girders should be limited to 6. Considering high performance concrete the potentials of. Development of nonproprietary ultrahigh performance concrete 6.
Highperformance concrete highperformance concrete hpc is a relatively new term used to describe concrete that conforms to a set of standards above those of the most common applications, but not limited to strength. We are dedicated to the exchange of practical, realworld knowledge and solutions, construction project information and performance history throughout the high performance concrete community to better meet the needs of our customers and partners. This concrete contains one or more of cementious materials such as fly ash, silica fume or ground granulated blast furnace slag and usually a super plasticizer. The report also identifies specifications and practices reported as having improved concrete performance and. High performance concrete and its applications in the.
High performance concrete for highrise construction. For conventional concrete, these authoritative documents exist. The content of cementitious material is high and the watercement ratio is low. The concrete used some advantages of selfcompacting concrete, and sprayed concrete, for optimisation of the mix proportions to suit the innovative process. The book will be valuable for all concrete technologists and construction engineers wishing to take. Table 1 shows the properties and areas of application of high performance concretes. Ultrahigh performance concrete fhwa us department of. Concrete is an extremely durable product, but sometimes your job requires a little more than just standard ready mix. A mix design procedure for highperformance concrete mixes has been presented in this paper. Txdot is also taking steps to provide concrete that resists other forces of deterioration. High performance concrete is a concrete mixture, which possess high durability and high strength when compared to conventional concrete. High performance concrete specifications and practices for.
Ultra high performance concrete pathway to commercialization. Trbs national cooperative highway research program nchrp synthesis 441. High performance concrete hpc introduction concrete is the most widely used construction material in india with annual consumption exceeding 100 million cubic meters. According to the proposed solution, the joints can be. The cost aspects of the use of silica fume are considered. The reactive powder concrete family includes two types of concrete, designated rpc 200 and rpc 800, which offers interesting implicational possibilities in different areas. This page contains high performance concrete seminar and ppt with pdf report. High performance concrete bridges include two key elements. Chapter five case examples of high performance concrete. The need for high performance concrete arises from the fact that conventional ordinary portland cement concrete is not usually meant to meet some of the special functional requirements where they are found to be deficit in aggressive environments, time of construction slower gain of strength, energy absorption capacity for earthquake resistant structures, repair and retrofitting jobs etc. A high performance concrete was used to carry out the tests. Concrete building project improved speed and efficiency.
Some manufacturing plants produce only concrete blocks, while others may produce a wide variety of precast concrete products including blocks, flat paver stones, and decorative landscaping pieces such as. High performance concrete hpc, a material widely utilized in heavy structural construction is a cheap and dependable material that can be studied to reach its optimum performance. The main ingredients of high performance concrete are cement, fine aggregate, coarse aggregate, water, mineral admixtures and chemical admixtures. High performance fiber reinforced concrete is developing quickly to a modern structural material with a high potential. High performance concrete hpc can go a long way in addressing concerns about providing more durable and longer lasting concrete as well as meeting strength and other performancerelated criteria. High performance concrete is used in infrastructure. High performance concrete hpc can go a long way in addressing concerns about providing more durable and longer lasting concrete as well as meeting strength and other performance related criteria. Mechanical properties of ultrahigh performance concrete. Sumit thakur civil high performance concrete seminar and ppt with pdf report. Hardened properties of highperformance printing concrete. Highperformance concrete specifications ideally should be performance oriented.
High performance concrete specifications and practices for bridges documents the types of specifications and practices used by state transportation agencies to produce high performance concrete for bridges. Unfortunately, many specifications are a combination of performance. High performance concrete pavements technical summary. It is well known that conventional concrete designed on the basis of compressive strength does not meet many functional requirements such as impermeability, resistance to frost, thermal cracking adequately. From high rises in the city to sidewalks in your small town, ozinga offers a performance concrete mix design that is best suited for your specific project. Category of high minimum maximum water minimum frost performance concrete compressive strength cement ratio durability factor veryearlystrengthves option a 2,000 psi 14 mpa 0. Concrete may be required to be pumped to almost a kilometre in the city of jeddahs kingdom tower. Concrete project conproj dg conproj r dg conproj n conproj r n 30x60 12x24 conproj 36dg 11 r10 a conproj 36dg lp 11 r9 60x60 24x24 conproj 60dg 11 r10 a conproj 60dg lp 11 r9 60x120 24x48 conproj 12dg 11 r10 a conproj 12dg lp 11 r9 120x120 48x48 conproj 120dg 11 r10 a. Concrete, performance, fly ash, silica fume, metakaolin. Development of high performance concrete and evaluation of. High performance concrete is necessary for the construction of high rise building and long span bridges. Ultrahighperformance concrete and advanced manufacturing methods for modular construction neet1 annual meeting september 29, 2015 research team y. For easy working of fresh gpc mixes superplasticizer conplast sp430 was used.
Explore high performance concrete with free download of seminar report and ppt in pdf and doc format. High performance concrete hpc is concrete that has been designed to be more durable and, if necessary, stronger than conventional concrete. Table 1a shows some properties and areas of application of hpcs. High performance concrete specifications ideally should be performance oriented. High strength and high performance concrete materials and. Performance concrete, applications of highperformance concrete 1. Hpc mixtures are composed of essentially the same materials as conventional concrete mixtures, but the proportions are designed, or engineered, to provide the strength and durability needed for the structural and environmental requirements of the.
Regardless of the specific project or purpose, we take the statement of making dreams come true in high performance concrete very seriously. It is a concrete mixture, which holds high durability and high strength when compared to conventional concrete. Fhwahrt60 june 20 research, development, and technology turnerfairbank highway research center 6300 georgetown pike mclean, va 221012296 coverhrt. Introduction 1the rapid development of building and civil engineering after the second world war is characterised by wide application of concrete as the basic material in all branches of the economy a. High performance concrete hpc is a specialized series of concrete designed to provide several benefits in the construction of concrete structures that cannot always be achieved routinely using conventional ingredients, normal mixing and curing practices. Chemical and physical properties of cement can help in selecting desired cement to produce highperformance concrete. Highperformance concrete hpc is a concrete mixture, which possesses high durability and high strength when compared to conventional concrete 1. Two experimental mixtures contained groundgranulated blast furnace slag with 2inch and 1inch nms.
The weak point of the use of such materials in repairing and strengthening old rc structures is the area of beamcolumn joints. A mix design procedure for high performance concrete mixes has been presented in this paper. A stateoftheart report for the bridge community publication no. This book summarizes recent developments in the field of high performance concrete, and helps engineers appreciate the potential of high performance concrete in construction.
Hpc mixtures are composed of essentially the same materials as conventional concrete mixtures, but the proportions are designed, or engineered, to provide the strength and durability needed for the structural and environmental requirements of the project. As for instance testified by the recent symposium on hpfrc in kassel, germany april 2008 the number of structural applications increases. Since rheological parameters and compressive strength are fundamental properties of concrete in two. Specifics may vary depending on the application, i. Development of nonproprietary ultrahigh performance. The production of concrete blocks consists of four basic processes. Hemrick oak ridge national lab maria guimaraes electrical power research institute project monitoring team.
This concrete mix has already been studied extensively through investigations concerning instantaneous and delayed mechanical behavior in compression. It covers all aspects of hpc from materials, properties and technology, to construction and testing. High performance concrete seminar report, ppt, pdf for. For instance, cement with low c3a is the most desired type of cement to produce highperformance concrete because the c3a creates incompatibility of cement with a. British cement association building research establishment ltd construct the concrete structures group reinforced concrete council.
However, high strength concrete is defined as concrete that has a compressive strength of 55mpa or higher, as per aci code. High performance concrete seminar ppt with pdf report what is high performance concrete. High performance concrete strength of materials concrete. The principal partners in the worlds most ambitious concrete research programme are. The concrete mix proportions given in table 1, was developed by andra french agency for nuclear waste management for nuclear waste repository structures in deep geologic formations. Mechanical behavior of highperformance concrete under thermal. It is suggested that high performance concrete is not fundamentally different from the concrete used in the past, although it usually contains fly ash, ground granulated blastfurnace slag and silica fume, as well as superplasticizer. The conception of high performance concrete hpc was formulated in the year of 1986. Authors michael berry, richard snidarich, camylle wood 8. High performance concrete seminar ppt with pdf report. The concrete printing process and the fresh properties of the concrete, including the.
Forthe purpose of this research program, high performance concrete is defined in terms of certain target strength and durability requirements as shown below. Pdf high performance concrete by pierreclaude aitcin. Uhpc in infrastructure projects has increased in recent years. Since rheological parameters and compressive strength are fundamental properties of concrete in two different stages of production, the correlation between rheological parameters and compressive strength has been used instead of using watercement ratio versus compressive strength relationship. Research project t2696, task 02 development of high performance concrete and evaluation of construction joints in concrete floating bridges development of high performance concrete and evaluation of construction joints in concrete floating bridges by rafik itani, eyad masad, bart balko and brian bayne washington state transportation center trac. Performance of geopolymer concrete under severe environmental conditions shankar h. Mechanical for the two types of rpc are given in the table. Concrete is the most widely used construction material in india with annual consumption exceeding 100 million cubic meters. Based on the success of the initial applications in 2001 through 2003, nysdot specified the following seven performance criteria for highstrength hpc for precast, prestressed concrete beams beginning in 2004.
High performance concrete an overview sciencedirect topics. This paper describes the aspects of concrete construction that contribute to sustainable. View ultrahigh performance concrete research papers on academia. Ultrahigh performance concrete research papers academia. Table 172 lists properties that can be selected for highperformance concrete. Not all properties can be achieved at the same time. Welcome to the federal highway administrations high performance concrete exchange community of practice. High performance concrete is a concrete in which certain characteristics are developed for a particular application and environment, so that it will give excellent performance in the structure in which it will be placed. The european concrete building project is a joint initiative aimed at improving the performance of the concrete frame industry. It covers new materials for producing higher strength concrete, production methods, mechanical properties, nonmechanical properties such as durability, and the effects of. Also explore the seminar topics paper on high performance concrete with abstract or synopsis, documentation on advantages and disadvantages, base paper presentation slides for ieee final year civil engineering ce or ieee civil construction btech, be, mtech students for the year 2015 2016.