The maximum grade of concrete is 60 Mpa while

the minimum grade for pre-stressed applications

are 30 Mpa for post-tensioned members and 40
Mpa for pre-tensioned members. Concrete has
different properties like stiffness, durability and
creep. The stiffness of concrete is used to estimate
the deflection members. Given by the modulus of
elasticity. The durability of concrete is of vital
importance regarding the life cycle cost of a
structure. The creep of concrete is the increase in
deformation with time under constant load. High
strength concrete is made by lowering the water-
cement ratio to 0.35 or lower. Most often silica
fume is added to prevent the formation of free
calcium hydroxide crystals in the cement matrix,
which might reduce the strength at the cement-
aggregate bond