Characterisation of High strength concrete

Under the guidance of

Dr. Tushar Kanti Dey
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, BBIT

Presented by
- Dipankar Singha 27601320026
- KAPILDEB PAL 27601320027
- SHARMISTHA ROY 27601320040
- Zeba khan 27601320028

Pursing (B.Tech, Civil Engineer)

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 CONTENTS
► Introduction.
► What is High Performance Concrete. ?
► Components/Ingredients of HPC.
► Methods for achieving High Performance
► Characteristic of HPC.
► Properties Of Fresh Concrete
► Properties Of Hardened Concrete
► Conclusion.
► References.
 INTRODUCTION

 Concrete is the most widely used construction material in

India with annual consumption exceeding 100 million cubic

 meters.
characteristics
High performanceare developed for aa concrete
concrete is particular inapplication
which and
certain
environment, so that it will give excellent performance in the
structure in which it will be placed.

 A high-strength concrete is always a high performance concrete,

but a high-performance concrete is not always a high-strength
concrete.
 What is High Performance Concrete ?

According
 to Paul Zia
HPC is a concrete, which meets special performance, and
uniformity requirements that cannot be always achieved by using
only the conventional materials and normal mixing, placing, and
curing practices.
According to Civil Engineering Research Foundation (CERP)

HPC is a concrete in which some or all of the following properties

have been enhanced.
(a) Ease of placement
(b) Long term mechanical properties
(c) Early age strength
 Components/Ingredients
The main ingredients of HPC are as follows

1) Cement

2) Fine aggregate

3) Coarse aggregate

4) Water

5) Mineral admixtures (fine filler and/or pozzolonic

supplementary cementitious materials)

6) Chemical admixtures (plasticizers, superplasticizers, retarders,

air- entraining agents)
 FRESH PROPERTIES OF HIGH
STRENGTH CONCRETE
1. WORKABILITY
2. SETTING TIME, BLEEDING AND SEGREGATION
3. HEAT OF HYDRATION
4. DENSITY

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 HARDENED PROPERTIES OF
HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE
1. COMPRESSIVE STRENGH

2. DURABILITY

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 Methods for achieving High Performance

 Better durability performance has been achieved by using high-

strength, low w/c ratio concrete.

Two approaches to achieve durability through different techniques

are as follows

(1)Reducing the capillary pore system such that no fluid

movement can occur is the first approach. This is very difficult
to realize and all concrete will have some interconnected pores.
2. Creating chemically active binding sites which prevent
transport of aggressive ions such as chlorides is the second
more effective method. There are two approaches are shown
in Fig.1
 Characteristics of High performance concrete.

Concrete may be regarded as high performance for several different

reasons:
► Very low porosity through a tight and refined pore structure of the
cement paste.
► Very low permeability of the concrete
► High resistance to chemical attack.
► Low heat of hydration
► High early strength and continued strength development
► Low water binder ratio
► Low bleeding and plastic shrinkage
 Stress-strain Behavior
❑ The shape of the ascending part of the stress-strain curve is more
linear and steeper for high-strength concrete, and the strain at the
maximum stress is slightly higher for HPC.
❑ The slope of the descending part becomes steeper for high
performance concrete.
❑ High performance concrete exhibits less internal micro cracking than
lower-strength concrete for a given imposed axial strain.
 Advantages
 Speed Of Construction

 Economical Material In terms Of Time And

Money
 Higher Seismic Resistance

 Improved Durability

 Abrasion Resistance

 High Tensile Strength

 Reduced

 Maintenance Cost
 Disadvantages

 An Extended Quality Control

 Cost

 Special Constituents

 Manufactured And Placed

carefully
 Application

 In Pavements

❑ High Performance concrete is being increasingly

used for highway pavements due to the
potential economic benefits

❑ Fast track concrete paving (FTCP) technology can

be used for complete pavement reconstruction.
 Application

 In Bridges

❑ HPC is being extensively used now for the fabrication of precast

pylons, piers, and girders of many long span bridges in the world
For Example The Normandie Bridge in France (1993),

❑ Concrete structures are preferable for railway bridges to

eliminate noise and vibration problems and minimize the
maintenance cost.

❑Fast track concrete paving (FTCP) technology can be used for

complete pavement reconstruction.
 Application
 In High-rise Buildings.

❑ The reasons for using the high strength concrete in the area of
high-rise buildings are to reduce the dead load, the deflection,
the vibration and the noise, and the maintenance cost.

 Miscellaneous Applications.

❑Fiber reinforced has been used with and without

concrete conventional in many field applications.
reinforcement
include These
bridge deck overlays, floor slabs, pavements and pavement
overlays, refractories, hydraulic structures, thin shells, rock slope
stabilization, mine tunnel linings and many precast products.
 C ase
Study
 JOIGNY BRIDGE
❑ Built Across River Yonne
❑ Three Span Bridge
❑ Height Of 2.2m
❑ Width Of 15.8m
❑ French Codes

Features.
❑Concrete Strength- 91.7MPa AND
65.5MPa
❑Tensile Strength is 5.1MPa
❑FIRST BRIDGE WITH 60MPa
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Nuclear Reactor France

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 C onclusio
n
We are going to expect concrete that is a little more expensive per
cubic meter to buy but

It will require less skill and effort to place.

It will look better with no appearance defects.

It will be more durable.

It will require more skill at the batching plant.

 References
1. PHD Thesis of Dr. (Smt) B.K Shah on" High Performance, Eco-
friendly Cement Using High Volume Industrial Byproducts and Waste
Materials (IBPW)“
2. C.Suryawanshi,”Structural significance of high performance concrete”,
Indian Concrete journal. (march2007).
3. M.S. Shetty, “ Concrete Technology- theory and practice”, S.CHAND
publications,2013.
4. A.T. mullick, “High Performance Concrete in INDIA”, Indian concrète
journal, (Sept-2005) pp 7-12.
5. IS 10262: 1982, “Recommended Guidelines for Concrete Mix design”,
Bureau of Indian Standard, New Delhi.