High Performance Concrete

Bedar R.Hassan
• Introduction:
• High-performance concrete (HPC) is the concrete has exceeds the properties and
constructability of normal concrete. Normal and special materials are used to
make these concretes.
• All high-strength concrete is high-performance, not all high-performance concrete
is high-strength.
• Introduction:
• Special mixing, placing, and curing practices may be needed.
• HPC concretes will have a low water-cementing materials ratio of 0.20 to 0.45.
• Strength is not always the primary required property.
• Characteristic of HPC:
• High early strength.
• High Strength concrete.
• Durable Concrete.
• Low Permeability.
• High toughness
• Resistance to chemical attack.
• Controlling of High performance concrete:
• Controlling of High performance concrete:
• Common Mixes:
• Advantages:
• 1. Speed of construction.
• 2. Economical compared with properties.
• 3. Seismic resistance.
• 4. Durable.
• 5. High strength (Tensile and Compressive).
• 6. Low maintenance cost.
• Disadvantages:
• 1. Quality control.
• 2. Special staff.
• References:
• ACI Committee 211, Guide for Selecting Proportions for High- Strength Concrete
with Portland Cement and Fly Ash, ACI 211.4- 93, reapproved 1998, American
Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Michigan, 1998, 13 pages.
• A¨ı tcin, P.-C., High-Performance Concrete, Modern Concrete Technology 5, E &
FN Spon, London, 1998, 591 pages.
• ASCE, High-Performance Construction Materials and Systems, Technical Report
93-5011, American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, April 1993.