HIGH PERFORMANCE

CONCRETE

SALIENT FEATURES OF HIGH

PERFORMANCE CONCRETE
HIGH WORKABILITY
HIGH COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
SEVERE ENVIRONMENT
COST
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DEFINITION
A

CONCRETE

PERFORMANCE

WHICH

MEETS

AND

SPECIAL

UNIFORMITY

REQUIREMENTS THAT CANNOT ALWAYS BE

ACHIEVED

ROUTINELY

BY

USING

ONLY

CONVENTIONAL MATERIALS AND NORMAL

MIXING,PLACING AND CURING PRACTICES

SELECTION OF MATERIALS
SELECTION OF SUITABLE INGREDIENTS
DETERMINATION OF QUANTITIES
CAREFUL QUALITY CONTROL
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CEMENT
LITTLE AMOUNT OF C3A
FINELY GROUND
FAIR AMOUNT OF C3S

FINE AGGREGATES
RIVER SAND AND CRUSHED STONES
COARSER SAND

COARSE AGGREGATE
STRONGEST COMPONENT

SIZE NOT EXCEEDING 20MPa

CUBIC IN SHAPE
NOT FLAKY OR ELONGATED

WATER
IMPORTANT INGERDIENT
BINDING AGENT
EXCESS WATER IS UNDESIRABLE

CHEMICAL ADMIXTURES
IMPROVE WORKABILITY
DECREASE IN WATER REQUIREMENT
TYPES OF CHEMICAL ADMIXTURES:

PLASTICIZERS
SUPER PLASTICIZERS
RETARDERS
AIR ENTRAINING AGENTS
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MINERAL ADMIXTURES
CEMENT MATRIX-DENSER AND
STRONGER
TYPES OF MINERAL ADMIXTURES
FLY ASH
SILICA FUME
CARBON BLACK POWDER
ANHYDROUS GYPSUM BASED
MINERAL ADMIXTURES

BEHAVIOUR OF FRESH HPC

WORKABILITY
VERY GOOD
PUMPED VERY WELL
WITHOUT SEGREGATION AND
VOIDS

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SETTING TIME
DEPENDS ON APPLICATION
WATER REDUCING ADMIXTURES

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BEHAVIOUR OF HARDENED HPC

SHORT TERM PROPERTIES:
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
TENSILE STRENGTH

LONG TERM PROPERTIES:

DURABILITY
(POROSITY,PERMEABILITY,FREEZE-THAW
RESISTANCE AND ABARASION RESISTANCE)
CREEP AND SHRINKAGE
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STRENGTH
CONSTITUENT MATERIALS
METHOD OF TESTING
RATE OF LOADING
CURING TECHNIQUES

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COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
28 DAYS STRENGTH UPTO 80 Mpa
90 DAYS STRENGTH UPTO 130 Mpa
FUTURE-140MPa

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TENSILE STRENGTH
GOVERNS THE CRACKING BEHAVIOUR
DIRECT TENSILE TEST
SPLIT TENSILE TEST

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DURABILITY CHARACTERISTICS
LOW PERMEABILITY
STEEL PROTECTED
ABRASION RESISTANCE
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WHEN TO USE HPC

SEVERE EXPOSURE CONDITIONS
INCREASE DURABILITY
PREVENT DETERIORATION OF
CONCRETE
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APPLICATIONS
BRIDGES
HIGH RISE BUILDINGS
TUNNELS
PAVEMENTS
NUCLEAR STRUCTURES
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CASE STUDY:
JOIGNY BRIDGE
BUILT ACROSS RIVER YONNE
THREE SPAN BRIDGE
HEIGHT OF 220m
WIDTH OF 15.8m
FRENCH CODES

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REDUCTION IN CONCRETE
VOLUME
28 DAYS STRENGTH OF 70MPa
PUMPING
SUFFICIENT SETTING TIME
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CONCRETE STRENGTH-91.7MPa
AND 65.5MPa
TENSILE STRENGTH-5.1MPa
FIRST BRIDGE WITH 60MPa
COMPLETED IN 1989

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ADVANTAGES
REDUCTION IN SIZE OF
STRUCTURAL MEMBERS
SPEED OF CONSTRUCTION
WORKABILITY AND
PUMPABILITY
ECONOMICAL MATERIAL IN
TERMS OF TIME AND MONEY

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ADVANTAGES(CONT..)
HIGHER SEISMIC RESISTANCE
IMPROVED DURABILITY
ABRASION RESISTANCE
HIGH TENSILE STRENGTH
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REDUCED MAINTENANCE COST

LIMITATION
AN EXTENDED QUALITY
CONTROL

COST
SPECIAL CONSTITUENTS

MANUFACTURED AND PLACED

CAREFULLY
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CONCLUSIONS
DURABILITY CONSIDERATIONS
INITIAL COST IS HIGH
REDUCED SIZE OF STRUCTURAL
MEMBERS
PRECAST PRODUCTS
EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF
INDUSTRIAL WASTES

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