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What is High-Performance?
High-Early Strength Concrete High-Strength Concrete High-Durability Concrete Self-Consolidating Concrete Reactive Powder Concrete
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High early strength High strength High modulus of elasticity High abrasion resistance
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High resistance to frost and deicer scaling damage Toughness and impact resistance Volume stability Ease of placement Compaction without segregation Inhibition of bacterial and mold growth
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Blended cement
Fly ash / Slag / Silica fume Calcined clay/ Metakaolin Calcined shale Superplasticizers
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Test Method
ASTM C 39 ASTM C 39 ASTM C 78 ASTM C 944 ASTM C 1202
AASHTO T 259/260
ASTM C 642 ASTM C 469
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High-Early-Strength Concrete
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High-Early-Strength Concrete
May be achieved by
Type III or HE high-early-strength cement High cement content 400 to 600 kg/m3 (675 to 1000 lb/yd3) Low water-cementing materials ratio (0.20 to 0.45 by mass) Higher freshly mixed concrete temperature Higher curing temperature
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High-Early-Strength Concrete
May be achieved by
Chemical admixtures
Silica fume (or other SCM) Steam or autoclave curing Insulation to retain heat of hydration Special rapid hardening cements
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High-Strength Concrete
90% of ready-mix concrete 20 MPa - 40 MPa (3000 6000 psi) @ 28-d (most 30 MPa 35 MPa) High-strength concrete by definition 28 day compr. strength 70 MPa (10,000 psi)
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9.5 - 12.5 mm (3/8 - 1/2 in.) nominal maximum size gives optimum strength
Combining single sizes for required grading allows for closer control and reduced variability in concrete
For 70 MPa and greater, the FM of the sand should be 2.8 3.2. (lower may give lower strengths and sticky mixes)
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Fly ash, silica fume, or slag often mandatory Dosage rate 5% to 20% or higher by mass of cementing material.
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Air is mandatory, where durability in a freeze-thaw environment is required (i.e.. bridges, piers, parking structures) Recent studies:
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High-Strength Concrete
Placing, Consolidation, and Curing
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Delays in delivery and placing must be eliminated Consolidation very important to achieve strength Slump generally 180 to 220 mm (7 to 9 in.) Little if any bleedingfog or evaporation retarders have to be applied immediately after strike off to minimize plastic shrinkage and crusting 7 days moist curing
High-Durability Concrete
1970s and 1980s focus on High-Strength HPC Today focus on concretes with high durability in severe environments resulting in structures with long life High-Durability HPC
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High-Durability Concrete
Durability Issues That HPC Can Address
Permeability
Carbonation Freeze-Thaw Resistance Chemical Attack Alkali-Silica Reactivity Corrosion rates of rebar
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High-Durability Concrete
Confederation Bridge, Northumberland Strait, Prince Edward Island/New Brunswick, 1997
Cement: Fly ash: Silica fume: w/c: Water Red.: HRWR: Air: 91d strength:
398 kg/m3 45 kg/m3 32 kg/m3 0.30 1.7 L/m3 15.7 L/m3 5-8% 60 MPa
(671 lb/yd3) (76 lb/yd3) (72 lb/yd3) (47 oz/yd3) (83 oz/yd3) (8700 psi)
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Self-Consolidating Concrete
Self-consolidating concrete (SCC) also known as self-compacting concrete flows and consolidates on its own
Increased amount of
HRWR/Superplasticizers
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Self-Consolidating Concrete
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297 kg/m3
128 kg/m3 675 kg/m3
(500 lb/yd3)
(215 lb/yd3) (1,137 lb/yd3)
1,026 kg/m3 (1,729 lb/yd3) 170 kg/m3 (286 lb/yd3) (35 oz/yd3)
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Properties:
High strength 200 MPa (can be produced to 810 MPa) Very low porosity
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Unit
MPa (psi) MPa (psi) MPa (psi)
80 MPa
80 (11,600) 7 (1000)
RPC
200 (29,000) 40 (5800) 8 (1160)
Modulus of Elasticity GPa (psi) 40 (5.8 x 106) 60 (8.7 x 106) Fracture Toughness 103 J/m2 <1 30 Freeze-thaw RDF 90 100 Carbonation Abrasion mm 10-12 m2/s 2 275 0 1.2
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uctal
Cement Sand Silica quartz Silica fume Micro-Fibres - metallic or poly-vinyl acetate Mineral fillers - Nano-fibres Superplasticizer Water
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uctal
1020 kg/m3
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No aggregates !
uctal
42 43%
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w/c = 0.20
No aggregates !