TITLE:
A Survey of High Performance Concrete Developments in Civil Engineering Field
AUTHORS:
Vatsal Patel, Niraj Shah
KEYWORDS:
Chemical Admixtures; Conventional Concrete; High Performance Concrete; Mineral Admixtures
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Civil Engineering,
Vol.3 No.2,
May
30,
2013
ABSTRACT: High Performance concrete (HPC) has received increased attention in the
development of infrastructure Viz., Buildings, Industrial Structures, Hydraulic
Structures, Bridges and Highways etc. leading to utilization of large quantity
of concrete. This paper presents a comprehensive coverage of High Performance concrete
developments in civil engineering field. It highlights the High Performance
concrete features and requirements over conventional concrete. Furthermore,
recent trends with regard to High Performance Concrete development in this area
are explored. This paper also includes effect of Mineral and Chemical
Admixtures used to improve performance of concrete.