Description
This report summarizes currently available information about high strength concrete (HSC). Topics discussed include selection of materials, concrete mixture proportions, ordering, batching, mixing, transporting, placing, quality control, concrete properties, structural design, economic considerations, and applications.
Keywords: concrete properties; economic considerations; high-strength concrete; material selection; mixture proportions; structural applications; structural design; quality control.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1—Introduction
1.1—Historical background
1.2—Definition of high-strength concrete
1.3—Scope of report
Chapter 2—Notation, definitions, and acronyms
2.1—Notation
2.2—Definitions
2.3—Acronyms
Chapter 3—Selection of material
3.1—Introduction
3.2—Cementitious materials
3.3—Admixtures
3.4—Aggregates
3.5—Water
Chapter 4—Concrete mixture proportions
4.1—Introduction
4.2—Strength required
4.3—Test age
4.4—Water-cementitious material ratio
4.5—Cementitious material content
4.6—Air entrainment
4.7—Aggregate proportions
4.8—Proportioning with supplementary cementitious materials and chemical admixtures
4.9—Workability
4.10—Trial batches
Chapter 5—Ordering, batching, mixing, transporting, placing, curing, and quality-control procedures
5.1—Introduction
5.2—Ordering
5.3—Batching
5.4—Mixing
5.5—Transporting
5.6—Placing procedures
5.7—Curing
5.8—Quality control and testing
Chapter 6—Properties of high-strength concrete
6.1—Introduction
6.2—Stress-strain behavior in uniaxial compression
6.3—Modulus of elasticity
6.4—Poisson’s ratio
6.5—Modulus of rupture
6.6—Splitting tensile strength
6.7—Fatigue behavior
6.8—Unit density
6.9—Thermal properties
6.10—Heat evolution due to hydration
6.11—Strength gain with age
6.12—Resistance to freezing and thawing
6.13—Abrasion resistance
6.14—Shrinkage
6.15—Creep
6.16—Permeability
6.17—Scaling resistance
6.18—Fire resistance
Chapter 7—Structural design considerations
7.1—Introduction
7.2—Concentrically loaded columns
7.3—Beams and one-way slabs
7.4—Prestressed concrete beams
7.5—Eccentrically loaded columns
Chapter 8—Economic considerations
8.1—Introduction
8.2—Cost studies
8.3—Selection of materials
8.4—Quality control
8.5—Conclusions
Chapter 9—Applications
9.1—Introduction
9.2—Buildings
9.3—Bridges
9.4—Offshore structures
9.5—Other applications
Chapter 10—Summary
Chapter 11—References
11.1—Referenced standards and reports
11.2—Cited reference