Title:
HPCC in Brazilian Office Towe
Author(s):
Paulo Helene and Carine Hartmann
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
25
Issue:
12
Appears on pages(s):
64-68
Keywords:
High strength; color; design; garage; columns
DOI:
Date:
12/1/2003
Abstract:
Currently nearing completion, the e-Tower in São Paulo, Brazil, employs high-performance (high-strength) colored concrete (HPCC). The experience represents a first time use in Brazil of such a special concrete straight out of the research laboratory, with the objective of maximizing occupancy space, easing concrete placement, and thereby increasing productivity. At the same time, the coloring of the concrete columns achieves desired architectural effects in occupied portions of the structure and in its parking garage area. The main objective of this article is to describe how and why a Brazilian concrete team achieved what they consider world record construction with HPCC.