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RESULTS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE

Definition: concrete meeting special combinations of performance and uniformity requirements that cannot always be achieved routinely using conventional constituents and normal mixing, placing, and curing practices.- ACI Concrete Terminology


High-performance concrete (HPC) is concrete that has been designed to be more durable and, if necessary, stronger than conventional concrete. HPC mixtures are composed of essentially the same materials as conventional concrete mixtures, but the proportions are designed, or engineered, to provide the strength and durability needed for the structural and environmental requirements of the project. High-strength concrete is defined as having a specified compressive strength of 8000 psi (55 MPa) or greater. The value of 8000 psi (55 MPa) was selected because it represented a strength level at which special care is required for production and testing of the concrete and at which special structural design requirements may be needed.


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JOURNAL Articles ON HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE

Quantifying the Impact of Torsion on Effective Stiffness of Square Reinforced Concrete Piers (Prepublished)

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 8/7/2026

Seismic Tests and Strength Models of Diaphragm Connections to Corner Walls (Prepublished)

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 8/7/2026

Performance of Mechanical Couplers in Hinge Regions of Concrete Walls with Grade 80 (550 MPa) Bars (Prepublished)

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 7/23/2026

Shear Friction Performance of GFRP Headed-End Bars in Different Concrete Interfaces (Prepublished)

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 7/1/2026

Self-Healing Capability of Ambient-Cured High-Calcium-Based Alkali-Activated Engineered Composites

Publication: Materials Journal
Date: 7/1/2026

Investigations on Nano Zinc Oxide in Cement Mortar Using Response Surface Methodology and Image Processing

Publication: Materials Journal
Date: 7/1/2026

Evaluation of Nonproprietary Ultra-High-Performance Concrete Resistance to Chloride Penetration

Publication: Materials Journal
Date: 7/1/2026

Lap-Splice Tests of 600 MPa Reinforcing Bars for Slag-Based Concrete

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 7/1/2026

Experimental Study on Shear Resistance of Three-Dimensional Assembled Retaining Walls

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 7/1/2026

Bending Performance of Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composite Beams Reinforced with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Bars

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 7/1/2026

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Practice oriented papers and articles ON HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE

CPC Position Statement #9: Differential Curing of Concrete Floors

Publication: Concrete International
Date: 8/1/2026

Not All Concrete is the Same

Publication: Concrete International
Date: 5/1/2026

Revisiting the Definitions of Tensile Strain-Hardening Properties in UHPC Materials for Structural Applications

Publication: Concrete International
Date: 5/1/2026

Integration of Automated Experiment and Data Science for Enhanced Evaluation of Cement Dispersant Performance

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 5/1/2026

Enhancing Recycled Glass Powder Dispersion in UHPC: Understanding Pore Solution Chemistry and the Influence of PCE

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 5/1/2026

Preferential Adsorption of PCEs on OPC in Calcined Clay Blended Cements

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 5/1/2026

Compatibility of Ascophyllum nodosum-based VMA with HRWRs in cement pastes

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 5/1/2026

Effectiveness of PCEs in Combination with Isobutyltriethoxy Silane for Slump Retention in Ultra-Low Clinker Binders

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 5/1/2026

Characterizing Continuous Curing and Compressive Piezoresistive Stress and Strain Behavior of Smart Cement Modified with Inorganic and Organic Additives and the Performances Predicted using Vipulanandan Models

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 5/1/2026

Novel cement strength enhancers based on oxidized alkanolamines

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 5/1/2026

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