Ultra-High Performance Concrete UHPC: Fundamentals - Design - Examples -- Contents -- Editorial -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Principles for the production of UHPC -- 2.1 Development -- 2.2 Basic material concepts -- 2.2.1 Microstructure properties -- 2.2.2 Grading optimization -- 2.3 Raw materials -- 2.3.1 Cement -- 2.3.2 Reactive admixtures -- 2.3.2.1 Silica fume -- 2.3.2.2 Ground granulated blast furnace slag -- 2.3.3 Inert admixtures -- 2.3.4 Superplasticizers -- 2.3.5 Steel fibres -- 2.4 Mix composition -- 2.5 Mixing -- 2.6 Curing and heat treatment -- 2.7 Testing -- 2.7.1 Fresh concrete -- 2.7.2 Compressive and flexural tensile strengths -- 3 Mechanical properties of the hardened concrete -- 3.1 General -- 3.2 Behaviour in compression -- 3.2.1 UHPC without fibres -- 3.2.2 UHPC with steel fibres -- 3.2.3 Further factors affecting the compressive strength -- 3.2.3.1 Geometry of test specimen and test setup -- 3.2.3.2 Heat treatment -- 3.3 Behaviour in tension -- 3.3.1 Axial (concentric) tension loads -- 3.3.2 Flexural tensile strength -- 3.3.3 Derivation of axial tensile strength from compressive strength -- 3.3.4 Derivation of axial tensile strength from bending tests -- 3.3.5 Splitting tensile strength -- 3.3.6 How fibre geometry and orientation influence the behaviour of UHPC in tension -- 3.3.7 Converting the stress-crack width relationship into a stress-strain diagram -- 3.3.8 Interaction of fibres and bar reinforcement -- 3.4 Shrinkage -- 3.5 Creep -- 3.6 Multi-axial stresses -- 3.7 Fatigue behaviour -- 3.8 Dynamic actions -- 3.9 Fire resistance -- 3.10 UHPC with combinations of fibres ('fibre cocktails') -- 4 Durability -- 4.1 Microstructure -- 4.2 Resistance to aggressive media -- 4.3 Classification in exposure classes -- 5 Design principles -- 5.1 Influence of fibre distribution and fibre orientation.

5.2 Analyses for the ultimate limit state -- 5.2.1 Safety concept -- 5.2.2 Simplified stress-strain curve for design -- 5.2.2.1 Compression actions -- 5.2.2.2 Tension actions -- 5.2.3 Design for bending and normal force -- 5.2.4 Design for shear -- 5.2.4.1 Tests at the University of Kassel -- 5.2.4.2 Tests at RWTH Aachen University -- 5.2.4.3 Tests at Delft University of Technology -- 5.2.5 Punching shear -- 5.2.6 Strut-and-tie models -- 5.2.6.1 Load-carrying capacity of struts -- 5.2.6.2 Load-carrying capacity of ties -- 5.2.6.3 Load-carrying capacity of nodes -- 5.2.7 Partially loaded areas -- 5.2.8 Fatigue -- 5.3 Analyses for the serviceability limit state -- 5.3.1 Limiting crack widths -- 5.3.2 Minimum reinforcement -- 5.3.3 Calculating deformations -- 6 Connections -- 6.1 General -- 6.2 Dry joints -- 6.3 Glued joints -- 6.4 Wet joints -- 6.5 Grouted joints -- 6.6 Adding UHPC layers to existing components to upgrade structures -- 7 Projects completed -- 7.1 Bridges -- 7.1.1 Canada -- 7.1.1.1 Bridge for pedestrians/cyclists, Sherbrooke (1997) -- 7.1.1.2 Glenmore/Legsby footbridge, Calgary (2007) -- 7.1.2 France -- 7.1.2.1 Road bridge, Bourg-lès-Valence -- 7.1.2.2 Pont du Diable footbridge (2005) -- 7.1.2.3 Pont de la Chabotte road bridge -- 7.1.2.4 Pont Pinel road bridge (2007) -- 7.1.2.5 Strengthening the Pont sur l'Huisne, Mans -- 7.1.3 Japan -- 7.1.3.1 Sakata-Mirai footbridge (2003) -- 7.1.3.2 GSE Bridge, Tokyo Airport (2010) -- 7.1.3.3 Tokyo Monorail, Haneda Airport line -- 7.1.4 South Korea -- 7.1.4.1 Seonyu 'Bridge of Peace', Seoul -- 7.1.4.2 KICT cable-stayed footbridge (2009) -- 7.1.4.3 Design for Jobal Bridge (KICT) -- 7.1.5 Germany -- 7.1.5.1 Bridges over River Nieste near Kassel -- 7.1.5.2 Gärtnerplatz Bridge over River Fulda, Kassel -- 7.1.5.3 HSLV pilot project.

7.1.5.4 Bridge for pedestrians/cyclists over River Pleiße, Markkleeberg (2012) -- 7.1.6 Austria -- 7.1.6.1 Wild Bridge near Völkermarkt -- 7.1.6.2 Bridge for pedestrians/cyclists, Lienz -- 7.1.6.3 Modular temporary bridge for high-speed rail lines -- 7.1.7 Switzerland -- 7.1.8 The Netherlands -- 7.2 Applications in buildings -- 7.2.1 Columns -- 7.2.2 Façades -- 7.2.3 Stairs and balconies -- 7.2.4 Roofs -- 7.3 Other applications -- 7.3.1 Runway, Haneda Airport, Tokyo, Japan -- 7.3.2 Jean Bouin Stadium, Paris -- 8 Acknowledgements -- References -- Index -- End User License Agreement.