- Author
- Carino, N. J. | Clifton, J. R.
- Title
- High-Performance Concrete: Research Needs to Enhance Its Use.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Journal
- ACI Concrete International, 70-76, September 1991
- Keywords
- concretes | curing agents | mechanical properties | test methods | durability | structural design | construction | structures
- Identifiers
- high-performance concrete (HPC); structural performance
- Abstract
- Historically, the development of concrete technology has been a slow, evolutionary process. Notable exceptions include the discoveries of the water-cement ratio law in 1919 and air entrainment in 1938. Today, we are at another revolutionary stage of concrete technology. The introduction of new admixtures and cementitious materials has allowed the production of highly workable concrete with superior mechanical properties and durability. This new class of concrete is being called high-performance concrete (HPC), and it is expected that its use will have a marked impact on concrete construction and the performance of concrete structures.