Author : Nishant Rana, Abhishek Tiwari and Alok Kumar Srivastava

Concrete as a construction material is widely used in India with annual consumption exceeding 100 million cubic meters. Conventional Ordinary Concrete which is designed on the basis of compressive strength does not meet many functional requirements since it is found deficit in aggressive environments conditions, time of construction, energy absorption capacity, repair and retrofitting jobs etc. So, there is a need to design High Performance Concrete (HPC) which is far superior than conventional concrete. High Performance Concrete exceeds the properties and constructability of normal concrete. These specially designed concretes are made up of normal & special materials which enables it to meets the general performance requirements in a particular structure. Special mixing, placing, and curing methodologies may be required in order to produce such type of concrete. When the general performance of concrete is substantially higher than that of normal type concrete, such concrete is regarded as high performance concrete. High-performance concrete has been primarily used in the construction of tunnels, bridges, pavements, high rise building structures because of its strength, durability, and high modulus of elasticity. High Performance Concrete has received increased attention in the development of infrastructure such as buildings, industrial structures, hydraulic structures, bridges, highways etc. leading to utilization of large quantity of concrete. This paper presents the general introduction of high performance concrete, its categorization, its composition and its applications in various civil engineering constructions.

Keywords: High-Performance Concrete, Categorization of High-Performance Concrete, Materials Used in High-Performance Concrete, Applications of High-Performance Concrete

Article published in International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, Vol.6, No.3 (June-2016)