The current trend of use of superlatives in concrete technology may strike as
somewhat disconcerting to many .We had high strength concrete, hyperplasticiser, and
superplasticisers, very reactive Pozzolana, and now high performance
concrete. It is difficult to imagine any concrete being manufactured and
used, which is not intended to perform to the extent; high performance
concrete is not a new material of construction.
It is difficult to imagine any concrete being manufacture and used,
which is not intended to perform. The only difference is the level of
performance, which is higher than ordinary. High Performance Lightweight
Concrete (HPLC) has been extensively investigated for, among other
applications, use in oil drilling platforms in severe environments.
The relationships and allowable stresses and the stress block given in
structural codes for normal strength concrete (e.g. IS 456 or IRC 21)
will require modification. Acceptance testing on site has to be more
than cube testing at28 days. Where durability of concrete is the driving
force for adoption of high performance concrete, in-situ permeability
tests are performed as a matter of routine.
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