Examples of structures of super high-strength concrete in engineering

Examples of structures of super high-strength concrete in engineering

1. EXAMPLES OF STRUCTURES
OF SUPER-HIGH-STRENGTH
CONCRETE IN ENGINEERING
PREPAREDBYYASIN ENGIN
CIVIL ENGINEER, MSc
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2. PetronasTowers
PROPERTIES
Location Malaysia
Completionyear 1996
Height 452 m
Concretestrength 85 MPa(28-day)
Slump 200mm
Water/binder 0.27
Cementcontent 260 kg/m
3
Silicafumecontent 30 kg/m
3
Flyashcontent 260 kg/m
3
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3. La LaurentienneBuilding
PROPERTIES
Location Canada
Completionyear 1986
Height 102 m
Concretestrength 120 MPa(91-day)
Water/binder 0.24
Cementcontent 500 kg/m
3
Silicafumecontent 30 kg/m
3
2
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4. National Grand Theater
PROPERTIES
Location China
Completionyear 2007
Floorarea 219,400 m2
Concretestrength100 MPa(21-day)
Slump 250mm
Water/binder 0.26
Cementcontent 450 kg/m
3
Min.additivecontent150 kg/m
3
3
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5. Times Square
PROPERTIES
Location HongKong
Completionyear 1994
Height 194 m
Concretestrength 115 MPa(28-day)
Slump 220mm
Water/binder 0.22
Cementcontent 500 kg/m
3
Silicafumereplacement10 %
Flyashreplacement 15 %
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6. Beijing Finance and Tax Building
PROPERTIES
Location China
Completionyear 1996
Length 494 m
Concretestrength127 MPa(cube)(28-day)
Water/binder 0.23
Slump 202 mm
Cementcontent 540 kg/m
3
Silicafumecontent60 kg/m
3
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7. UnionSquareBuilding
PROPERTIES
Location Seattle, USA
Completionyear 1988
Height 243 m
Concretestrength 135 MPa(56-day)
Water/binder 0.22
Modulusof Elasticity 50 GPa
Slump 250 mm
Bindercontent 885 kg/m
3
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8. SmestadTunnel
PROPERTIES
Location Norway
Completionyear 1983
Length 494 m
Concretestrength140 MPa(cube)
Water/binder 0.23
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9. GärtnerplatzBridge
PROPERTIES
Location Germany
Completionyear 2004
Length 132 m
Concretestrength 165 MPa(28-day)
Steel fiber content1%
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10. TheMillauViaduct
PROPERTIES
Location France
Completionyear 2004
Length 2460 m
Concretestrength199 MPa(28-day)
Water/cement 0.22
Steel fiber 195 kg/m
3
Watercontent 195 kg/m
3
Cementcontent 885 kg/m
3
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11. On August 28
th
, 2013, the Ministry
of Science, ICT, and Future
Planningawarded Samsung C&T
the Minister Prize for outstanding
achievement. With the introduction
in 2002 of concrete with a design
strength of 80 MPa, Samsung C&T
has continued to innovate and push
the boundaries of concrete
strength.
Now, with Samsung C&T preparing
commercialize 200MPa super high
strength concretefor construction
projects, the world is a step closer
to realizing a 1mile-tall ultra high-
rise.
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12. Source: Pu Xincheng, Super-High -StrengthHigh PerformanceConcrete, CRC Press , 2013
YASİN ENGİN
CivilEngineer, MSc.
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[email protected]
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