ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMACE CONCRETE: MIX DESIGN, RAW MATERIALS AND CURING REGIMES

(Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) is a type of novel cement-based composites with ultra-high strength, superior workability and durability. During the past three decades, it has become a new type of construction material with greater application. However, some challenges have not been solved for UHPC in the process of promotion of its wider applications, such as that the preparation method has not been well established or standardized. There still has been wide exploring space for the diversification of raw materials for making UHPC, and the influence of mixing procedure, pouring and curing regimes on the performance of UHPC is still not well understood by the engineering community. [...])