Examples of structures of super high-strength concrete in engineering

1. EXAMPLES OF STRUCTURES
OF SUPER-HIGH-STRENGTH
CONCRETE IN ENGINEERING
PREPARED BY YASIN ENGIN
CIVIL ENGINEER, MSc
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2. Petronas Towers
PROPERTIES
Location Malaysia
Completion year 1996
Height 452 m
Concrete strength 85 MPa (28-day)
Slump 200 mm
Water/binder 0.27
Cement content 260 kg/m3
Silica fume content 30 kg/m3
Fly ash content 260 kg/m3
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3. La Laurentienne Building
PROPERTIES
Location Canada
Completion year 1986
Height 102 m
Concrete strength 120 MPa (91-day)
Water/binder 0.24
Cement content 500 kg/m3
Silica fume content 30 kg/m3
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4. National Grand Theater
PROPERTIES
Location China
Completion year 2007
Floor area 219,400 m2
Concrete strength 100 MPa (21-day)
Slump 250 mm
Water/binder 0.26
Cement content 450 kg/m3
Min. additive content 150 kg/m3
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5. Times Square
PROPERTIES
Location Hong Kong
Completion year 1994
Height 194 m
Concrete strength 115 MPa (28-day)
Slump 220 mm
Water/binder 0.22
Cement content 500 kg/m3
Silica fume replacement 10 %
Fly ash replacement 15 %
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6. Beijing Finance and Tax Building
PROPERTIES
Location China
Completion year 1996
Length 494 m
Concrete strength 127 MPa (cube)(28-day)
Water/binder 0.23
Slump 202 mm
Cement content 540 kg/m3
Silica fume content 60 kg/m3
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7. Union Square Building
PROPERTIES
Location Seattle, USA
Completion year 1988
Height 243 m
Concrete strength 135 MPa (56-day)
Water/binder 0.22
Modulus of Elasticity 50 GPa
Slump 250 mm
Binder content 885 kg/m3
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8. Smestad Tunnel
PROPERTIES
Location Norway
Completion year 1983
Length 494 m
Concrete strength 140 MPa (cube)
Water/binder 0.23
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9. Gärtnerplatz Bridge
PROPERTIES
Location Germany
Completion year 2004
Length 132 m
Concrete strength 165 MPa (28-day)
Steel fiber content 1 %
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10. The Millau Viaduct
PROPERTIES
Location France
Completion year 2004
Length 2460 m
Concrete strength 199 MPa (28-day)
Water/cement 0.22
Steel fiber 195 kg/m3
Water content 195 kg/m3
Cement content 885 kg/m3
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11. On August 28th, 2013, the Ministry
of Science, ICT, and Future
Planning awarded 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 concrete for 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-Strength High Performance Concrete, CRC Press, 2013
YASİN ENGİN
Civil Engineer, MSc.
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yasin.engin@gmail.com
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