363R-92
State-of-the-Art Report on High-Strength Concrete (Reapproved 1997)
1992, 55 pp.
$95.50

Currently available information about high-strength concrete is summarized. Topics discussed include selection of materials, concrete mix proportioning, batching, mixing, transporting, placing, control procedures, concrete properties, structural design, economics, and applications. A bibliography is included.

Contents:
Chapter 1--Introduction

1.1--Historical background

1.2--Committee objectives

Chapter 2--Selection of materials

2.1--Introduction

2.2--Cements

2.3--Chemical admixtures

2.4--Mineral admixtures and slag cement

2.5--Aggregates

2.6--Water

2.7--Cited references

Chapter 3--Concrete mix proportions

3.1--Introduction

3.2--Strength required

3.3--Test age

3.4--Water-cement ratio or water-cementitious ratio

3.5--Cement content

3.6--Aggregate proportions

3.7--Proportioning with admixtures

3.8--Workability

3.9--Trial batches

3.10--Cited references

Chapter 4--Batching, mixing, transporting, placing, curing, and control

procedures

4.1--Introduction

4.2--Batching

4.3--Mixing

4.4--Transporting

4.5--Placing procedures

4.6--Curing

4.7--Quality assurance

4.8--Quality control procedures

4.9--Strength measurements

4.10--Cited references

Chapter 5--Properties of high-strength concrete

5.1--Introduction

5.2--Stress-strain behavior in uniaxial compression

5.3--Modulus of elasticity

5.4--Poisson's ratio

5.5--Modulus of rupture

5.6--Tensile splitting strength

5.7--Fatigue strength

5.8--Unit weight

5.9--Thermal properties

5.10--Heat evolution due to hydration

5.11--Strength gain with age

5.12--Freeze-thaw resistance

5.13--Shrinkage

5.14--Creep

5.15--Cited references

Chapter 6--Structural design considerations

6.1--Introduction

6.2--Axially-loaded columns

6.3--Beams and

6.4--Eccentric columns

6.5--Summary

6.6--Cited references

Chapter 7--Economic considerations

7.1--Introduction

7.2--Cost studies

7.3--Case histories

7.4--Other studies

7.5--Selection of materials

7.6--Quality control

7.7--Areas of application

7.8--Conclusion

7.9--Cited references

Chapter 8--Applications

8.1--Introduction

8.2--Buildings

8.3--Bridges

8.4--Special applications

8.5--Potential applications

8.6--Cited references

Chapter 9--Summary

Chapter 10--References