Print this page High Performance Concrete
Vincent D. Reynolds, MBA, P.E.
Course Outline
This 5 hour course will cover the design procedures, material properties and other essential information regarding the design of High Performance Concrete. Case studies and design examples will be presented to aid in understanding the course material.
This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.
Learning Objective
At the conclusion of this course, the student would have learned the following:
- The water- cementious ratio of high performance concrete (HPC);
- The uses of the rapid migration test (RMT);
- How to define creep;
- The advantages of using high performance concrete;
- How to test for compression strength of HPC;
- How to determine the modulus of rupture of concrete;
- How aggregate affects the compressive strength of concrete;
- How to determine the voids content of fine aggregate;
- How to define thermal cracking;
- How admixtures affect permeability in HPC;
- The effects of accelerated curing on HPC;
- The effects of over-vibration on concrete;
- Common methods of curing concrete;
- How to determine the mixing water adjustment;
- The typical amount of air entrainment to control expansion;
- Material and Performance characteristics of HPC;
- Flexure properties of HPC;
- Shear and torsion properties of HPC;
- Cost effective designs of HPC; and
- Mixture designs that affect the permeability of HPC.
Intended Audience
This course is intended for those wanting an understanding of High Performance Concrete Structural Designer’s Guide for Highway Bridges. It could be especially useful for professionals working in structural, transportation and geotechnical engineering.
Benefit to Attendees
This course is designed so that the intended audience will benefit immediately with the information to aid in the effective design of High Performance Concrete Structures.
Course Introduction
The Federal Highway Administration defines High performance Concrete (HPC) as “concrete that is made with carefully selected high quality ingredients, optimized mixture designs, and which are batched, mixed, placed, consolidated and cured to the highest industry standards.” High performance concrete is used to design efficient structures when certain design restraints presents themselves. The use of high performance concrete can result in optimizing concrete structures resulting in extending bridge beam lengths or decreasing the depth of bridge girders.
Course Content
This course will cover the development, production and design of HPC for highway structures. The study materials will detail the design methods, material properties, curing and inspection of HPC facilities. Case studies and design examples will be presented to aid in understanding the course material.
You will be directed to study the document “High Performance Concrete Structural Designer’s Guide,” as published on the website of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
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Course Summary
This course is designed so that the intended audience will benefit immediately with the information to aid in the effective design of High Performance Concrete Structures
Using good engineering judgment is always paramount in any situation. Utilizing good judgment and the knowledge gained in this course will aid the reader with the knowledge to be a success when designing High Performance Concrete Structure.
Related Links
For additional technical information related to this subject, please visit the following websites:
Turner Fairbanks Research Center:
http://www.tfhrc.gov/
Federal Highway Administration:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/
Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.com
Quiz
Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.
DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.
