When normal ready-mix concrete is made the largest aggregates ... there is the least amount of void space possible. Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) is like that except that filling the ...

Researchers at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami are advancing a new approach to sprayable ultra-high performance ... as challenging as fine-tuning the mix itself.

Researchers from ETH Zurich have built a prototype of an ultra-thin, curved concrete roof ... the scientists determined the correct concrete mix, which had to be fluid enough to be sprayed and ...

It’s a lab in the basement of a University of Michigan building and the stuff inside the mixer bowl is concrete — ultra-high-performance ... mass-manufacture the mix. It was used recently ...

As a result, the country has developed a particular expertise in making some of the toughest concrete in the world. The pinnacle of its development is known as Ultra ... to that mix to improve ...

A bridge made with a new ultra-high performance ... scene.Engineers say the concrete has short strands of steel and is up to eight times stronger than a traditional mix.David Lee a professor ...

A new study by leading structural engineering firm KPFF Consulting Engineers shows that switching to ultra-low carbon ... cast-in-place (or “ready-mix” concrete) with concrete blocks, builders ...

A prototype for an ultra ... the concrete using a method developed specifically for this purpose, ensuring that the textile could withstand the pressure at all times. Together with Holcim Schweiz, the ...