High-Performance Concrete In The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers

Abstract

In 1970, when confronted with the problem of severe abrasion-erosion damage in stilling basins below dams, a solution was found in the development of concretes having strengths greater than 100 MPa. This was done using silica fume and high-range water-reducing admixtures. Similar and higher-strength high-performance concretes have also been developed for defense purposes as part of the protective-structures portion of the U.S. military research and development (R&D) program. When stronger concrete or concrete that must resist a more severe exposure is needed, the Corps of Engineers' concrete R&D capability has been able to develop it, and it probably will continue to be able to do so.