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HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Concrete
OBS

In the abbreviation HPC, performance naturally applies to compression resistance but also to other physical-chemical and mechanical properties: tensile strength, fatigue resistance, permeability, low or high density, chemical resistance, etc. ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de béton
DEF

Béton dont la résistance à l'écrasement sur cylindre à 28 jours est supérieure à 55 MPa.

CONT

Pour la mise au point et du projet d'exécution du Pont du Pertuiset, et notamment pour la détermination du phasage et du réglage des haubans, la Direction scientifique du groupe Bouygues a désiré connaître avec exactitude le comportement différé d'une gamme de bétons «à hautes performances». (Annales de l'ITBTP, 8905, n° 474, page 51.)

Spanish

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