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Table 1 Example applications of UHPC around the world.

From: Ultra-High Performance Concrete: Mechanical Performance, Durability, Sustainability and Implementation Challenges

Structures/applications

Location

Completion/production year

Compressive strength (MPa)

Flexural strength (MPa)

Sherbrooke footbridge

Sherbrooke, Canada

1997

200

40

Joppa clinker silo

Illinois, USA

2001

220

50

Seonyu footbridge

Seoul, Korea

2002

180

32

Sakata Mirai footbridge

Sakata, Japan

2002

238

40

Millau Viaduct toll gate

A75 Motorway, France

2004

165

30

Shepherds creek bridge

Sydney, Australia

2005

180

–

Blast resisting panels

Melbourne, Australia

2005

160

30

Papatoetoe footbridge

Auckland, New Zealand

2006

160

30

Glenmore/Legsby bridge

Calgary, Canada

2007

–

–

Gaertnerplatz bridge

Kassel, Germany

2007

150

35

UHPC girder bridge

Iowa, USA

2008

150

–

Wind turbine foundations

Denmark

2008

210

24

Haneda Airport slabs

Tokyo, Japan

2010

210

45

Whiteman Creek bridge

Brantford, Canada

2011

140

30

Sewer pipes

Germany

2012

151

–

Spun concrete columns

Germany

2012

179

–

UHPC truss footbridge

Spain

2012

150

–

  1. Data collected from Schmidt et al. (2004, 2012), Fehling et al. (2008) and Talebinejad et al. (2004).