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Ultra-high-performance concrete is an advanced cementitious composite recognised for superior mechanical strength and durability developed over the past three decades. Although broadly used across various construction areas, its adoption in bridge engineering remains constrained, primarily because of high material costs. Furthermore, understanding regarding its specific use across diverse bridge components remains limited. A review of current development trends examines the present state, limitations, practical challenges, and future research requirements of ultra-high-performance concrete in bridge structures. Outlining these distinctive characteristics, benefits, and implementation barriers provides construction stakeholders with insights to support broader adoption. Better comprehension of the material aims to aid in expanding its commercial footprint across national and global building sectors.
Bridges require materials that provide high durability and mechanical strength to ensure long-term structural integrity. Understanding the hurdles that prevent ultra-high-performance concrete from widespread use helps the construction sector find ways to mitigate costs. Expanding its deployment could lead to more robust infrastructure across national and global engineering projects.
The findings target construction stakeholders, including bridge engineers and developers, seeking to overcome cost barriers and deploy ultra-high-performance concrete. As an evaluation of current trends, limitations, and research needs, the material stands between applied research and established commercial use, constrained primarily by expense. Providing clear insights into performance benefits and structural applications aims to help the construction industry expand the commercial market share of this material.
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Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) is a form of cementitious composite that has been the most innovative product in concrete technology over the last three decades. Ultra-high-performance concrete has been broadly employed for the design of numerous forms of construction owing to its excellent mechanical characteristics and durability, and studies on its behavior have grown fast in the last decades. While the utilization of ultra-high-performance concrete in bridge engineering (BE) is limited owing to its high costs, little is recognized about the utilization of UHPC in various BE elements. As a result of these issues, a comprehensive review of the current UHPC development trends should be conducted to determine its present state and perspective. This study presents a review of the state-of-the-art UHPC applications in BE. This review also discusses the current status, limitations, challenges, and areas for the further investigation of UHPC in BE. The aim of this research to help various construction stakeholders understand the distinctive characteristics, benefits, and barriers to the broad utilization of ultra-high-performance concrete applications. The understanding of UHPC will aid in increasing its entire market share in both the national and worldwide building sectors.
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DOI: 10.3390/buildings13010185
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