DURA® ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE DUCTILE CONCRETE (UHPdC)

Technical Characteristic

Table 1: DURA® compare to normal strength concrete (NSC) and high performance concrete (HPC)

Characteristics		Unit	Codes / Standards	NSC	HPC	DURA®
Specific Density		kg/m3	BS1881:Part 114-1983	2300	2400	2350 – 2450
Cylinder Compressive Strength		MPa	AS1012.9-1999	20 – 50	50 – 100	120 – 160
Cube Compressive Strength		MPa	BS6319: Part 2-1983	20 – 50	50 – 100	130 – 170
Creep Coefficient			AS1012.16-1996	2 – 5	1 – 2	< 0.5
Post Cured Shrinkage		με	AS1012.16-1996	1000 – 2000	500 – 1000	< 100
Modulus of Elasticity		GPa	BS1881:Part 121-1983	20 – 35	35 – 40	40 – 50
Poisson’s Ratio				0.2	0.2	0.2
Split Cyl. Cracking Tensile Strength		MPa	BS EN 12390-6:2000	2 – 4	4 – 6	6 – 10
Split Cyl. Ultimate Tensile Strength		MPa	BS EN 12390-6:2000	2 – 4	4 – 6	10 – 18
Flexural 1st Cracking Strength		MPa	ASTM C1018-1997 ↑	2.5 – 4	4 – 8	8 – 12
Modulus of Rupture		MPa		2.5 – 4	4 – 8	18 – 35
Bending Fracture Energy, Gf,δ=0.46mm		N/mm		0.05 – 0.10	0.06 – 0.18	1 – 2.5
Bending Fracture Energy, Gf,δ=3.0mm		N/mm		0.05 – 0.10	0.06 – 0.18	10 – 20
Bending Fracture Energy, Gf,δ=10mm		N/mm		0.05 – 0.10	0.06 – 0.18	15 – 30
Toughness Indexes	I5			1	1	4 – 6
	I10			1	1	10 – 15
	I20			1	1	20 – 35
Modulus of Rupture		MPa	JCI-S-002-2003 ↑↑	2.5 – 4	4 – 8	18 – 35
Bending Fracture Energy, Gf,δ=0.46mm		N/mm		0.05 – 0.10	0.06 – 0.18	1 – 2.5
Bending Fracture Energy, Gf,δ=3.0mm		N/mm		0.05 – 0.10	0.06 – 0.18	10 – 20
Bending Fracture Energy, Gf,δ=10mm		N/mm		0.05 – 0.10	0.06 – 0.18	15 – 30
Rapid Chloride Permeability		coulomb	ASTM C1202-2005	2000 – 4000	500 – 1000	< 200
Chloride Diffusion Coefficient		m2/s	ASTM C1556-2004	4 – 8 x 10-12	1 – 4 x 10-12	0.05 – 0.1 x 10-12
Carbonation Depth		mm	BS:EN 14630-2003	5 – 15	1 – 2	< 0.1
Abrasion Resistance		mm	ASTM C944-1999	0.8 – 1.0	0.5 – 0.8	< 0.03
Water Absorption		%	BS1881:Part 122-1983	> 3	1.5 – 3.0	< 0.2
Initial Surface Absorption		ml/(m2s)	BS1881:Part 208-1996	0.7 (10 min) 0.2 (120 min)	0.1 (10 min) 0.05 (120 min)	< 0.02 (10 min) < 0.01 (120 min)

↑ - Three-pooint bending using un-notched 100 x100 x 300mm specimen
↑↑ - Four-point bending using notched 100 x 100 x 300 mm specimen

Compressive Strength	Flexural Strength