Application of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete in Bridge Engineering: Current Status, Limitations, Challenges, and Future Prospects
Shaker Abdala b, Walid N. Mansourc, Ibrahim Saad Agwad, Mohammed Nasre, Aref A. Abadelf, Yasin Onuralp Özkılıçg, Mahmoud H. Akeedh✉
- aDepartment of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Nawroz University, Duhok 42001, Iraq
- bDepartment of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Duhok, Duhok 42001, Iraq
- cDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh 33516, Egypt
- dCivil and Architectural Constructions Department, Faculty of Technology and Education, Suze University, Suez 41522, Egypt
- eTechnical Institute of Babylon, Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Babylon 51015, Iraq
- fDepartment of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- gDepartment of Civil Engineering, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya 42090, Turkey
- hSchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Sydney 2007, Australia
- ✉Corresponding author
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Abstract
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.