Portland Cement Association’s Reference

List for Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC)

General:
Graybeal, B., “UHPC in the U.S. Highway Infrastructure,” Proceedings of the 2009 Ultra-High
Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) Conference: Designing and
Building with UHPFRC : State of the Art and Development, Federation International
du Beton (fib), Marseille, France, November 17-18, 2009.

Graybeal, B., “UHPC Making Strides,” Public Roads, Federal Highway Administration,
Volume 72, Number 4, January/February 2009.

Graybeal, B., Ultra-High Performance Concrete, TechNote Report No. FHWA-HRT-11-038,

Federal Highway Administration, March 2011.

Graybeal, B., Hartmann, J., and Perry, V., “Ultra-High Performance Concrete for Highway
Bridges,” Proceedings, Federation International du Beton (fib) Symposium, Avignon,
France, April 2004.

Graybeal, B. and Lwin, M. M., “Deployment of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete

Technology,” Aspire, Summer 2010.

Graybeal, B. and Lwin, M. M., “Ultra-High-Performance Concrete, A Bridge of the Future—A

Solution Today,” Aspire, Spring 2010.

Gumbel, P., “Building Materials: Cementing the Future,” Time, December 4, 2008.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1864315,00.html

Material and Structural Properties:

Ahlborn, T., Harris, D., Mission, D., and Peuse, E., “Strength and Durability Characterization
of Ultra High Performance Concrete Under Variable Curing Conditions,” Proceedings,
TRB 2011 Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, 2011.

Ahlborn, T., Pense, E., and Misson, D., Ultra-High-Performance-Concrete for Michigan
Bridges Material Performance – Phase I, Report No. RC-1525, Michigan Department
of Transportation, November 2008.

Akhnoukh, A. K., Development of High Performance Precast/Prestressed Bridge Girders,

Doctoral Dissertation, University of Nebraska, December 2008.

Chen, L., and Graybeal, B., Finite Element Analysis of Ultra-High Performance Concrete:
Modeling Structural Performance of an AASHTO Type II Girder and a 2nd Generation Pi-
Girder, National Technical Information Service Report No. PB2011-100864, Federal
Highway Administration, 2010.

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Crane, C. K., Shear and Shear Friction of Ultra-High Performance Bridge Girders, Doctoral
Dissertation, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010.

Degen, B., Shear Design and Behavior of Ultra-High Performance Concrete, Masters of
Science Thesis, Iowa State University, 2006.

Fu, C., and Graybeal, B., “Shrinkage and Creep Study of Ultra High Performance Concrete
Girders,” Proceedings, TRB 2011 Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board,
Washington, DC, 2011.

Graybeal, B., Behavior of Field-Cast Ultra-High Performance Concrete Bridge Deck

Connections Under Cyclic and Static Structural Loading, National Technical Information
Service Report No. PB2011-101995, 2010.

Graybeal, B., Characterization of the Behavior of Ultra-High Performance Concrete, Doctoral

Dissertation, University of Maryland, 2005.

Graybeal, B., “Compressive Behavior of Ultra-High Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete,”

ACI Materials Journal, American Concrete Institute, Volume 104, Number 2, 2007,
pp.146-152.

Graybeal, B., “Fatigue Response of an Ultra-High Performance Concrete Field-Cast Bridge

Deck Connection,” Proceedings of the TRB 2011 Annual Meeting, Transportation
Research Board, Washington, DC, 2011.

Graybeal, B., Field-Cast UHPC Connections for Modular Bridge Deck Elements, TechBried
Report No. FHWA-HRT-11-022, Federal Highway Administration, November 2010.

Graybeal, B., Finite Element Analysis of UHPC: Structural Performance of an AASHTO Type
II Girder and a 2nd-Generation Pi-Girder, TechBrief Report No. FHWA-HRT-10-079,
Federal Highway Administration, November 2010.

Graybeal, B., “Flexural Behavior of an Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete I-Girder,” ASCE

Journal of Bridge Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Volume 13,
Number 6, November/December 2008, pp. 602-610.

Graybeal, B., Material Property Characterization of Ultra-High Performance Concrete, Report

No. FHWA-HRT-06-103, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C., August
2006.

Graybeal, B., “Practical Means for Determination of the Tensile Behavior of Ultra-High
Performance Concrete,” Journal of ASTM International, American Society for Testing
and Materials (ASTM) International, Volume 3, Number 8, 2006.

Graybeal, B., Simultaneous Structural and Environmental Loading of a UHPC Component,

TechBrief Report No. FHWA-HRT-10-055, Federal Highway Administration, July
2010.

Graybeal, B., Simultaneous Structural and Environmental Loading of an Ultra-High

Performance Concrete Component, National Technical Information Service Report
No. PB2010-110331, Federal Highway Administration, 2010.

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Graybeal, B.,Structural Behavior of a 2nd Generation UHPC Pi-Girder, TechBrief Report No.
FHWA-HRT-09-069, Federal Highway Administration, October 2009.

Graybeal, B., Structural Behavior of a 2nd Generation Ultra-High Performance Concrete Pi-
Girder, Natinal Technical Information Service Report No. PB2009-115496, Federal
Highway Administration, 2009.

Graybeal, B.,,Structural Behavior of a Prototype UHPC Pi-Girder, TechBrief Report No.

FHWA-HRT-09-068, Federal Highway Administration, October 2009.

Graybeal, B., Structural Behavior of a Prototype Ultra-High Performance Concrete Pi-Girder,

National Technical Information Service Report No. PB2009-115495, Federal Highway
Administration, 2009.

Graybeal, B., Structural Behavior of Ultra-High Performance Concrete Prestressed I-Girders,

Report No. FHWA-HRT-06-115, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.,
August 2006.

Graybeal, B., Ultra-High Performance Concrete, TechNote Report No. FHWA-HRT-11-038,

Federal Highway Administration, March 2011.

Graybeal, B. and Davis, M., “Cylinder or Cube: Strength Testing of 80 to 200 MPa (11.6 to 29
ksi) Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete,” ACI Materials Journal, Vol.
105, No. 6, November-December 2008, pp. 603-609.

Graybeal, B. and Hartmann, J., “Ultra-High Performance Concrete Material Properties,”

Proceedings, Transportation Research Board Conference, January 2003.

Graybeal, B., and Tanesi, J., “Durability of an Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete,” ASCE

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Volume
19, Number 10, 2007, pp.850-854.

Green, B. “An Investigation of UHPC/RPC Materials for Enhanced Penetration Resistance,”

Presented at the American Concrete Institute Fall Convention, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, 2010.

Harris, D., Characterization of the Punching Shear Capacity of Thin UHPC Plates, Masters of
Science Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2004.

Harris, D., Sarkar, J., and Ahlborn, T., “Interface Bond Characterization of Ultra-High
Performance Concrete Overlays,” Proceedings, TRB 2011 Annual Meeting,
Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, 2011.

John, E., Ruiz, E., Floyd, R., and Hale, W. M., “Transfer and Development Length and
Prestress Losses in Ultra-High Performance Concrete Beams,” Proceedings, TRB
2011 Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, 2011.

Meade, T., and Graybeal, B., “Flexural Response of Lightly Reinforced Ultra-High
Performance Concrete Beams,” Proceedings, Third International fib Congress,
Federation International du Beton (fib), Washington, DC, 2010.

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Ocel, J. and Graybeal, B., “Fatigue Behavior of an Ultra-High Performance Concrete I-
Girder,” Proceedings of the 2007 PCI National Bridge Conference,
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, 2007.

Pfeifer, C., Möser, B., and Stark, J., “Hydration, Phase and Microstructure Development of
Ultra-High Performance Concrete,” ZKG International, No. 10-2010, pp. 71-79.

Rebentrost, M., and Wight, G., “Investigation of UHPFRC Slabs Under Blast Loads,”
Proceedings of the 2009 Ultra-High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Conference, Federation International du Beton (fib), Marseille, France, 2009.

Wille, K., Naaman, A., and Parra-Montesinos, G., “Ultra-High Performance Concrete with
Compressive Strength Exceeding 150 MPa (22 ksi): A Simpler Way,” ACI Materials
Journal, American Concrete Institute, Volume 108, Number 1, January/February 2011,
pp. 46-54.

Design, Analysis, and Construction:

AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications , 5th Ed., AASHTO, Washington, D.C., 2010.

Akhnoukh, A. K., Development of High Performance Precast/Prestressed Bridge Girders,

Doctoral Dissertation, University of Nebraska, December 2008.

Almansour, H. and Lounis, Z., “Innovative Design Approach of Precast-Prestressed Girder

Bridges Using Ultra High Performance Concrete,” Canadian Journal of Civil
Engineering, Vol. 37, No. 4, May 2010, pp. 511-521.
Almansour, H., and Lounis Z., Innovative Design Approach of Precast-Prestressed Girder
Bridges Using Ultra High Performance Concrete, Report Number NRCC-51128,
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 2010.

Brühwiler, E., and Denarié, E., “Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures Using Ultra-High
Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete,” Proceedings, The Second International
Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete, Kassel, Germany, 2008.

Chen, L., and Graybeal, B., Finite Element Analysis of Ultra-High Performance Concrete:
Modeling Structural Performance of an AASHTO Type II Girder and a 2nd Generation
Pi-Girder, National Technical Information Service Report No. PB2011-100864,
Federal Highway Administration, 2010.

Chen, L., and Graybeal, B., “Finite Element Modeling of Ultra-High Performance Concrete
Bridge Girders,” Proceedings, TRB 2011 Annual Meeting, Transportation Research
Board, Washington, DC, 2011.

Degen, B., Shear Design and Behavior of Ultra-High Performance Concrete, Masters of
Science Thesis, Iowa State University, 2006.

Garica, H., Analysis of an Ultra-High Performance Concrete Two-Way Ribbed Bridge Deck
Slab, National Technical Information Service Report No. PB2007-112112, Federal
Highway Administration, 2007.

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Gowripalan, N., and Gilbert, I., “Design Guidelines for Ductal Prestressed Concrete Beams,”
VSL Australia, May 2000.

Graybeal, B., Analysis of an Ultra-High Performance Concrete Two-Way Ribbed Bridge Deck
Slab, TechBrief Report Number FHWA-HRT-07-055, Federal Highway Administration,
October 2007.

Graybeal, B., “Design, Fabrication, and Testing of a 2nd Generation Ultra-High Performance
Concrete Pi-Girder,” Proceedings, Third International fib Congress, Federation
International du Beton (fib), Washington, DC, 2010.

Graybeal, B., Finite Element Analysis of UHPC: Structural Performance of an AASHTO Type
II Girder and a 2nd-Generation Pi-Girder, TechBrief Report No. FHWA-HRT-10-079,
Federal Highway Administration, November 2010.

Graybeal, B. and Hartmann, J., “Rapid Construction of an Ultra-High Performance Concrete

Bridge,”

Habel, K., Charron, J., Braike, S., Hooton, R. D., Gauvreau, P., and Massicotte, B., “Ultra-
High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete Mix Design in Central Canada,”
Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Volume 35, Number 2, 2008, pp. 217-224.

Keierleber, B., Bierwagen, D., Wipf, T., and Abu-Hawash, A., “Design of Buchanan County,
Iowa, Bridge, Using Ultra High-Performance Concrete and Pi Beam Cross Section,”
Proceedings of the 2008 PCI National Bridge Conference, Precast/Prestressed
Concrete Institute, 2008.

Massicotte, B., and Boucher-Proulx, G., “Seismic Retrofitting of Bridge Piers with UHPFRC
Jackets,” Designing and Building with UHPFRC: State of the Art and Development,
Wiley-ISTE, London, England, 2010, pp. 531-540.

Park, H., Chuang, E., and Ulm, F, J., Model Based Optimization of Ultra-High Performance
Concrete Highway Bridge Girders, MIT-CEE Report R03-01, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, March 2003.

Perry, V., and Weiss, G., “Innovative Filed Cast UHPC Joints for Precast Bridge Decks—
Design, Prototype Testing and Projects,” Proceedings of the 2009 Ultra-High
Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) Conference: Designing and
Building with UHPFRC : State of the Art and Development, Federation International
du Beton (fib), Marseille, France, November 17-18, 2009.

Recommendations for Design and Construction of High Performance Fiber Reinforced

Cement Composites with Multiple Fine Cracks (HPFRCC), Concrete Engineering
Series 82, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, March 2008.

Schmidt, C., Riedl, S., Geisenhanslüke, C., and Schmidt, M., “Strengthening and
Rehabilitation of Pavements Applying Thin Layers of Reinforced Ultra-High
Performance Concrete (UHPC-White Topping),” Proceedings, The Second
International Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete, Kassel, Germany,
2008.

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Soh, M., Model-Based Design of a Ultra High Performance Concrete Prototype Highway
Bridge Girder, Master of Science Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of technology, June
2003.

Suleimann, M., and Sritharan, S., Ultra-High Performance Concrete in Geotechnical and
Substructure Applications, iowa Highway Research Board TR-558 Technology
Transfer Summary, Center for Transportation Research and Education, (CTRE), Iowa
State University, November 2008.

Taylor, C., Weldon, B., Jauregui, D., and Newtson, C., “Feasibility Analysis of Ultra High
Performance Concrete for Prestressed Concrete Bridge Applications,” Proceedings,
TRB 2011 Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, 2011.

Toutlemonde, F., Resplendino, J., Sorelli, L., Bouteille, S., and Brisard, S., “Innovative
Design of Ultra High-Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete Ribbed Slab:
Experimental Validation and Preliminary Detailed Analyses,” Proceedings of the
Seventh International Symposium on Utilization of High-Strength/High-Performance
Concrete, SP-288, American Concrete Institute, 2005, pp. 1187-1206.

Vande Voort, T., Suleiman, M., and Sritharan, S., Design and Performance Verification of
UHPC Piles for Deep Foundations, Iowa Highway Research Board (IHRB) Project
TR-558, Iowa Department of Transportation, November 2008.

Vergoossen, R. P. H., “Tailor Made Bridge Design with Ultra-High Performance Concretes,”
Tailor Made Concrete Structures, edited by Walraven and Stoehlhorst, Taylor &
Francis Group, London, England, 2008.

Case Studies—Iowa Bridges:

Aaleti, S. R., Sritharan, S., Bierwagen, D., and Wipf, T., “Experimental Evaluation of
Structural Behavior of Precast UHPC Waffle Bridge Deck Panels and Connections,”
Proceedings of the TRB 2011 Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board,
Washington, DC, January 2011.

Bierwagen, D., and Abu-Hawash, A., “Ultra High Performance Concrete Highway Bridge,”
Proceedings of the 2005 Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Ames,
Iowa, August 2005.

Bierwagen, D., Abu-Hawash, A., Moore, B., and Keierleber, B. “Ultra-High Performance
Concrete in Iowa,” HPC Bridge Views, Issue 57, September/October 2009.

Bierwagen, D., and McDonald, N., “Ultra High Performance Concrete Highway Bridge,”
Proceedings of the 2005 PCI National Bridge Conference, Precast/Prestressed
Concrete Institute, Palm Springs, California, 2005.

“Fabrication of Innovative Bridge Deck Panels Displayed,” Innovator, Federal Highway

Administration, Issue 21, October/November 2010.

Heimann, J. and Schuler, G., The Implementation of Full Depth UHPC Waffle Bridge Deck
Panels, Phase 1 Report, Federal Highway Administration, March 30, 2010.

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“Innovative Jakway Bridge Nominated for Quality Award,” Daily Register, December 29,
2008.

Keierleber, B., Bierwagen, D., Fanous, F., Phares, B., and Couture, I., “Design of Buchanan
County, Iowa, Bridge Using Ultra High Performance Concrete and PI Girders,”
Proceedings of the 2007 Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Ames,
Iowa, August 2007.

Keierleber, B., Bierwagen, D., Wipf, T., and Abu-Hawash, A., “Design of Buchanan County,
Iowa, Bridge, Using Ultra High-Performance Concrete and PI Beam Cross Section,”
Proceedings of the 2008 PCI National Bridge Conference, Precast/Prestressed
Concrete Institute, Orlando, Florida, 2008.

Keierleber, B., Bierwagen, D., Wipf, T., and Abu-Hawash, A., “Design of Buchanan County,
Iowa, Bridge, Using Ultra High-Performance Concrete and Pi Beam Cross Section,”
Proceedings of the 2008 PCI National Bridge Conference, Precast/Prestressed
Concrete Institute, 2008.

Moore, B., and Bierwagen, D., “Ultra High Performance Concrete Design,” Proceedings of
the 2006 Concrete Bridge Conference, National Concrete Bridge Council and the
Portland Cement Association, Reno, Nevada, May 7-10, 2006.

Rouse, J. M., Wipf, T., Phares, B., Fanous, F., and Berg, O., Design, Construction, and Field
Testing of an Ultra High Performance Concrete Pi-Girder Bridge, Iowa Highway
Research Board (IHRB) Project TR-574, Iowa Department of Transportation, January
2011.

Wipf, T., Phares, B., Sritharan, S., Degen, B., and Giesmann, M., Design and Evaluation of a
Single-Span Bridge Using Ultra-High Performance Concrete, Iowa Highway Research
Board (IHRB) Project TR-529, Iowa Department of Transportation, September 2009.

Wipf, T., Sritharan, S., Abu-Hawash, A., Phares, B., and Bierwagen, D., “Iowa’s Ultra-High
Performance Concrete Implementation,” Research News, Iowa Department of
Transportation, April 2011.

Case Studies—New York State Bridges:

Perry, V. and Royce, M., “Innovative Field-Cast UHPC Joints for Precast Bridge Decks (Full-
Depth Precast Deck Panels), Oneonta, NY – Design, Prototype Testing and
Construction,” Proceedings of the 2010 Concrete Bridge Conference, National Concrete
Bridge Council and the Portland Cement Association, February 24-26, 2010, Phoenix,
Arizona.

Perry, V., and Royce, M., “Innovative Field-Cast UHPC Joints for Precast Bridge Decks
(Side-By-Side Deck Bulb-Tees), Village of Lyons, New York: Design, Prototyping, Testing
and Construction,” Proceedings, Third fib International Congress 2010, Federation
International du Beton (fib), Washington, DC, 2010.

Shutt, C., “UHPC Joint Provides New Solution,” Aspire, Fall 2009.
Other:

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Washer, G., Fuchs, P., Graybeal, B., and Hartmann, J., “Ultrasonic Testing of Reactive
Powder Concrete,” IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency
Control, IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society, New York , NY,
2004.