A review on characteristics of Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) and its application in bridge engineering

The necessity of attention to the sustainable development in civil engineering for the progress of modern societies has highlighted concrete as the most widely used construction material for researchers. In this way, Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) has been highly appreciated as one of the newest inventions in the field of concrete technology. The purpose of this article is to: 1- depict outstanding properties of UHPC that make its utilization in construction, rehabilitation and strengthening projects efficient and 2- promote the application of UHPC in bridge engineering in the national scale relying on extensive domestic studies in order to localize it. Much effort has been made to present a comprehensive report on innovations and gained experiences in the field of using UHPC in the bridge industry during the last two decades in all parts of the world and investigate the main direction of future research pointing to the key constraints of the widespread use of this material for constructing and maintaining bridges.