Introduction
In our opinion, architecture is not only a building design of floor plans, facades and interiors, but it also includes their aesthetics, functionality, construction technology. For all these architectural areas, our HPC and UHPC binder systems offer technical and design solutions of extreme quality that have never been achieved with standard concrete before. In addition to the very good sustainability, the sustainability can be increased many times over in combination with natural aggregates or recycling aggregates.
Architecture / Infrastructure
WPE-DK High Performance Concrete (HPC) and Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) are high strength ductile material formed by combining cement, silica fume, high performance water thinner, water and steel or organic fibres. The material offers compressive strengths of 80 MPa to 300 MPa / 43500 psi and flexural strengths of up to 40 MPa / 5800 psi.
WPE-DK produces binder systems as grout binder, mortar binder and shotcrete binder. We produce all our binder systems as two-component systems.
For most WPE-DK HPC and UHPC concretes the mixing ratio is: 1 part binder : 1 part aggregate.
With fibre-reinforced HPC and UHPC binder systems, very thin structures with high strength can be designed. This results in a significant weight saving of the material. The ductile behaviour of our HPC and UHPC systems is a first for concrete, with the ability to deform and take bending and tensile loads even after internal cracking.
Our HPC and UHPC binder systems can be combined with a variety of other materials such as glass, wood, steel, ceramics, minerals, natural materials, etc.
HPC and UHPC elements, combined with high performance insulation systems, result in a thin-layer structure with very high strength and extremely good insulating properties for extreme temperature conditions.
Another advantage of our HPC and UHPC concretes is the high density of the material, which makes it essentially impermeable to water and chlorides, giving the material exceptionally long durability and corrosion resistance.
WPE-DK HPC and UHPC concretes can be used as a corrosion protection layer for existing concrete-steel or timber structures or as a load-bearing element for new structures on or in salt water.
Based on our nanotechnology, extremely fine surface or design structures can be achieved with our HPC and UHPC binder systems.
Facade elements made of fibre-reinforced HPC or UHPC concrete are resistant to all kinds of environmental influences. Facades or facade elements can be made very thin. Due to the thin-layer structure and the associated low weight, these elements are easier to install. With the right mixture of aggregates and pigments, all types of standard façade material can be copied.
The UHPC floor systems UHPC Phalt and UHPC TopLayer are extremely resistant to any mechanical loads and chemical attacks in all temperature ranges.
UHPC Phalt a combination system of UHPC mortar and asphalt is the natural choice to overcome challenges such as high point loads, rutting due to constant driving on the same tracks, as it combines the flexible and jointless asphalt with the excellent load bearing capacity and high wear resistance of UHPC mortar.
Advantages of WPE-DK HPC and UHPC binder system
- Fast early strength
- High compressive strength
- High flexural strength
- Exact dimensions cast from the mould
- High wear resistance
- High corrosion resistance
- High thermal shock resistance
- Self-sealing
- No pores
- Extreme adhesion
- Finest surface structures are possible
- Extremely resistant to environmental influences
- Waterproof even in thin layers
- Lightweight UHPC with highly effective thermal insulation
- Average service life 150+ years
- Seawater resistant
- Absolute frost and de-icing salt resistance
- Very good chemical resistance+
On request, we will be pleased to provide you with our detailed mixing instructions for each of our HPC and UHPC products and material safety data sheet.
