Guide Specification for High Performance Concrete for Bridges

This guide specification is intended to serve as a guide for developing specifications for all high performance concretes supplied for highway bridges, whether produced by a ready mix supplier, a general contractor, or in a permanent plant or a precast concrete manufacturer. For the purposes of this specification, high performance concrete (HPC) is considered as concrete engineered to meet specific needs of a project; including: mechanical, durability, or constructability properties. The document provides mandatory language that the specifier can cut and paste into project specifications. It also includes guidance on what characteristics should be specified in a given case, and what performance limit is needed to ensure satisfactory performance for a given element or environment.