Introduction

This volume is a sequel to a previous bibliography which was compiled by the authors in 1989 as the first part of their research on high performance concrete sponsored by the Strategic Highway Research Program of the National Research Council. The previous bibliography was based on an extensive literature search to identify gaps in the existing knowledge on the subject and covered a period of 15 years beginning in 1974. In selecting the entries for the bibliography, more emphasis was placed on the strength development and durability of concrete.

Since the publication of the previous bibliography, there has been a phenomenal increase in the development and use of high performance concrete. Much greater emphasis is now placed on the durability and workability of concrete, although the development of higher strength of concrete at early ages may also serve the need of certain performance requirements. Therefore, in selecting the entries for the present volume, the authors have been guided by the broad definition of high performance concrete as adopted by the American Concrete Institute. High performance concrete is defined as concrete which meets special performance and uniformity requirements that cannot always be achieved routinely by using only conventional materials and normal mixing, placing, and curing practices. The requirements may involve enhancements of characteristics such as placement and compaction without segregation, long-term mechanical properties, early-age strength, toughness, volume stability, or service life in severe environments.

Following the same format as before, this bibliography is divided into two sections. Most entries in Section I relate to plain concrete with some citations on the use of high performance concrete in bridges, pavements, and other structural members. Section II contains entries on fiber reinforced concrete. An author index and a subject index for each section are provided at the end of this volume. TRIS and COMPENDEX are the principal bibliographical database from which the citations were obtained by computer search except that, for the second half of 1994, the citations were extracted directly from a variety of publications including books, technical journals, conference proceedings, and research reports.

The authors would like to acknowledge the assistance of Dena Guth who carefully sorted and compiled the massive output from the computer search for the first draft of this bibliography. She also gave substantial help in the preparation of author and subject indexes. Special appreciation is extended to Dora Zia whose painstaking effort in checking, validating, editing, and proofreading the citations greatly improved the consistency and accuracy of this publication.