Connections of Precast Ultra-High Performance Concrete Elements

At the Institutes of Structural Concrete at RWTH Aachen University and Graz University of Technology the authors investigate connections of precast ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) elements. Modified established connections will be tested to derive design concepts for UHPC elements based on the existing design concepts for normal and high-strength concrete. Connections under compressive, tensile as well as shear loads will be investigated. The new design approach will take advantage of the high performance properties of the concrete. The research work comprises theoretical and experimental investigations. The further variation of certain parameters as well as the verification of the test results and the implementation in design concepts will be accomplished using non-linear FE computation.