Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
Sustainable building with ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) –
coordinated research program in Germany
M. Schmidt
Institute of Structural Engineering, University of Kassel, Germany
ABSTRACT: In Germany, a 12 Mio. € Research Program on UHPC was performed since 2005, covering a
wide range of topics related to UHPC. The program was funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and
coordinated by the University of Kassel. More than 20 research institutes were involved. The paper describes
the intention and the background of the program, and it gives an overview over the topics being dealt with ...