Project Spotlight: Durable embassy uses precast UHPC to copy tribal patterns

The new U.S. embassy in Maputo, Mozambique, uses precast ultra-high-performance concrete to meet durability and blast resistance requirements Bei Kohen, project and business development manager for Fibrobeton, says that UHPC played a crucial role inn the project by offering exceptional durability. T...

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Published in:PCI journal 2024, Vol.69 (5)
Main Author: Nichols, Mason
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The new U.S. embassy in Maputo, Mozambique, uses precast ultra-high-performance concrete to meet durability and blast resistance requirements Bei Kohen, project and business development manager for Fibrobeton, says that UHPC played a crucial role inn the project by offering exceptional durability. The general contractor was Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Inc.
ISSN:0887-9672
0887-9672
DOI:10.15554/pcij69.5-ps1