Technology: MuCEM in Marseille – Diaphanous and Structural Applications of UHPC

Issue

11/2013 Materials and finishes

Author

Frank Kaltenbach

Source

DETAIL

Location

France, Marseilles

Year of construction

2013

Architecture

Rudy Ricciotti

The MuCEM (musée des civilisations de L’Europe et de la Mediteranée) is the first building in which ultra high performance concrete (UHPC) has been employed in different applications, both as structural member and as sheathing, on a vast scale. Owing to its outstanding physical and chemical properties, UHPC is increasingly becoming an alternative to conventional structural materials. Testing shows it...