• documented application examples give 16 two-page presentations of projects world-wide. These presentations aim to explain the motivation for adopting this technology and report on the design considerations and codes applied, the practical experience during design and construction, the results obtained and the infield performance;

• a list of projects includes some 100 further projects where the same information is given by keywords;

• a survey of rules and regulations based on 10 international and national codes, giving detailed advice about the use of concrete with characteristic strength in the range of 65 to 115 MPa;

• a list of about 100 current research projects in 20 nations on high strength / high performance concrete.