chapter 1 Terminology: some personal choices -- chapter 2 Introduction -- chapter 3 A historical perspective -- chapter 4 The high-performance concrete rationale -- chapter 5 High-performance concrete principles -- chapter 6 Review of the relevant properties of some ingredients of high-performance concrete -- chapter 7 Materials selection -- chapter 8 High-performance mix design methods -- chapter 9 Producing high-performance concrete -- chapter 10 Preparation for concreting: what to do, how to do it and when to do it -- chapter 11 Delivering, placing and controlling high-performance concrete -- chapter 12 Curing high-performance concrete to minimize shrinkage -- chapter 13 Properties of fresh concrete -- chapter 14 Temperature increase in high-performance concrete -- chapter 15 Testing high-performance concrete -- chapter 16 Mechanical properties of high-performance concrete -- chapter 17 The durability of high-performance concrete -- chapter 18 Special high-performance concretes -- chapter 19 Ultra high-strength cement-based materials -- chapter 20 A look ahead.