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Hindawi Publishing Corporation Advances in Materials Science and Engineering Volume 2012, Article ID 319285, 12 pages doi:10.1155/2012/319285 Research Article Use of UHPC in Bridge Structures: Material Modeling and Design Oguz Gunes,1 Seda Yesilmen,2 Burcu Gunes,2 and Franz-Joseph Ulm3 1 Civil Engineering Department, Cankaya University, 06810 Ankara, Turkey 2 Civil Engineering Department, Atilim University, 06836 Ankara, Turkey 3 Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA Correspondence should be addressed to Oguz Gunes, ogunes@ Received 19 December 2011; Accepted 11 February 2012 Academic Editor: Gai-Fei Peng Copyright © 2012 Oguz Gunes et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) is a promising new class of concrete material that is likely to make a significant con- tribution to addressing the challenges associated with the load capacity, durability, sustainability, economy, and environmental im- pact of concrete bridge infrastructures. This paper focuses on the material modeling of UHPC and design of bridge girders made of UHPC. A two-phase model used for modeling the behavior of UHPC was briefly discussed, and the model was implemented in a preliminary design case study. Based on the implemented design and the reported use of UHPC in bridge applications, the advantages, limitations, and future prospects of UHPC bridges were discussed, highlighting the need for innovative research and design to make optimum use of the favorable properties of the material in bridge structures. 1. Introduct