Ultra-LS® and UHPC Precast Structures
Ultra-LS® is Fort Miller’s ultra-high performance concrete solution for precast structures that require high strength, reduced weight, thinner profiles, and long-term durability. Built with UHPC, Ultra-LS® gives project teams a way to rethink components typically produced with conventional concrete, especially where strength, service life, or installation constraints drive the design.
Fort Miller has experience producing UHPC structures and research specimens, including work with the Federal Highway Administration for testing at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center.
What Is Ultra-LS®?
Ultra-LS® uses ultra-high-performance concrete to create precast components with higher compressive strength and improved material performance compared with conventional concrete. Because UHPC can achieve significant strength in smaller sections, Ultra-LS® can support lighter, thinner structural elements where project conditions call for a different approach.
For owners, engineers, and contractors, Ultra-LS® may be a strong fit when durability, reduced component weight, or geometric constraints are central to the project.
UHPC Precast Structure Applications
Project teams may consider UHPC precast structures for applications where conventional concrete creates limitations around size, weight, durability, or installation. Fort Miller’s UHPC capabilities can support bridge components, closure elements, custom structures, research and testing specimens, and other precast applications requiring high-performance material properties.
UHPC can also be useful on projects where lighter components may simplify handling, thinner sections may help meet geometric constraints, or long-term durability is central to the owner’s performance goals.
Why Choose UHPC Over Conventional Concrete?
UHPC offers greater compressive strength and density than conventional concrete mixes. That performance can create advantages in installation planning, component design, and life-cycle value.
For the right application, UHPC may help reduce structural weight, support thinner profiles, improve durability, and expand what is possible with precast concrete. Fort Miller works with project teams to evaluate whether UHPC is an appropriate fit for the specific structure, site conditions, and performance requirements.
Fort Miller brings precast manufacturing experience, quality-controlled production, and project-specific coordination to Ultra-LS® and UHPC work. The team can help evaluate component geometry, fabrication requirements, handling considerations, installation planning, and the relationship between UHPC elements and the broader structure.
This is especially important for custom or high-performance applications where material properties, production control, and installation details all need to work together.
Please call our office today to convert your next project to UHPC.
