America's Defence Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), the organisation that developed the MOP, has been investigating UHPC since 2008.

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An Australian study carried out between 2004 and 2006 confirmed that UHPC resists blasts as well as direct hits.

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Western countries, too, have been looking at the military uses of UHPC.

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This fractured panels made of UHPC, but did not shatter them.

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Once again, this research is for civilian purposes and could pave the way for a new generation of UHPC with precisely engineered properties and outstanding performance.

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