[HTML][HTML] Behaviour of alkali-activated concrete at elevated temperatures: A critical review

W Tu, M Zhang - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated concrete (AAC) is recognised as a novel sustainable construction material to
substitute Portland cement concrete with superior thermal and mechanical performance …

A review of mechanical properties of fibre reinforced concrete at elevated temperatures

H Wu, X Lin, A Zhou - Cement and Concrete Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Fibre reinforced concrete (FRC) has gained increasing interest in recent years due to its
superior mechanical properties compared to normal concrete. To apply FRC in civilian and …

Experimental investigation on the flexural behavior of steel-polypropylene hybrid fiber reinforced concrete

B Li, Y Chi, L Xu, Y Shi, C Li - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents an experimental study on the flexural behavior of steel-polypropylene
hybrid fiber reinforced concrete (HFRC) using four-point bending tests on 51 samples. Three …

Finite element modeling of steel-polypropylene hybrid fiber reinforced concrete using modified concrete damaged plasticity

Y Chi, M Yu, L Huang, L Xu - Engineering Structures, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents a modified concrete damaged plasticity model (CDPM) based on
ABAQUS, in order to accurately simulate the mechanical responses of steel-polypropylene …

Uniaxial tensile behavior, flexural properties, empirical calculation and microstructure of multi-scale fiber reinforced cement-based material at elevated temperature

L Li, M Khan, C Bai, K Shi - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fire is one of the most unfavorable conditions that cement-based composites can face
during their service lives. The uniaxial tensile and flexural tensile properties of the steel …

Experimental evaluation on fiber distribution characteristics and mechanical properties of calcium carbonate whisker modified hybrid fibers reinforced cementitious …

C Xie, M Cao, W Si, M Khan - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Calcium carbonate whisker (CW) is used to modify the steel-PVA hybrid fibers reinforced
cementitious composites (SPFRCC). The addition of CW result in excellent mechanical …

Experimental investigation on the stress-strain behavior of steel fiber reinforced concrete subjected to uniaxial cyclic compression

B Li, L Xu, Y Chi, B Huang, C Li - Construction and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
The behavior of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) under cyclic loading plays an
important role in prediction of SFRC structural response. This paper deals with the stress …

Effect of steel and polypropylene fibers on the quasi-static and dynamic splitting tensile properties of high-strength concrete

H Guo, J Tao, Y Chen, D Li, B Jia, Y Zhai - Construction and Building …, 2019 - Elsevier
The influence of steel-polypropylene hybrid fibers on the tensile properties of high-strength
concrete is investigated by quasi-static and dynamic Brazilian disc splitting tests. The failure …

Effect of fiber hybridization on mechanical properties of concrete

F He, L Biolzi, V Carvelli - Materials and Structures, 2022 - Springer
Ten concrete mixtures, using long and medium length hooked-end and short wave-shaped
steel fibers, were designed to experimentally investigate the effect of hybrid reinforcement …

Effects of fiber clustering on fatigue behavior of steel fiber reinforced concrete beams

D Gao, Z Gu, C Wei, C Wu, Y Pang - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper investigated the effects of fiber clustering on fatigue behavior of steel-fiber-
reinforced concrete (SFRC) beams with reinforcements by experimental and numerical …