Different testing methods for assessing the synthetic fiber distribution in cement-based composites

M Cao, Y Mao, M Khan, W Si, S Shen - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Fiber distribution is an important factor which affects the fresh and hardened properties of
composites. A variety of methods are available for studying the fiber distribution but image …

[HTML][HTML] Polymer lattice-reinforcement for enhancing ductility of concrete

B Salazar, P Aghdasi, ID Williams, CP Ostertag… - Materials & Design, 2020 - Elsevier
Concrete is the most widely used engineering material. While strong in compression,
concrete is weak in tension and exhibits low ductility due to its low crack growth resistance …

3D cohesive fracture of heterogeneous CA-UHPC: a mesoscale investigation

H Zhang, Y Huang, S Xu, X Hu, Z Zheng - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ultra high performance concrete with coarse aggregates (CA-UHPC) exhibits complicated
damage and failure mechanisms due to intricate interactions of irregular mesoscale phases …

A comprehensive review on the effect of fibers on fresh and engineering properties of geopolymer concrete

A Jan, Z Pu, I Khan, M Khubaib - Iranian Journal of Science and …, 2024 - Springer
Recently, the emergence of geopolymer concrete (GPC) as a sustainable and eco-friendly
construction material has gained consideration as a substitute for conventional concrete …

Influence of steel fiber size, shape, and strength on the quasi-static properties of ultra-high performance concrete: Experimental investigation and numerical modeling

R Rezakhani, DA Scott, F Bousikhane… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
This investigation focused on identifying the impact of various types of steel fibers on the
quasi-static mechanical behavior of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) through …

Flexural behavior and design of ultrahigh-performance concrete beams

RG El-Helou, BA Graybeal - Journal of Structural Engineering, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Beams made of ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC), a fiber-reinforced concrete with
high compressive strength and tensile strain-hardening characteristics, exhibit flexural …

Lattice discrete particle model for fiber-reinforced concrete. I: Theory

EA Schauffert, G Cusatis - Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2012 - ascelibrary.org
The lattice discrete particle model (LDPM) is a mesoscale model for heterogeneous
materials. Developed for concrete, it simulates material mesostructure by modeling coarse …

A discrete-continuum coupled finite element modelling approach for fibre reinforced concrete

H Zhang, YJ Huang, ZJ Yang, SL Xu… - Cement and Concrete …, 2018 - Elsevier
Fibre reinforced concrete (FRC) exhibits complicated failure modes such as fibre breakage,
mortar cracking, crushing and spalling, fibre-mortar interfacial debonding, depending on …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of concrete strength and steel fibre geometry on the fibre/matrix interface

T Simões, C Octávio, J Valença, H Costa… - Composites Part B …, 2017 - Elsevier
The main objective of the research described in this paper was to evaluate how the concrete
compressive strength and the geometry of the steel fibres influence the behaviour of the …

Influence of formwork surface on the orientation of steel fibres within self-compacting concrete and on the mechanical properties of cast structural elements

O Švec, G Žirgulis, JE Bolander, H Stang - Cement and Concrete …, 2014 - Elsevier
The influences of formwork surface on the final orientation of steel fibres immersed in self-
compacting concrete and on the resulting mechanical response of the cast structural …