A review of developments and challenges for UHPC in structural engineering: Behavior, analysis, and design

CC Hung, S El-Tawil, SH Chao - Journal of Structural Engineering, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
The number of studies on ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC) or ultrahigh-performance
fiber-reinforced concrete (UHP-FRC) for more resilient and sustainable reinforced concrete …

Flexural and cracking behaviors of reinforced UHPC beams with various reinforcement ratios and fiber contents

Z Feng, C Li, DY Yoo, R Pan, J He, L Ke - Engineering structures, 2021 - Elsevier
This research is aimed at investigating the flexural and cracking behaviors of ultra-high-
performance concrete (UHPC) beams. Nine UHPC beams with different reinforcement ratios …

Reliability evaluation of flexural capacity design provision for UHPC beams reinforced with steel rebars/prestressing tendons

J Feng, X Shao, M Qiu, H Li, X Gao, Z Huang - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigated the reliability of the flexural capacity prediction models for ultra-high
performance concrete (UHPC) beams in various standards, including the Chinese UHPC …

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 …

Hybrid fiber use on flexural behavior of ultra high performance fiber reinforced concrete beams

K Turker, U Hasgul, T Birol, A Yavas, H Yazici - Composite structures, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, the flexural behavior of Ultra-High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete
(UHPFRC) beams produced in mono and hybrid forms were investigated experimentally …

Impact of UHPC tensile behavior on steel reinforced UHPC flexural behavior

Y Shao, SL Billington - Journal of Structural Engineering, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC) typically contains short steel fibers with a fiber
volume of 2% or larger. This relatively high fiber volume leads to high UHPC tensile …

Development of hybrid UHPC-NC beams: A numerical study

MMA Kadhim, A Jawdhari, A Peiris - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
The mechanical properties and durability of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) are
superior to those of normal concrete (NC). However, because UHPC is much more …

Experimental and numerical investigations on flexural performance of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) beams with wet joints

Z Feng, C Li, L Ke, DY Yoo - Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) wet joint beams with inverted trapezoidal keyed
(ITK) joints were tested. A nonlinear finite-element model (FEM) for simulating the …

Impact of cyclic loading on longitudinally-reinforced UHPC flexural members with different fiber volumes and reinforcing ratios

Y Shao, SL Billington - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is a promising material for many structural
applications given its high compressive strength, its tensile ductility, and its potential …

Behaviour of UHPFRC-retrofitted RC beams with varying strengthening configurations under single and repeated blast loading

C Li, H Aoude - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to characterize the effects of various UHPFRC strengthening
configurations on the blast performance of reinforced concrete (RC) beams. The …