Influence of fibers on the mechanical properties and durability of ultra-high-performance concrete: A review

C Wen, P Zhang, J Wang, S Hu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) has attracted increasing interest
owing to its superior mechanical properties and excellent durability. This paper introduces …

Ultra-high performance concrete targets against high velocity projectile impact–a-state-of-the-art review

J Liu, J Li, J Fang, Y Su, C Wu - International Journal of Impact Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Known for its high mechanical strength and ductility, ultra-high performance concrete
(UHPC) emerges as a promising material in civil and military constructions to resist …

A review on split Hopkinson bar experiments on the dynamic characterisation of concrete

MR Khosravani, K Weinberg - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Our living standards are substantially influenced by the advent and development of new
materials. The need for stronger building materials has led to useful innovations such as the …

Review of strain rate effects for UHPC in tension

RJ Thomas, AD Sorensen - Construction and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
The superb mechanical performance of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) has led to
its rapid adoption within the industry. In addition to mechanical strength exceeding that of …

Enhancing the dynamic splitting tensile performance of ultra-high performance concrete using waste tyre steel fibres

M Chen, J Sun, T Zhang, Y Shen, M Zhang - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The application of waste fibres in ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) would reduce the
total material cost of UHPC, but it is still unclear whether industrial fibres can be replaced by …

Performance of various strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC) subject to uniaxial impact tensile loading

I Curosu, V Mechtcherine, D Forni, E Cadoni - Cement and Concrete …, 2017 - Elsevier
Three different types of strain-hardening, cement-based composites (SHCC) as well as their
constitutive cementitious matrices were investigated under uniaxial quasi-static and impact …

Performance of deformed steel fibers embedded in ultra-high performance concrete subjected to various pullout rates

YS Tai, S El-Tawil, TH Chung - Cement and Concrete Research, 2016 - Elsevier
Fiber-matrix bond properties are typically evaluated using a single-fiber pullout test. Such
tests for ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) are few in the literature and, in particular …

Ultra-high performance concrete subjected to high-velocity projectile impact: implementation of K&C model with consideration of failure surfaces and dynamic …

F Zhang, AS Shedbale, R Zhong, LH Poh… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The K&C material model is widely used to numerically predict the responses of concrete
structures against impact or blast loadings. In the literature, most of the K&C parameters are …

Dynamic splitting behaviour of ultra-high-performance concrete confined with carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer

L Huang, L Su, J Xie, Z Lu, P Li, R Hu, S Yang - Composite Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) wrapping is highly effective in enhancing the compressive
properties of concrete. However, the dynamic splitting performance of FRP-confined ultra …

Investigation of ultra-high performance concrete slabs under contact explosions with a calibrated K&C model

J Liu, J Li, J Fang, K Liu, Y Su, C Wu - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Karagozian and Case (K&C) concrete model is extensively adopted in the
numerical simulations of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) structural members …