Sustainable development of eco-friendly ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC): Cost, carbon emission, and structural ductility

M Amran, G Murali, N Makul, WC Tang… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is a cutting-edge pozzolan composite material
composed of a high proportion of discontinuous internal reinforcing fibers, a water-to-binder …

A Comprehensive Review of Waste Wind Turbine Blades in China: Current Status and Resource Utilization

Y Xu, F Wang, D Liang, G Lv, C Chen - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
As wind turbines reach the end of their design life and the industry upgrades, the world will
face the serious problem of a large number of end-of-life turbines. Some of these wind …

Pullout behavior of recycled macro fibers in the cementitious matrix: Analytical model and experimental validation

H Yuan, YC Fan, XM You, B Fu, QQ Zou - Composite Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
A novel mechanical recycling method has been recently developed in the authors' group for
processing waste glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites into macro fibers, which …

Effect of incorporating recycled macro fibres on the properties of ultra-high-performance seawater sea-sand concrete

B Fu, LB Lin, X Zhou, XM You, DY Deng - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) is an ideal material for constructing marine
infrastructures, but faces obstacles such as limited local raw materials (ie, freshwater and …

[HTML][HTML] Synergy performance of hybrid fiber-reinforced ultra-high-performance cementitious composites with low fiber contents

NT TRAN, DH NGUYEN, TK TRAN, DJ KIM… - Composites Part A …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aims to assess the synergistic tensile performance resulting from the hybridization
of long and short fibers. Three types of long steel, fibers, ie, twisted, hooked, and smooth …

Bond behavior between recycled macro fibers and ultra-high-performance concrete matrix: Tests and property characterization

XM You, YB Xu, YC Fan, QQ Zou, B Fu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
A green and cost-efficient ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) has been proposed
using discrete macro fibers recycled from waste glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP). The …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical Investigation of Reinforced concrete (RC) columns strengthened with Ultra-high-performance Fiber-Reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) jackets

A Lampropoulos, S Paschalis, O Tsioulou, S Dritsos - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
The strengthening of existing columns using additional reinforced concrete (RC) jackets is
one of the most popular techniques for the enhancement of a column's stiffness, load …

The Influence of Materials on the Mechanical Properties of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC): A Literature Review

ML Silva, LP Prado, EF Félix, AMD Sousa, DP Aquino - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) is a cementitious composite combining high-
strength concrete matrix and fiber reinforcement. Standing out for its excellent mechanical …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical Properties and Microscopic Study of Recycled Fibre Concrete Based on Wind Turbine Blades

J Wang, C Wang, Y Ji, R Qie, D Wang, G Liu - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
In recent years, wind energy has begun to receive a significant amount of attention as clean
energy is utilised and demanded in large quantities, resulting in a sharp increase in the use …

Properties of ultra-high-performance concrete with recycled macro fibers: Effects of fiber coating with graphene oxide

XM You, J Zhang, J Zhong, B Fu, T Yu - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Use of macro fibers processed from waste glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP)
composites as discrete reinforcements offers a cost-effective solution in the production of …