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Investigation of mechanical properties and shrinkage of ultra-high performance concrete: Influence of steel fiber content and shape
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Abstract Use of steel fibers in ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) plays a significant role in enhancing strength and toughness and restraining shrinkage. This paper investigates the effect of steel fiber content and shape on mechanical strength, toughness, and autogenous and drying shrinkage of UHPC. Three steel fiber shapes, including straight, corrugated, and hooked fibers, with volume fraction ranging from 0 to 3% were employed. Compressive, flexural, and fiber-matrix bond strengths were evaluated. A statistical quadratic model and the Composite Theory were employed to predict the flexural strength of UHPC. Test results indicated that the increase in fiber volume can enhance the compressive and flexural strengths of UHPC and reduce shrinkage. The optimum fiber content for strength and shrinkage was found at 2%, beyond which the strength was slightly increased and the shrinkage was slightly decreased. For a given fiber content, the use of hooked fibers was most efficient in improving fiber-matrix bond and flexural strengths and reducing shrinkage. The flexural strengths of UHPC made with various fiber contents and shapes can be predicted using the proposed quadratic model and the Composite Theory. The latter considers the primary parameters affecting performance, including bond strength, matrix properties, and fiber characteristics. Finally, several models were used to simulate autogenous shrinkage behavior of UHPC and optimal models were found.
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- Authors
- Wu, Z., Shi, C., & Khayat, K. H.
- Affiliations
- Hunan University (CN)
- Missouri University of Science and Technology (US)
- Corresponding author
- Shi, Caijun
- Khayat, Kamal Henri
- Venue
- Composites Part B Engineering
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2019-10
- Volume
- 174
- Pages
- 107021
- ISSN
- 1359-8368 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2948047681
- Cited by
- 454
- References
- 49
- Citations by year
- 2026: 64 · 2025: 89 · 2024: 83 · 2023: 87 · 2022: 67 · 2021: 45 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 3
- FWCI
- 23.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
- www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
- Locations
- Composites Part B Engineering (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Ministry of Science and Technology (2018YFC0705400)
- National Science Foundation of China (U1305243)
- Energy Consortium Research Center of Missouri S&T (SMR-1406-09)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Civil and Structural Engineering › Innovative concrete reinforcement materials
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Civil and Structural Engineering › Concrete Properties and Behavior
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
- Keywords
- ultra-high performance concrete, steel fibers, fiber content, fiber shape, hooked fibers, autogenous shrinkage, drying shrinkage, compressive strength, flexural strength, fiber-matrix bond strength, composite theory, quadratic model, shrinkage prediction
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