TY - CHAP
T1 - Mechanical and Fracture Behaviour of an HPFRC
AU - Nunes, Sandra
AU - Pimentel, Mário
AU - Sousa, Carlos
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The current paper analyses the mechanical and fracture behaviour of a High-Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete (HPFRC). An HPFRC was developed in a previous stage aiming to simultaneously, maximise aggregates content, achieve a compressive strength of 90–120 MPa and maintaining self-compactability (SF1+VS2). The benefits of fibres hybridisation (using fibres with lengths of 13, 35 and 60 mm) on flexural strength are investigated using the wedge-splitting test, in order to achieve the highest performance while keeping a relatively low fibre content. The final selected mixture was characterised in terms of workability, compressive strength and modulus of elasticity. Six notched prismatic specimens were subjected to three-point bending tests, according to EN 14651, for classification according to the MC2010. Based on the bending tests data, the simplified linear characteristic tensile stress vs. crack opening displacement relationship of the HPFRC was evaluated according to MC2010 and two other analytical approaches available in the literature.
AB - The current paper analyses the mechanical and fracture behaviour of a High-Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete (HPFRC). An HPFRC was developed in a previous stage aiming to simultaneously, maximise aggregates content, achieve a compressive strength of 90–120 MPa and maintaining self-compactability (SF1+VS2). The benefits of fibres hybridisation (using fibres with lengths of 13, 35 and 60 mm) on flexural strength are investigated using the wedge-splitting test, in order to achieve the highest performance while keeping a relatively low fibre content. The final selected mixture was characterised in terms of workability, compressive strength and modulus of elasticity. Six notched prismatic specimens were subjected to three-point bending tests, according to EN 14651, for classification according to the MC2010. Based on the bending tests data, the simplified linear characteristic tensile stress vs. crack opening displacement relationship of the HPFRC was evaluated according to MC2010 and two other analytical approaches available in the literature.
KW - Compressive strength
KW - Flat slabs
KW - High performance fibre reinforced concrete (HPFRC)
KW - Tensile and bending behaviour
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85114459872&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-83719-8_16
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-83719-8_16
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85114459872
T3 - RILEM Bookseries
SP - 174
EP - 185
BT - RILEM Bookseries
PB - Springer
ER -