A new insight into the design compressive strength of ultra-high performance concrete

M Pourbaba, R Chakraborty, M Pourbaba, A Belarbi… - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Compressive strength is one of the most critical mechanical properties of various types of
concrete and is the main input variable for structural concrete design. Recently, with the …

Use of nano-silica to improve the performance of LC3-UHPC: Mechanical behavior and microstructural characteristics

D Guo, M Guo, Y Zhou, Z Zhu - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) made of limestone calcined clay cement (LC 3)
exhibits excellent mechanical properties as well as good environmental friendliness. This …

Bond between 0.7-inch-diameter steel strands and UHPC: Pullout test, finite element simulation, and estimation of transfer length

Y Zhan, Z Li, K Chen, Y Sun, Y Li, F Yue… - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
In prestressed structures, the combination of Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) and
large-diameter steel strands can have a synergistic effect, but whether this synergy can be …

Effect of hybrid steel fibres on shear behaviour of self compacting RC beam

KB Ramkumar, C Sudha, K Gunasekaran… - Innovative Infrastructure …, 2024 - Springer
Self-compacting concrete (SCC) has proved to be beneficial in the construction sector as it
lowers the time to build as well as the cost of construction. The addition of steel fibres into …