[HTML][HTML] Discrete mechanical models of concrete fracture

JE Bolander, J Eliáš, G Cusatis, K Nagai - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2021 - Elsevier
Discrete models of solids have been motivated, in large part, by the discontinuous and
heterogeneous nature of material structure and its breakdown under loading. The …

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 …

Predicting ultra-high-performance concrete compressive strength using tabular generative adversarial networks

A Marani, A Jamali, ML Nehdi - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
There have been abundant experimental studies exploring ultra-high-performance concrete
(UHPC) in recent years. However, the relationships between the engineering properties of …

An experimental study on pullout and tensile behavior of ultra-high-performance concrete reinforced with various steel fibers

DY Yoo, S Kim, JJ Kim, B Chun - Construction and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
This study investigates the effects of steel fiber type on the pullout and tensile performance
of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC). For this, four different types …

[LIVRE][B] Quasibrittle fracture mechanics and size effect: A first course

ZP Ba, JL Le, M Salviato - 2021 - books.google.com
Many modern engineering structures are composed of brittle heterogenous, or quasibrittle,
materials. These include concrete, composites, tough ceramics, rocks, cold asphalt mixtures …

Influence of steel fiber size, shape, and strength on the quasi-static properties of ultra-high performance concrete: Experimental investigation and numerical modeling

R Rezakhani, DA Scott, F Bousikhane… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
This investigation focused on identifying the impact of various types of steel fibers on the
quasi-static mechanical behavior of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) through …

Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) for strengthening historical stone masonry structures: Experiments and computations

M Angiolilli, A Gregori, M Pathirage, G Cusatis - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Seismic events highlight the inherent fragility and vulnerability of stone masonry buildings,
which represent a large part of the existing historical and artistic heritage. In order to …

Effect of loading rates on pullout behavior of high strength steel fibers embedded in ultra-high performance concrete

M Xu, B Hallinan, K Wille - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper single fiber pull-out performance of high strength steel fibers embedded in ultra-
high performance concrete (UHPC) is investigated. The research emphasis is placed on the …

Properties of low binder ultra-high performance cementitious composites: Comparison of nanosilica and microsilica

M Gesoglu, E Güneyisi, DS Asaad… - Construction and Building …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper presents the effect of using binary and ternary blends of nanosilica (NS) and
microsilica on the mechanical properties of low binder ultra-high performance cementitious …

Flexural behavior and design of ultrahigh-performance concrete beams

RG El-Helou, BA Graybeal - Journal of Structural Engineering, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Beams made of ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC), a fiber-reinforced concrete with
high compressive strength and tensile strain-hardening characteristics, exhibit flexural …