Comparative study on flexural performance of ultra‐high performance concrete beams reinforced with steel rebar and steel plate

B Yan, Q Chen, M Qiu, Y Zhu, B Tu… - Structural Concrete, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
To enhance the mechanical and constructional performance of the ultra‐high performance
concrete (UHPC) beams, the steel plate placed at the bottom surface of the UHPC beam is …

Concept and flexural performance of non-prestressed steel plate-UHPC-NC composite girder bridge

L Tu, H Zhao, D Qiao, J Hu, C Tan, J Ma, Z Hu… - Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
A novel non-prestressed composite girder bridge, incorporating steel plates, ultra-high
performance concrete (UHPC), and normal concrete (NC), is proposed for small and …

Study on transverse structural performance of large cantilever steel-UHPC composite bridge deck

B Yan, L Li, M Qiu, Y Zhu, P Yang, G Qin… - Journal of Constructional …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the transverse structural performance of an ultrahigh performance
concrete (UHPC) lightweight composite deck (LWCD) in a large cantilever cable-stayed …

[HTML][HTML] Strain-hardening effect on the flexural behavior of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete beams with steel rebars

DY Yoo, S Soleimani-Dashtaki, T Oh, B Chun… - Developments in the …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the effects of volume fraction, aspect ratio, and shape of steel fibers on
the mechanical properties of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) …

Carbon footprint between steel-reinforced concrete and UHPC beams

Y Shao, A Parks, CP Ostertag - Journal of Structural Engineering, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Due to its superior mechanical and durability performance, ultrahigh performance concrete
(UHPC) has gained increasing applications worldwide. While studies have suggested …

Ductility evaluation and flexural failure mode recognition of reinforced Ultra-High performance concrete flexural members

F Peng, J Deng, Z Fang, Z Tang - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Although ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) exhibits material tensile ductility far in
excess of that expected from conventional or high-strength concretes, structural UHPC …

Flexural performance of concrete beams via 3D printing stay-in-place formwork followed by casting of normal concrete

M Qiu, Y Qian, Y Sun, CKY Leung - Journal of Sustainable Cement …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In traditional mold-casting for concrete, the process of assembling and demolding formwork
is both costly and time-intensive, limiting the design possibilities of complicated shaped and …

Effects of specimen thickness and fiber length on tensile and cracking behavior of UHPFRC: Uniaxial tensile test and micromechanical modeling

Z Tao, M Qiu, K Wille, Y Zhu, R Pan, Z Li… - Cement and Concrete …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate the effects of specimen thickness and fiber length on the
tensile and cracking behaviors of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete …

Predicting the moment resistance and localization strain of reinforced UHPFRC cross-sections subjected to bending

T Leutbecher, L Heck, K Metje, P Riedel - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The determination of the ultimate moment resistance of UHPFRC sections additionally
reinforced with reinforcing steel or prestressing requires addressing the failure mode “crack …

Investigation of cracking and ductility performance of layered UHPC-NC composite members with reinforced UHPC as protective layer under bending moment

X Luo, S Zhang, Y Zhang, Y Jiang - Thin-Walled Structures, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) exhibits better cracking behavior and
durability compared to Normal Concrete (NC). UHPC-NC composite members utilize …