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Mechanical Properties of Polyethylene Fiber Reinforced Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC)

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Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is a kind of cement-based material with ultra-high strength, high toughness and excellent durability. However, the tensile strain capacity of UHPC is often below 0.5%, and… Click to show full abstract

Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is a kind of cement-based material with ultra-high strength, high toughness and excellent durability. However, the tensile strain capacity of UHPC is often below 0.5%, and the mode of single crack failure is the main failure pattern, which limits the development of UHPC. In order to overcome the weakness of the relatively low strain capacity of UHPC, five types of polyethylene (PE) fibers with different geometrical and mechanical parameters (length, diameter and elastic modulus) were added into the matrix, and the corresponding mechanical behavior was investigated. The experimental results showed that the high fiber length and fiber diameter of PE fibers are a benefit for the compressive strength and tensile strength of UHPC. The increase of the fiber diameter and elastic modulus remarkably attributed to the increase in the tensile strain capacity of UHPC. With the increase of the fiber diameter and elastic modulus, the overall energy absorption capacity G and the energy absorption capacity of the substrate prior to the softening section ga of UHPC were both enhanced. The diameter of PE fiber was the main factor affecting the energy consumption of UHPC. Among the five types of PE fiber, PF fiber (PF fiber is PF type polyethylene fiber; Fiber length: 15 mm; Fiber diameter: 27 μm; Elastic Modulus: 117 GPa) is the optimal fiber to increase the tensile mechanical behavior of UHPC.

Keywords: ultra high; capacity; fiber; high performance; performance concrete; concrete uhpc

Journal Title: Materials
Year Published: 2022

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