Optimising Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete for Impact Resistance

Demetris Demetriou; Thomaida Polydorou; Konstantina Oikonomopoulou; Pericles Savva; Ioanna Giannopoulou; Ponsian M. Robert; Ourania Tsioulou; Andreas Lampropoulos; Demetris Nicolaides; Michael F. Petrou

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-32519-9_96

Optimising Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete for Impact Resistance

Demetris Demetriou, Thomaida Polydorou, Konstantina Oikonomopoulou, Pericles Savva, Ioanna Giannopoulou, Ponsian M. Robert, Ourania Tsioulou, Andreas Lampropoulos, Demetris Nicolaides, Michael F. Petrou

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Due to its excellent mechanical properties, ultra-high-performance fiber reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) has attracted the attention of researchers and engineers since its introduction in the mid 1990s. Indeed, the application of UHPFRC in engineering has significantly reduced the self-weights of structures and improved their spans, strengths, and durability. Furthermore, UHPFRC materials exhibit increased energy absorption making them excellent for the protection of structures against blast and impact. Despite these superior properties, UHPFRC materials raise the production cost and increase carbon footprint, compared to their conventional Concrete and even High-Performance Concrete counterparts. This study presents the results of an extended experimental work, emphasized on the development of an optimized UHPFRC mix that considers beyond mechanical, physical and durability properties, the ability of an UHPFRC material to resist impact. To achieve this, numerous mixtures of UHPFRC have been prepared while a parametric analysis was conducted to determine the critical parameters affecting the performance of each UHPFRC mix, therefore the specific experimental results and overall outcomes are presented.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Building for the Future: Durable, Sustainable, Resilient
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the fib Symposium 2023 - Volume 1
Editors	Alper Ilki, Derya Çavunt, Yavuz Selim Çavunt
Publisher	Springer
Pages	967–976
Number of pages	10
Volume	349
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031325199
ISBN (Print)	9783031325182
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32519-9_96
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2023

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Name	Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering

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Acknowledgments. The authors would like to express their sincere gratitude to the Cyprus Government and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for co-funding the research project entitled “Blast and Fire Resistant Material (BAM)” (Contract Number: EXCELLENCE/0421/0137), under the framework programme RESTART 2016–2020 of the Cyprus Research & Innovation Foundation (RIF).

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© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Keywords

Fiber reinforced concrete
Ultra-high-performance concrete
mix-design
optimization

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Demetriou, D., Polydorou, T., Oikonomopoulou, K., Savva, P., Giannopoulou, I., Robert, P. M., Tsioulou, O., Lampropoulos, A., Nicolaides, D., & Petrou, M. F. (2023). Optimising Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete for Impact Resistance. In A. Ilki, D. Çavunt, & Y. S. Çavunt (Eds.), Building for the Future: Durable, Sustainable, Resilient : Proceedings of the fib Symposium 2023 - Volume 1 (Vol. 349, pp. 967–976). (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32519-9_96

Demetriou, Demetris ; Polydorou, Thomaida ; Oikonomopoulou, Konstantina et al. / Optimising Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete for Impact Resistance. Building for the Future: Durable, Sustainable, Resilient : Proceedings of the fib Symposium 2023 - Volume 1. editor / Alper Ilki ; Derya Çavunt ; Yavuz Selim Çavunt. Vol. 349 Springer, 2023. pp. 967–976 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering).

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Demetriou D, Polydorou T, Oikonomopoulou K, Savva P, Giannopoulou I, Robert PM et al. Optimising Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete for Impact Resistance. In Ilki A, Çavunt D, Çavunt YS, editors, Building for the Future: Durable, Sustainable, Resilient : Proceedings of the fib Symposium 2023 - Volume 1. Vol. 349. Springer. 2023. p. 967–976. (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-32519-9_96

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