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Confinement effectiveness of CFRP strengthened ultra-high performance concrete cylinders exposed to elevated temperatures Cover

Confinement effectiveness of CFRP strengthened ultra-high performance concrete cylinders exposed to elevated temperatures

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|Feb 2022

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Fig. 1

Fibers used in the present study: (A) Hooked-SF; (B) PVA fibers (C) PP fibers. PVA, polyethylene alcohol; PP, polypropylene; SF, steel fibers

Fig. 2

Concrete cylinders; (A) during casting (B) after demolding

Fig. 3

Curing of concrete specimens in the water tank

Fig. 4

Concrete cylinders inside the oven ready for heating

Fig. 5

Time-temperature curves used in this study

Fig. 6

Representative Concrete specimens after strengthened with CFRP sheet. CFRP, carbon fiber reinforced polymer

Fig. 7

Instrumented specimen ready for testing

Fig. 8

View of representative specimens after heating-cooling cycle

Fig. 9

View of representative specimens after compression testing: (A) 26°C; (B) 400°C

Fig. 10

CFRP rupture failure of confined post-heated UHPC specimens. CFRP, carbon fiber reinforced polymer; UHPC, ultra-high-performance concrete

Fig. 11

Stress-strain curves for UHPFRC cylinders before and after temperature exposure to 400°C. UHPFRC, ultra-high-performance fiber reinforced concrete

Fig. 12

Stress-strain curves for UHPC specimens before and after strengthened: (A) Case of no fibers; (B) Case of SF alone. UHPC, ultra-high-performance concrete

Fig. 13

Confined to unconfined compressive strength comparisons for UHPC and UHPFRC specimens. UHPC, ultra-high-performance concrete; UHPFRC, ultra-high-performance fiber reinforced concrete

Test results summary of different UHPC mixes

MixCompressive strength of concrete (MPa)
Before strengthenedAfter strengthened
Room Temp.400°CRoom Temp.400°C
M0120.390.32 (−24.6%)159.5 (32.6%)139 (53.9%)
M1139.8 (16.2%)104.68 (−25.12%)175.1 (25.3%)167.2 (59.2%)
M2134.6 (11.8%)110.19 (−18.2%)176.9 (31.4%)167.5 (52.0%)
M3131.7 (9.5%)102.62 (−21.5%)167.5 (27.1%)158.2 (54.2%)
M4128.2 (6.8%)99.70 (−22.3%)169.5 (32.2%)150.2 (50.7%)
M5127.8 (6.5%)97.4 (23.7%)163.8 (28.2%)130.4 (33.9%)

Mixture proportions of UHPC for 1 m3

MaterialWeight (kg/m3)
Cement900
Micro silica222
Fine quartz sand1,000
Water164
Fiber100
Super-plasticizer30

Fresh properties of UHPC

Mix No.Slump (mm)Unit weight (kg/m3)
M02802,318
M12572,363
M22562,325
M32502,294
M42552,310
M52512,285

Fiber percent in different concrete mixes

Concrete mixFiber percentage by volume (by weight)
PPSFPVA
M00.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)
M10.0 (0.00)1.0 (3.27)0.0 (0.00)
M20.0 (0.00)0.7 (2.29)0.3 (0.16)
M30.1 (0.04)0.7 (2.29)0.2 (0.00)
M40.0 (0.00)0.7 (2.29)0.2 (0.11)
M50.0 (0.00)0.5 (1.64)0.5 (0.27)

Material properties for test specimens

MaterialPropertiesValues
CFRP materialThickness per layer (mm)0.6
Ultimate tensile strength (MPa)1,122
Ultimate tensile strain1.7%
Tensile modulus of elasticity (GPa)68.9

Epoxy adhesive for CFRP sheetsTensile strength (MPa)71.5
Tensile modulus of elasticity (GPa)1.86
Tensile strain at break 5.25%5.25%
Glass transition temperature (°C)85
Thermal decomposition temperature (°C)345

Physical and mechanical properties of fibers

Fiber typeProperties of fibers
Length (mm)ShapeSection dimension (mm)Specific gravityTensile strength (MPa)Modulus of elasticity (GPa)
SF30Hooked endsΦ = 0.55 (Circular)7.851,345200
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)30straight0.66 ϕ (Circular)1.390023
PP30straight0.022 ϕ (Circular)0.905504
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2021-0040 | Journal eISSN: 2083-134X | Journal ISSN: 2083-1331
Language: English
Page range: 478 - 490
Submitted on: Nov 20, 2021
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Accepted on: Jan 12, 2022
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Published on: Feb 23, 2022
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2022 Aref A. Abadel, Yousef R. Alharbi, published by Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
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