Experimental and numerical study on bond strength between conventional concrete and Ultra High-Performance Concrete (UHPC)

2019 ◽  
Vol 186 ◽  
pp. 297-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahsa Farzad ◽  
Mohamadreza Shafieifar ◽  
Atorod Azizinamini
Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (15) ◽  
pp. 4304
Author(s):  
Markssuel Teixeira Marvila ◽  
Afonso Rangel Garcez de de Azevedo ◽  
Paulo R. de de Matos ◽  
Sergio Neves Monteiro ◽  
Carlos Maurício Fontes Vieira

This review article proposes the identification and basic concepts of materials that might be used for the production of high-performance concrete (HPC) and ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC). Although other reviews have addressed this topic, the present work differs by presenting relevant aspects on possible materials applied in the production of HPC and UHPC. The main innovation of this review article is to identify the perspectives for new materials that can be considered in the production of novel special concretes. After consulting different bibliographic databases, some information related to ordinary Portland cement (OPC), mineral additions, aggregates, and chemical additives used for the production of HPC and UHPC were highlighted. Relevant information on the application of synthetic and natural fibers is also highlighted in association with a cement matrix of HPC and UHPC, forming composites with properties superior to conventional concrete used in civil construction. The article also presents some relevant characteristics for the application of HPC and UHPC produced with alkali-activated cement, an alternative binder to OPC produced through the reaction between two essential components: precursors and activators. Some information about the main types of precursors, subdivided into materials rich in aluminosilicates and rich in calcium, were also highlighted. Finally, suggestions for future work related to the application of HPC and UHPC are highlighted, guiding future research on this topic.


DYNA ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 88 (216) ◽  
pp. 38-47
Author(s):  
Joaquín Abellán García ◽  
Nancy Torres Castellanos ◽  
Jaime Antonio Fernandez Gomez ◽  
Andres Mauricio Nuñez Lopez

Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) is a kind of high-tech cementitious material with superb mechanical and durability properties compared to other types of concrete. However, due to the high content of cement and silica fume used, the cost and environmental impact of UHPC is considerably higher than conventional concrete. For this reason, several efforts around the world have been made to develop UHPC with greener and less expensive local pozzolans. This study aimed to design and produce UHPC using local fly ash available in Colombia. A numerical optimization, based on Design of Experiments (DoE) and multi-objective criteria, was performed to obtain a mixture with the proper flow and highest compressive strength, while simultaneously having the minimum content of cement. The results showed that, despite the low quality of local fly ashes in Colombia, compressive strength values of 150 MPa without any heat treatment can be achieved.


2018 ◽  
Vol 149 ◽  
pp. 01005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arezki Tagnit-Hamou ◽  
Ablam Zidol ◽  
Nancy Soliman ◽  
Joris Deschamps ◽  
Ahmed Omran

Ground-glass pozzolan (G) obtained by grinding the mixed-waste glass to same fineness of cement can act as a supplementary-cementitious material (SCM), given that it is an amorphous and a pozzolanic material. The G showed promising performances in different concrete types such as conventional concrete (CC), high-performance concrete (HPC), and ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC). The current paper reports on the characteristics and performance of G in these concrete types. The use of G provides several advantages (technological, economical, and environmental). It reduces the production cost of concrete and decrease the carbon footprint of a traditional concrete structures. The rheology of fresh concrete can be improved due to the replacement of cement by non-absorptive glass particles. Strength and rigidity improvements in the concrete containing G are due to the fact that glass particles act as inclusions having a very high strength and elastic modulus that have a strengthening effect on the overall hardened matrix.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 4990
Author(s):  
Petr Pokorný ◽  
Jiří Kolísko ◽  
David Čítek ◽  
Michaela Kostelecká

The study explores the effect of elevated temperatures on the bond strength between prestressing reinforcement and ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC). Laboratory investigations reveal that the changes in bond strength correspond well with the changes in compressive strength of UHPC and their correlation can be mathematically described. Exposition of specimens to temperatures up to 200 °C does not reduce bond strength as a negative effect of increasing temperature is outweighed by the positive effect of thermal increase on the reactivity of silica fume in UHPC mixture. Above 200 °C, bond strength significantly reduces; for instance, a decrease by about 70% is observed at 800 °C. The decreases in compressive and bond strengths for temperatures above 400 °C are related to the changes of phase composition of UHPC matrix (as revealed by X-ray powder diffraction) and the changes in microstructure including the increase of porosity (verified by mercury intrusion porosimetry and observation of confocal microscopy) and development cracks detected by scanning electron microscopy. Future research should investigate the effect of relaxation of prestressing reinforcement with increasing temperature on bond strength reduction by numerical modelling.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-164
Author(s):  
Hui Zheng ◽  
Dongdong Zhou ◽  
Xinfeng Yin ◽  
Lei Wang

Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) material, a new type of cement-based composite material, is usually employed in the bridge engineering. The transfer and anchorage length of steel strand in UHPC material is different from that in ordinary concrete; nevertheless, few design standards are found that how to anchor the transfer and anchoring length of steel strand in UHPC material under normal curing. Through central pull-out test under the different conditions of protective layer thickness and embedded length, the load-slip curves, failure modes, and bond strength of 36 UHPC material specimens under normal curing were studied. The experimental results showed that the ultimate bond stress between UHPC material and steel strand under natural curing conditions is 7.01∼11.68 MPa. When the compressive strength of cube was 157 MPa; the bond strength under natural curing was smaller than that under thermal curing; when the thickness of the protective layer of steel strand with a diameter of 15.2 mm is greater than 30 mm, it had a little influence on bond strength. The regression analysis of the test results based on the experimental results proves that the recommended formulas for the design of transfer length and anchorage length of steel strand in UHPC material were in great agreement with the results of published studies.


2011 ◽  
Vol 194-196 ◽  
pp. 956-960 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Zhou Peng ◽  
Kai Chen ◽  
Shu Guang Hu

The interfacial properties of reactive powder concretes (RPCs), other known as ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC), containing steel slag powder and ultra fine fly ash are studied in this paper. The microstrctural characterization of interfacial transition zones (ITZs), including the aggregate-cement paste interfacial zone and the steel fiber-paste interfacial zone, is investigated by SEM. The microhardness of the aggregate-paste ITZ and the steel slag-paste ITZ is studied and the bond strength of steel fiber in matrix is tested through fiber pullout tests. The results indicate that the microhardness of the steel slag-paste ITZ is slightly higher than that of the aggregate-paste ITZ, which implies the advantage of the substitution of quartz powder with steel slag powder in preparation of RPCs to some degrees. Moreover, the hardness of these two ITZs is higher than that of the hardened paste. A certain amount of hydration products has been observed exsiting on the surface of steel fiber by SEM and the bond strength of steel fiber-martix is up to 9.3MPa. These interfical properties are definitely critical to obtain high performance of UHPCs containing steel slag powder and fly ash.


2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 190-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamadtaqi Baqersad ◽  
Ehsan Amir Sayyafi ◽  
Hamid Mortazavi Bak

During the past decades, there has been an extensive attention in using Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) in the buildings and infrastructures construction. Due to that, defining comprehensive mechanical properties of UHPC required to design structural members is worthwhile. The main difference of UHPC with the conventional concrete is the very high strength of UHPC, resulting designing elements with less weight and smaller sizes.  However, there have been no globally accepted UHPC properties to be implemented in the designing process. Therefore, in the current study, the UHPC mechanical properties such as compressive and tensile strength, modulus of elasticity and development length for designing purposes are provided based on the reviewed literature. According to that, the best-recommended properties of UHPC that can be used in designing of UHPC members are summarized. Finally, different topics for future works and researches on UHPC’s mechanical properties are suggested.


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