A review on seismic behavior of ultra-high performance concrete members

2020 ◽  
pp. 136943322096845
Author(s):  
Rui Hu ◽  
Zhi Fang ◽  
Caijun Shi ◽  
Brahim Benmokrane ◽  
Jie Su
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Behavior ◽  
High Performance ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Shear Walls ◽  
Structural Members ◽  
Ultra High Performance Concrete ◽  
Flexural Members ◽  
Lap Splice ◽  
Concrete Members ◽  
Plate Column

Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is a type of cementitious composite, and demonstrates very high compressive strength and good ductility. The favorable ductility and energy dissipation capacity of UHPC material make it possible to achieve excellent seismic performance in all kinds of structural members. The paper reviewed the recent progress on the seismic behavior of UHPC members, including flexural members (beams and plates), compressive members (columns and shear walls), joints (beam-column joints and plate-column joints), strengthening (strengthening for columns, shear walls and joints) and connections (bar lap splice and grout). A series of potential future researches on the seismic behavior of UHPC members were finally suggested for promotion of the application of UHPC in civil engineering.

Flexural design of precast, prestressed ultra-high-performance concrete members

PCI Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (6) ◽  
pp. 35-61
Author(s):  
Chungwook Sim ◽  
Maher Tadros ◽  
David Gee ◽  
Micheal Asaad
Keyword(s):  
Prestressed Concrete ◽  
High Performance ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Limit State ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Design Tool ◽  
Supplementary Cementitious Materials ◽  
Ultra High Performance Concrete ◽  
Concrete Members ◽  
Cylinder Strength

Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) is a special concrete mixture with outstanding mechanical and durability characteristics. It is a mixture of portland cement, supplementary cementitious materials, sand, and high-strength, high-aspect-ratio microfibers. In this paper, the authors propose flexural design guidelines for precast, prestressed concrete members made with concrete mixtures developed by precasters to meet minimum specific characteristics qualifying it to be called PCI-UHPC. Minimum specified cylinder strength is 10 ksi (69 MPa) at prestress release and 18 ksi (124 MPa) at the time the member is placed in service, typically 28 days. Minimum flexural cracking and tensile strengths of 1.5 and 2 ksi (10 and 14 MPa), respectively, according to ASTM C1609 testing specifications are required. In addition, strain-hardening and ductility requirements are specified. Tensile properties are shown to be more important for structural optimization than cylinder strength. Both building and bridge products are considered because the paper is focused on capacity rather than demand. Both service limit state and strength limit state are covered. When the contribution of fibers to capacity should be included and when they may be ignored is shown. It is further shown that the traditional equivalent rectangular stress block in compression can still be used to produce satisfactory results in prestressed concrete members. A spreadsheet workbook is offered online as a design tool. It is valid for multilayers of concrete of different strengths, rows of reinforcing bars of different grades, and prestressing strands. It produces moment-curvature diagrams and flexural capacity at ultimate strain. A fully worked-out example of a 250 ft (76.2 m) span decked I-beam of optimized shape is given.

scholarly journals Ultra high performance concrete shear walls

2021 ◽  
Vol 294 ◽  
pp. 04004
Author(s):  
YiChen Fang
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
High Performance ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Shear Walls ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Ultra High Performance Concrete ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Shear Bearing Capacity ◽  
Load Displacement

The history of the development of Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) shear walls and the current status of today’s research as well as the future development prospects are comprehensively collated. The analysis process and conclusive results of the present-day domestic and international research on UHPC shear walls are highlighted. The load displacement curves, hysteresis curves and skeleton lines of ultra-high performance concrete shear walls under different experimental loads are collated and compared. Integrate the corresponding equations for shear bearing capacity and equations for the overall specimen load displacement curves. A finite element model of the ultra-high performance concrete shear wall is established to simulate and perform non-linear finite element analysis of its force process under unidirectional horizontal loading.

scholarly journals State of the Art: Mechanical Properties of Ultra-High Performance Concrete

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 190-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamadtaqi Baqersad ◽  
Ehsan Amir Sayyafi ◽  
Hamid Mortazavi Bak
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
High Performance ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Structural Members ◽  
Ultra High Performance Concrete ◽  
Conventional Concrete ◽  
The Past ◽  
Very High

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.

Fire-Damage or Freeze-Thaw of Strengthening Concrete Using Ultra High Performance Concrete

2009 ◽  
Vol 79-82 ◽  
pp. 2047-2050 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Gin Lee ◽  
Yi Shuo Huang
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
High Performance ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Fire Damage ◽  
Ultra High Performance Concrete ◽  
Freeze Thaw ◽  
Concrete Members ◽  
Repair Materials ◽  
Environmental Durability ◽  
Temperature Exposure

There are some reinforced concrete structures exposed to severe environmental conditions might require maintenance or strengthening. Many of these severe circumstances are the result of extreme climate conditions such as low temperature, freeze–thaw action, fire attack, and exposure to deicing salts. Because of this, the environmental durability of both the repair materials and methods used in rehabilitation applications are of utmost importance. A small fire can reach 250°C, while a common blaze can easily produce temperatures of around 800°C. In major conflagrations the temperature can even reach 1100°C. At this level, the heat affects most materials, provoking the spontaneous combustion of some of them and affecting the resistance of others. However, very little research has been performed in evaluating the environmental durability of strengthening materials for concrete members. Very little work has been done on the effects of freeze–thaw cycling on bonding and repair materials. In this study, ultra high performance concrete (UHPC) was used to investigate the effect of strengthening concrete members by fire-damage test or freeze-thaw test. The results show that the mechanical properties of UHPC possess high strength, toughness, and freeze-thaw resistance. The CFRP (carbon fiber reinforced plates) wrapping specimens exposed at 300 °C showed totally failure with the deterioration of the adhesive. The UHPC with bonding 10 mm thickness specimens exposed at 400 °C and duration of 1 hour still in good shape. The UHPC with 1-cm or 2-cm thickness on strengthening concrete members could be obtained specific retrofit effects. The performance of UHPC specimens is better than those of CFRP wrapping specimens during high temperature exposure. The results of slant shear tests show that the bond strength of PC/PC, UHPC/PC and UHPC/UHPC decreased significantly after 600 freeze–thaw cycles or high temperature exposure.

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