A method for evaluating the local failure of ultra-high-performance short polyvinyl alcohol fiber-reinforced concrete panels subjected to a projectile impact

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 289-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hironori Ueno ◽  
Masuhiro Beppu ◽  
Hiroyoshi Ichino ◽  
Hiroyuki Musha ◽  
Shuichi Okamoto

This study investigated local failure characteristics and failure limit thicknesses of an ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete panel reinforced with polyvinyl alcohol by conducting impact tests. In a series of tests, steel hemispherical projectiles with a mass of 46 g collided with ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete panels reinforced with polyvinyl alcohol. The ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete panels reinforced with polyvinyl alcohol with thicknesses in the range of 30–90 mm were tested at the impact velocities of 170–500 m/s. The experimental results revealed that the penetration depth or scabbing damage induced by the impact was significantly suppressed for the ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete panel reinforced with polyvinyl alcohol compared to that of a plain concrete panel. The experimental results demonstrated that local failure intensity for the panels was similar at equivalent impact energies, regardless of the combination of projectile mass and impact velocity. Based on the test results, we proposed a method for evaluating the penetration depth and scabbing limit thicknesses by the impact energy.

2014 ◽  
Vol 629-630 ◽  
pp. 71-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Zhou ◽  
Yuichi Uchida

In this study, the influence of fiber orientation on the flexural strength of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) was examined. To this end, a circular UHPFRC panel measuring φ1,200 × 50 mm was cast from its center, and test specimens measuring 50 × 50 × 200 mm with 10 mm notches for three-point bending tests were cut from it with angles of 0, 30, 60 and 90° between the specimen axis and the radial direction of the panel. After the bending test, fiber orientation on the ruptured surfaces of the specimens was observed. The flexural strengths of the specimens cut at angles of 60, 30 and 0° were 80, 40 and 10% of that for the specimen cut at an angle of 90°. It was also found that the flexural strength of specimens cut from a rectangular panel cast from its center point depended on their original positions and orientation within the panel. Similar fiber orientation characteristics were found in the circular and rectangular panels.


Author(s):  
Igor Chilin ◽  

Приведены результаты исследований и выполнена оценка влияния технологических факторов на реологические свойства самоуплотняющихся сталефибробетонных смесей, определены кратковременные и длительные физико-механические и деформативные характеристики сверхвысокопрочного сталефибробетона, включая определение его фактической морозостойкости.


Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Anna L. Mina ◽  
Michael F. Petrou ◽  
Konstantinos G. Trezos

The scope of this paper is to investigate the performance of ultra-high performance fiber reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) concrete slabs, under projectile impact. Mixture performance under impact loading was examined using bullets with 7.62 mm diameter and initial velocity 800 m/s. The UHPFRC, used in this study, consists of a combination of steel fibers of two lengths: 6 mm and 13 mm with the same diameter of 0.16 mm. Six composition mixtures were tested, four UHPFRC, one ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC), without steel fibers, and high strength concrete (HSC). Slabs with thicknesses of 15, 30, 50, and 70 mm were produced and subjected to real shotgun fire in the field. Penetration depth, material volume loss, and crater diameter were measured and analyzed. The test results show that the mixture with a combination of 3% 6 mm and 3% of 13 mm length of steel fibers exhibited the best resistance to projectile impact and only the slabs with 15 mm thickness had perforation. Empirical models that predict the depth of penetration were compared with the experimental results. This material can be used as an overlay to buildings or to construct small precast structures.


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