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The influence of steel fibres on compressive and tensile strength of ultra high performance concrete: A review

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In this article, the effects of steel fiber reinforcement on the compressive and tensile strength of UHPC are discussed. But the effect of fibres on compressive strength seems to be questionable.
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This article is published in Construction and Building Materials.The article was published on 2020-09-30 and is currently open access. It has received 141 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Compressive strength & Ultimate tensile strength.

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Effect of ferrosilicon and silica fume on mechanical, durability, and microstructure characteristics of ultra high-performance concrete

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors present a new material that can be used as a partial substitute for cement in the production of ultra high performance concrete (UHPC), which is an industrial waste product of ferrosilicon (FS) alloy, available as furnace slag.
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Production of sustainable and structural fiber reinforced recycled aggregate concrete with improved fracture properties: A review

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a comprehensive review on the workability and mechanical properties of fiber reinforced recycled aggregate concrete (FRAC) and highlight the most promising and feasible strength enhancement methods for the FRAC mainly using steel fiber, polypropylene fiber (PPF), basalt fiber (BF), and glass fiber (GF).
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Fiber alignment and its effect on mechanical properties of UHPC: An overview

TL;DR: An overview on fiber alignment and its effect on mechanical properties of UHPC is presented in this paper, where the changes in flow patterns of mixture and the assistance of electromagnetic field during casting can lead to a higher improvement in fiber orientation (up to 80%) compared to other fiber alignment methods.
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A review on corrosion detection and protection of existing reinforced concrete (RC) structures

TL;DR: In this article , a comprehensive review on corrosion detection techniques and protection methods for existing reinforced concrete (RC) structures where corrosion has already occurred is presented, with the basic working mechanism and state of the art of each method given.
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Effect of fiber content on mechanical performance and cracking characteristics of ultra-high-performance seawater sea-sand concrete (UHP-SSC):

TL;DR: In this article, seawater sea-sand concrete can address the challenges arising from the lack of freshwater and river/manufactured sand for making concrete on-site for sustainable marine and coastal const...
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Fibre reinforced cement-based (FRC) composites after over 40 years of development in building and civil engineering

TL;DR: In this paper, the main fields of application of FRC composites are examined and future perspectives discussed, and some attention is paid to computation methods and composite materials' design approaches.
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A review on ultra high performance concrete: Part I. Raw materials and mixture design

TL;DR: In this article, the theoretical principles, raw materials, mixture design methods, and preparation techniques for UHPC are reviewed, including reduction in porosity, improvement in microstructure, enhancement in homogeneity, and increase in toughness.
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Fiber-reinforced concrete: An overview after 30 years of development

TL;DR: In this article, a rhetorical discussion on the subject of fiber-reinforced concrete, FRC, is presented, which is intended as an overview of the types of commercially available FRCs and how they work.
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Properties of strain hardening ultra high performance fiber reinforced concrete (UHP-FRC) under direct tensile loading

TL;DR: In this paper, a review and categorization of a variety of tensile test setups used by other researchers and presents a revised tensile set up tailored to obtain reliable results with minimal preparation effort.
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