Paschalis, Spyridon (2019) Ultra high performance fiber reinforced concrete as strengthening material. In: Fifth International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies (SCMT5), 14-17 Jul 2019, London, UK.

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Abstract

The safety of structures is of high importance affecting people’s lives. Structural evaluation, and possibly intervention, is considered necessary for old structures, structures which have been affected by accidental actions and also for structures in high seismic risk areas. Research should now focus on the development of new sustainable techniques that increase the safety of existing structures, and at the same time minimize the necessary to build new structures and to consume new materials and resources. The present research investigates the effectiveness of an advanced material, such as Ultra High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC), for the strengthening of existing Reinforced Concrete (RC) structures. For this reason, an extensive experimental study on the properties of the material and the application for strengthening of RC members has been conducted. More specifically, parameters such the effect of fiber content on the performance, the workability and the cost of the material have been investigated. Based on the analysis, an optimum mixture design has been selected and applied for strengthening of RC beams using different configurations. The results indicated that the strengthening with UHPFRC is a well promising technique and the performance of the strengthened elements was increased in all the examined cases.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
ISSN:	2515-3056
Identifier:	10.18552/2019/idscmt5138
Page Range:	pp. 80-93
Identifier:	10.18552/2019/idscmt5138
Keywords:	Fiber reinforced concrete, fiber content
Subjects:	Construction and engineering
Related URLs:	Organisation
Depositing User:	Spyridon Paschalis
Date Deposited:	26 Aug 2021 15:06
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2021 15:31
URI:	https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/8200

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