International perspective on UHPC in bridge engineering

B Graybeal, E Brühwiler, BS Kim… - Journal of Bridge …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
Ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC) offers significant potential to address a variety of
needs in bridge design, construction, and performance enhancement. Bridge owners have …

Hybrid effect of carbon nanotubes and basalt fibers on mechanical, durability, and microstructure properties of lightweight geopolymer concretes

MB Asil, MM Ranjbar - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
In this research, a combination of basalt fibers (BFs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were
used to improve the engineering attributes of lightweight geopolymer concrete (LWGC). A …

Reliability evaluation of flexural capacity design provision for UHPC beams reinforced with steel rebars/prestressing tendons

J Feng, X Shao, M Qiu, H Li, X Gao, Z Huang - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigated the reliability of the flexural capacity prediction models for ultra-high
performance concrete (UHPC) beams in various standards, including the Chinese UHPC …

Flexural behavior and design of ultrahigh-performance concrete beams

RG El-Helou, BA Graybeal - Journal of Structural Engineering, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Beams made of ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC), a fiber-reinforced concrete with
high compressive strength and tensile strain-hardening characteristics, exhibit flexural …

Experimental and numerical investigation on the flexural behavior of a large-scale prestressed UHPC T-Shaped girder

H Li, L Li, X Fan, M Ye, X Shao, L Yi - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
A large scale (10 m long) prestressed ultra-high-performance-concrete (UHPC) T-shaped
girder was experimentally investigated in this paper to study its flexural behavior, cracking …

Flexural behavior of UHPC joints for precast UHPC deck slabs

M Qiu, X Shao, B Yan, Y Zhu, Y Chen - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aims to experimentally investigate the flexural behavior of ultra-high-performance
concrete (UHPC) joint connection for precast UHPC deck slabs. Twelve full-scale jointed …

Gradual crushing of steel reinforced HPFRCC beams: Experiments and simulations

Y Shao, CC Hung, SL Billington - Journal of Structural Engineering, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
While the tensile performance of high-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composites
(HPFRCC) has been extensively studied, the crushing behavior is less understood. Notably …

Experimental study on the flexural behavior of a novel nonprismatic prestressed UHPC composite box girder with corrugated steel webs

H Li, L Li, C Du, M Ye, X Shao… - Journal of Bridge …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Owing to the remarkable advantages, such as the appealing appearance, light self-weight,
efficient application of prestressing, and the optimal shear force and bending moment …

Effect of high temperatures on hot-bonded SCC/ECC and SCC/UHPC composite systems

WL Baloch, H Siad, M Lachemi, M Sahmaran - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The use of Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) and ultra-high-
performance concrete (UHPC) in combination with self-consolidating concrete (SCC) in a …

Flexural behavior of small-sized I-shaped UHPC beams hybrid reinforced with steel plate and BFRP

Z Dong, Z Liu, J Ji, H Zhu, X Shao, G Wu, Z Yang - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
A new type of small-sized I-shaped ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) beam was
proposed and tested in this paper. The bottom flange of the I-beam was hybrid reinforced …