Effect of beam size, casting method, and support conditions on flexural behavior of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 379-388

  Wille, Kay ^a   Parra Montesinos, Gustavo J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bending strength; Fiber orientation; Flexural strength; Residual strength; Self consolidating; Steel fibers; Ultra high performance concrete (UHPC); Ultra high performance fiber reinforced concrete (UHP FRC)

Indexed keywords

DEGREE OF RESTRAINT; EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM; FIBER-REINFORCED CONCRETES; RESIDUAL STRENGTH; SELF-CONSOLIDATING; SUPPORT CONDITIONS; ULTRA-HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONCRETE; ULTRA-HIGH-PERFORMANCE FIBER-REINFORCED CONCRETE;

BENDING STRENGTH; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FRICTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE; LOADING; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STEEL FIBERS; TESTING;

SOFTWARE TESTING;

BEND STRENGTH; FIBER ORIENTATION; FRICTION; LOADING; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STEEL;

EID: 84878394123     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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