Advances in Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composites for Concrete and Masonry Structures
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction and Building Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2024 | Viewed by 13520
Special Issue Editors
Interests: behavior of reinforced; prestressed concrete and steel structures; bridge engineering; engineering material; machine learning; method of finite elements; structural health assessment and monitoring
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Interests: behavior of masonry and reinforced concrete structures; fiber-reinforced cementitious composite; finite and discrete element methods; mixed variational formulations; structures on elastic supports
Interests: behavior of masonry structures; natural fiber-reinforced cementitious composite; durability; method of finite elements
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Interests: behavior of reinforced concrete structures; bridge engineering; earthquake-resistant design of steel and reinforced concrete structures; fiber-reinforced concrete; high performance concrete; prestressed concrete
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development of fiber-reinforced cementitious composites for the design of buildings, bridges and infrastructures is a crucial topic because of their many advantages over other conventional materials. Fiber-reinforced cementitious composites were established in design codes. Their development is particularly important in the strengthening and repair of concrete and masonry structures. To this end, they have been combined with other materials. Researchers have combined several types and shapes of fiber within cementitious mixtures. Moreover, specific mixtures have been implemented to perform satisfactorily under intensive load conditions and environments.
The objective of this Special Issue is to gather research articles, case studies and review papers on the advances in fiber-reinforced cementitious composites for concrete and masonry structures. Original contributions are encouraged in order to provide a forum for scientists and industrial partners to discuss progress and future perspectives. It is our pleasure to invite you to submit a work and to share this call for papers with your colleagues. Contributions related to (but not limited to) the following topics are welcome:
- Earthquake-resistant design of fiber-reinforced cementitious composites;
- Life-cycle analysis and sustainability of masonry and concrete structures using fiber-reinforced cementitious composites;
- Mechanical and chemical properties and the optimal mix design of fiber-reinforced cementitious composites, as well as their durability and long-term behavior;
- Natural fiber-reinforced cementitious composites;
- Novel fiber-reinforced cementitious composites;
- Numerical modeling of masonry and concrete members made of fiber-reinforced cementitious composites, e.g., members subjected to extreme loading;
- Relationship between fiber-reinforced cementitious composites and construction execution aspects.
Dr. Marco Bonopera
Dr. Daniele Baraldi
Guest Editors
Dr. Claudia Brito De Carvalho Bello
Dr. Wisena Perceka
Guest Editor Assistants
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Keywords
- concrete
- design
- durability
- earthquake
- fiber-cementitious composite
- masonry
- material characterization
- numerical modeling
- strengthening
- structural performance
Planned Papers
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Title: Assessment of Methods to Derive Tensile Properties of Ultra-High Performance Fiber-reinforced Cementitious Composites
Authors: Tamás Mészöly; Norbert Randl
Affiliation: Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Spittal an der Drau, Austria
Abstract: There is no unified method for deriving the tensile properties of fiber-reinforced ultra-high performance cementitious composites (UHPC). This study compares the most common material tests based on a large series of laboratory tests performed on a self-developed UHPC mixture, discusses their results, and summarizes their applicability to practice. The UHPC matrix, with a compressive strength of over 150 MPa, was reinforced with 2 vol% of 15 mm long and 0.2 mm diameter straight high-strength steel microfibers. Over 100 uniaxial tensile tests were performed and evaluated, using specimens that were notched and unnotched cylindrical cores drilled out from larger prismatic specimens in three perpendicular directions. Three different test setups with different connection configurations. In addition to uniaxial tests, flexural tests on prismatic elements and flexural tests on thin plates were conducted, and the tensile properties were derived using digital image correlation (DIC) measurements and inverse analysis. Furthermore, splitting tensile tests on cylindrical specimens were employed to ascertain the tensile properties of the matrix. The outcomes of the diverse laboratory tests are presented and discussed in detail. Additionally, in conjunction with compression tests and modulus of elasticity tests, the constitutive law is formulated and presented for the investigated materials.