Direct Tensile Performance of Fiber-Reinforced High-Strength and Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete with Varied Curing Conditions

Abstract

AbstractDirect tension tests were conducted on fiber-reinforced concretes with strengths ranging from high-strength to ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC) (83–165 MPa or 12–24 ksi) to determine how mixture design components, compressive strengths, and ...Practical ApplicationsThe high price of proprietary ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC) has driven practitioners to develop nonproprietary mixture designs with lower costs. Nonproprietary mixes typically have a higher w:cm, lower strength, and lower ...