On the mechanism of prevention of explosive spalling in ultra-high performance concrete with polymer fibers

• Main Authors: Zhang, Dong, Dasari, Aravind, Tan, Kang Hai
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Civil engineering; Spalling; Ultra-high Performance Concrete
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143954
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

It has been a common practice to use polymer fibers to reduce susceptibility of explosive spalling in ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC). However, to-date, despite the proposition of different mechanisms through which polymer fibers enhance gas permeability and reduce explosive spalling, there a...