Effect of natural fibers on thermal spalling resistance of ultra-high performance concrete

• Main Authors: Zhang, Dong, Tan, Kang Hai, Dasari, Aravind, Weng, Yiwei
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Civil engineering; Engineering::Materials; Natural Fibers; Spalling
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/161159
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

It has been established that the addition of synthetic fibers like polypropylene (PP) to ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) enhances the latter's thermal spalling resistance. The key for this is the thermal mismatch between embedded fibers and matrix as a result of the expansion of PP fiber...