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

• Main Authors: Zhang, Dong, Tan, Kang Hai, Dasari, Aravind, Weng, Yiwei
• 其他作者: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2022
• 主題: Engineering::Civil engineering; Engineering::Materials; Natural Fibers; Spalling
• 在線閱讀: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/161159

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...