Experimental study on the tensile and bending creep behavior of cracked UHP-FRCC

T. Nishiwaki, H. Otaki, G. Igarashi, S. Kwon, F. Shaikh, A. P. Fantilli

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Abstract

Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composite (UHP-FRCC) shows very high strength and durability due to its very dense microstructure. While extensive research on the tensile and bending behavior of this composite under short-term loading has been reported, limited results are available on the time dependent behavior of UHP-FRCC under sustained loading, which are strongly related to the real-life-structures. This paper presents experimental results concerning creep behavior of cracked UHP-FRCC specimens under sustained tensile and bending loads up to 28 days. Under uniaxial tension, the load is applied to dog-bone type specimens. In the case of bending creep test, a sustained load is applied to a pair of prismatic specimens in a 4-point bending setup. The results show that UHP-FRCC exhibits low creep deformation under both these loading conditions. Furthermore, deflection hardening behavior lasts under Cracking behavior in terms of crack width and number of cracks under sustained loads in both composites is also studied and their comparisons are presented in the paper.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMechanics of Structures and Materials
Subtitle of host publicationAdvancements and Challenges - Proceedings of the 24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM24 2016
EditorsChunwei Zhang, Hong Hao
PublisherCRC Press/Balkem
Pages149-154
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781138029934
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Event24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM 2016 - Perth, Australia
Duration: 2016 Dec 62016 Dec 9

Publication series

NameMechanics of Structures and Materials: Advancements and Challenges - Proceedings of the 24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM24 2016

Other

Other24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM 2016
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityPerth
Period16/12/616/12/9

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials

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