Economic viability of ultra high-performance fiber reinforced concrete in prestressed concrete wind towers to support a 5 MW turbine

Abstract The Ultra-High Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete is a material with remarkable mechanical properties and durability when compared to conventional and high performance concrete, which allows its use even without the reinforcement. This paper proposes the design of prestressed towers for...

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Main Authors: P. V. C. N. GAMA, T. N. BITTENCOURT
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro do Concreto (IBRACON)
Series:Revista IBRACON de Estruturas e Materiais
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1983-41952017000100002&lng=en&tlng=en