Experimental Study on the Flexural Behavior of Lap-Spliced Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Beams

In this paper, the structural performance of lap-spliced beams were investigated by the testing of 18-UHPFRC beams with and without a lap-spliced region and steel fiber. All test specimens were subjected to flexural load by using the four-point bending test. It was shown that test steel fiber inclus...

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Main Authors: Baek-Il Bae, Hyun-Ki Choi
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/11/2138
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description In this paper, the structural performance of lap-spliced beams were investigated by the testing of 18-UHPFRC beams with and without a lap-spliced region and steel fiber. All test specimens were subjected to flexural load by using the four-point bending test. It was shown that test steel fiber inclusion in the ultra-high-strength matrix significantly increased the strength of the lap-spliced beams. The maximum strength of the specimen increased linearly with the increase in steel fiber volume fraction. The hybrid-type UHPFRC, with lower steel fiber volume fraction, using two types of steel fiber was effective in improving the bond strength. In order to verify the safety of lap splice length design methods by current code provisions and UHPFRC design recommendations, the average bond stress at the ultimate state was used to calculate the lap splice length, which makes reinforcement yielding, and this value, compared with design lap splice length. Most of the design equations were under the estimated bond stress of UHPFRC. However, the AFGC recommendation, which considers the tensile strength of UHPFRC, overestimates the bond stress of UHPFRC because this recommendation was developed from the direct pull-out test results.
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spelling doaj.art-3649bb9838fc424e8091777780ecda712023-11-23T14:40:13ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602022-05-011411213810.3390/polym14112138Experimental Study on the Flexural Behavior of Lap-Spliced Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete BeamsBaek-Il Bae0Hyun-Ki Choi1Department of Digital Architectural and Urban Engineering, Hanyang Cyber University, Seoul 04763, KoreaDepartment Fire and Disaster Prevention Engineering, Kyungnam University, Changwon 51767, KoreaIn this paper, the structural performance of lap-spliced beams were investigated by the testing of 18-UHPFRC beams with and without a lap-spliced region and steel fiber. All test specimens were subjected to flexural load by using the four-point bending test. It was shown that test steel fiber inclusion in the ultra-high-strength matrix significantly increased the strength of the lap-spliced beams. The maximum strength of the specimen increased linearly with the increase in steel fiber volume fraction. The hybrid-type UHPFRC, with lower steel fiber volume fraction, using two types of steel fiber was effective in improving the bond strength. In order to verify the safety of lap splice length design methods by current code provisions and UHPFRC design recommendations, the average bond stress at the ultimate state was used to calculate the lap splice length, which makes reinforcement yielding, and this value, compared with design lap splice length. Most of the design equations were under the estimated bond stress of UHPFRC. However, the AFGC recommendation, which considers the tensile strength of UHPFRC, overestimates the bond stress of UHPFRC because this recommendation was developed from the direct pull-out test results.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/11/2138UHPClap spliceflexural strength
spellingShingle Baek-Il Bae
Hyun-Ki Choi
Experimental Study on the Flexural Behavior of Lap-Spliced Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Beams
Polymers
UHPC
lap splice
flexural strength
title Experimental Study on the Flexural Behavior of Lap-Spliced Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Beams
title_full Experimental Study on the Flexural Behavior of Lap-Spliced Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Beams
title_fullStr Experimental Study on the Flexural Behavior of Lap-Spliced Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Beams
title_full_unstemmed Experimental Study on the Flexural Behavior of Lap-Spliced Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Beams
title_short Experimental Study on the Flexural Behavior of Lap-Spliced Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Beams
title_sort experimental study on the flexural behavior of lap spliced ultra high performance fiber reinforced concrete beams
topic UHPC
lap splice
flexural strength
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/11/2138
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