Constitutive Modeling of New Synthetic Hybrid Fibers Reinforced Concrete from Experimental Testing in Uniaxial Compression and Tension
Hybridization of fibers in concrete yields a variety of applications due to its benefits compared to conventional concrete or concrete with single type-fiber. However, the Finite Element (FE) modeling of these new materials for numerical analyses are very challenging due to the lack of analytical da...
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| author | S. M. Iqbal S. Zainal Farzad Hejazi Farah N. A. Abd. Aziz Mohd Saleh Jaafar |
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| description | Hybridization of fibers in concrete yields a variety of applications due to its benefits compared to conventional concrete or concrete with single type-fiber. However, the Finite Element (FE) modeling of these new materials for numerical analyses are very challenging due to the lack of analytical data for these specific materials. Therefore, an attempt has been made to develop Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Concrete (HyFRC) materials with High Range Water-Reducing Admixture (HRWRA) during the concrete mixing process and conduct experimental study to evaluate the behavior of the proposed materials. Constitutive models for each of the materials are formulated to be used as analytical models in numerical analyses. The acquired data are then used to formulate mathematical equations, governing the stress–strain behavior of the proposed HyFRC materials to measure the accuracy of the proposed models. The experimental testing indicated that the Ferro with Ferro mix-combination improved the performance of concrete in the elastic stage while the Ferro with Ultra-Net combination has the highest compressive strain surplus in the plastic stage. In tension, the Ferro with Ferro mix displayed the highest elastic behavior improvement while the Ferro with Ultra-Net designs proved superior in the plastic range, providing additional toughness to conventional concrete. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-85ef280f47784702af5e2bf3c3804d1d2023-11-20T15:43:57ZengMDPI AGCrystals2073-43522020-10-01101088510.3390/cryst10100885Constitutive Modeling of New Synthetic Hybrid Fibers Reinforced Concrete from Experimental Testing in Uniaxial Compression and TensionS. M. Iqbal S. Zainal0Farzad Hejazi1Farah N. A. Abd. Aziz2Mohd Saleh Jaafar3Department of Civil Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor 43400, MalaysiaDepartment of Civil Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor 43400, MalaysiaDepartment of Civil Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor 43400, MalaysiaDepartment of Civil Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor 43400, MalaysiaHybridization of fibers in concrete yields a variety of applications due to its benefits compared to conventional concrete or concrete with single type-fiber. However, the Finite Element (FE) modeling of these new materials for numerical analyses are very challenging due to the lack of analytical data for these specific materials. Therefore, an attempt has been made to develop Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Concrete (HyFRC) materials with High Range Water-Reducing Admixture (HRWRA) during the concrete mixing process and conduct experimental study to evaluate the behavior of the proposed materials. Constitutive models for each of the materials are formulated to be used as analytical models in numerical analyses. The acquired data are then used to formulate mathematical equations, governing the stress–strain behavior of the proposed HyFRC materials to measure the accuracy of the proposed models. The experimental testing indicated that the Ferro with Ferro mix-combination improved the performance of concrete in the elastic stage while the Ferro with Ultra-Net combination has the highest compressive strain surplus in the plastic stage. In tension, the Ferro with Ferro mix displayed the highest elastic behavior improvement while the Ferro with Ultra-Net designs proved superior in the plastic range, providing additional toughness to conventional concrete.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/10/10/885forta fiberssynthetic fibershybrid fiber reinforced concreteconstitutive modelinguniaxial testslump test |
| spellingShingle | S. M. Iqbal S. Zainal Farzad Hejazi Farah N. A. Abd. Aziz Mohd Saleh Jaafar Constitutive Modeling of New Synthetic Hybrid Fibers Reinforced Concrete from Experimental Testing in Uniaxial Compression and Tension Crystals forta fibers synthetic fibers hybrid fiber reinforced concrete constitutive modeling uniaxial test slump test |
| title | Constitutive Modeling of New Synthetic Hybrid Fibers Reinforced Concrete from Experimental Testing in Uniaxial Compression and Tension |
| title_full | Constitutive Modeling of New Synthetic Hybrid Fibers Reinforced Concrete from Experimental Testing in Uniaxial Compression and Tension |
| title_fullStr | Constitutive Modeling of New Synthetic Hybrid Fibers Reinforced Concrete from Experimental Testing in Uniaxial Compression and Tension |
| title_full_unstemmed | Constitutive Modeling of New Synthetic Hybrid Fibers Reinforced Concrete from Experimental Testing in Uniaxial Compression and Tension |
| title_short | Constitutive Modeling of New Synthetic Hybrid Fibers Reinforced Concrete from Experimental Testing in Uniaxial Compression and Tension |
| title_sort | constitutive modeling of new synthetic hybrid fibers reinforced concrete from experimental testing in uniaxial compression and tension |
| topic | forta fibers synthetic fibers hybrid fiber reinforced concrete constitutive modeling uniaxial test slump test |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/10/10/885 |
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