Keywords
UHPFRC
fatigue
flexural
concrete
strain
stress
fiber
precracking
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Abstract
This study aimed to characterize fatigue performance of Ultra-high performance fiber reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) to use it as a flexible pavement structure rehabilitation layer, reaching Whitetopping thicker than 50 mm. A UHPFRC made with a cementitious mix of Portland cement, Calcium carbonate CaCO3, and Silica Fume using a water/cementitious relation of 0.2, was tested to obtain compressive and flexural strength under monotonic load, as well as Flexural fatigue performance using a Four Point Bending Machine. The samples for fatigue were evaluated without pre-cracking, in order to identify all the performance of the UHPFRC. UHPFRC showed a compressive strength of 127.1 MPa, flexural yield point stress of 6.23 MPa, maximum flexural stress of 9.89 MPa, Young Modulus of 38.1 GPa, Dynamic Modulus of 28.6 GPa, stress and strain at one million cycles of 6.0 MPa and 166 μm/m respectively. Based on the results obtained, the UHPFRC presented a better behavior with respect the fatigue performance compared to other similar materials. Those properties make Steel Reinforced UHPFRC an enough material to be used on flexible pavement rehabilitation projects.
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