Development of Ultra-High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC): Towards an efficient utilization of binders and fibres

This paper presents a method to develop Ultra-High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC). Towards an efficient utilization of binders and fibres in UHPFRC, the modified Andreasen & Andersen particle packing model and the hybridization design of fibres are utilized. Particularly, the UHPFRC with ternary fibres is appropriately designed and tested. The flowability, mechanical properties and flexural toughness of the designed UHPFRC are measured and analyzed. The results show that, based on the optimized particle packing and hybrid macro and micro fibres, it is possible to produce UHPFRC with a relatively low binder amount (about 620 kg/m

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