Tensile behavior of Ultra High Performance Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Concrete

The effects of blending fibers on the tensile behavior of Ultra High Performance Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Concrete (UHP-HFRC) are investigated. Four types of steel macro-fibers (of differing length or geometry) and one type of steel micro-fiber are considered. In producing the specimens, the volume content of the macro-fiber was held at 1.0%, whereas the volume content of the micro-fiber varied from 0.0% to 1.5%. The overall shape of tensile stress-strain curves of UHP-HFRC is primarily dependent upon the type of macro-fiber, although the addition of micro-fibers favorably affects the strain hardening and multiple cracking behaviors. UHP-HFRC produced from macro-fibers with twisted geometry provides the best performance with respect to post cracking strength, strain capacity and multiple micro-cracking behavior, whereas UHP-HFRC produced with long, smooth macro-fibers exhibits the worst performance. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.