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Polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete for airfield pavements: Modeling of stress-strain curve under compression

  • Tammam Merhej*
  • , Decheng Feng
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

An analytical model for compressive stress-strain curve of polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete (PPFRC) was proposed. The polypropylene fiber used was 60-mm long twisted fiber with aspect ratio of 120. The fiber was added in three volume fractions 0.2%, 0.4% and 0.6%. Tow concrete mixtures with varying water-cement ratio were used. The accuracy of the proposed model was evaluated by comparing the area under stress-strain curves for experimental and analytical model. The results showed good agreement between the experimental and analytical curves. In addition; empirical equations were proposed to quantify the effect of polypropylene fiber on compressive strength, strain at peak stress, and toughness of concrete in terms of fiber volume fraction.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Building Materials
Pages171-177
Number of pages7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event2011 International Conference on Civil Engineering and Building Materials, CEBM 2011 - Kunming, China
Duration: 29 Jul 201131 Jul 2011

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume261-263
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference2011 International Conference on Civil Engineering and Building Materials, CEBM 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityKunming
Period29/07/1131/07/11

Keywords

  • Airfield concrete pavement
  • Polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete
  • Stress-strain curve

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