Fibre Reinforced Concrete: Improvements and Innovations: RILEM-fib International Symposium on FRC (BEFIB) in 2020

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxiii
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Influence of Different Fibre Types on the Rheology of Strain Hardening Cementitious Composites  (Hassan Baloch, Steffen Grünewald, Karel Lesage, Stijn Matthys)....Pages 3-11
 Using Fiber Reinforced Concrete to Control Early-Age Shrinkage in Replacement Concrete Pavement  (Nakin Suksawang, Daniel Yohannes)....Pages 12-23
 Early Age Shrinkage Crack Distribution in Concrete Plates Reinforced with Different Steel Fibre Types  (Sébastien Wolf, Simon Cleven, Oldrich Vlasák)....Pages 24-34
Front Matter ....Pages 35-35
 Influence of Synthetic Fibres on Seismic Resistance of Reinforced Concrete Sections  (E. Stefan Bernard)....Pages 37-48
 Development and Mechanical Characterization of Dry Fiber-reinforced Concrete for Prefabricated Prestressed Beams  (Kamyar Bagherinejad Shahrbijari, Suman Saha, Joaquim A. O. Barros, Isabel B. Valente, Salvador Dias, João Leite)....Pages 49-63
 Simulation of Fibre Orientation in Self-compacting Concrete: Case Studies  (Thomas Bauwens, Steffen Grünewald, Geert De Schutter)....Pages 64-74
 Mix Design and Properties of Self-compacting Fibrous Concrete  (Rafael R. Polvere, Ana R. L. Pires, Sidiclei Formagini, Andrés B. Cheung)....Pages 75-86
 Aligned Interlayer Fibre Reinforcement for Digital Fabrication with Concrete  (Lukas Gebhard, Jaime Mata-Falcón, Tomislav Markić, Walter Kaufmann)....Pages 87-98
 Mixture Proportioning of Steel Fibre Reinforced Self-compacting Concrete Based on the Compressible Packaging Method: Comparison with ACI 237R-07 and RILEM TC 174-SCC Recommendations  (M. G. Cardoso, R. M. Lameiras, T. T Oliveira, F. B. Santana, V. M. S. Capuzzo)....Pages 99-110
 Evaluation the Yield and Ultimate Strain of FRC in Compression  (Salam Wtaife, Nakin Suksawang, Ahmed Alsabbagh)....Pages 111-122
 Electromagnetic Shielding Characteristics of High Performance Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites  (Namkon Lee, Sungwook Kim, Gijoon Park)....Pages 123-130
Front Matter ....Pages 131-131
 The Manufacture of Fiber Cement Blocks Using Chemical and Thermomechanical Pulps and Rice Husk Ash  (Javad Torkaman)....Pages 133-139
 Post-Fire Flexural Tensile Strength of Macro Synthetic Fibre Reinforced Concrete  (Olivia Mirza, Brendan Kirkland, Kurt Bogart, Todd Clarke)....Pages 140-150
 Experimental Investigation on the Cyclic Behaviour of Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete Under Bending  (Maure De Smedt, Rutger Vrijdaghs, Els Verstrynge, Kristof De Wilder, Lucie Vandewalle)....Pages 151-162
 Effect of Test Setups on the Shear Transfer Capacity Across Cracks in FRC  (Alejandro Giraldo Soto, Walter Kaufmann)....Pages 163-175
 Bearable Local Stress of High-Strength SFRC  (Sven Plückelmann, Rolf Breitenbücher, Mario Smarslik, Peter Mark)....Pages 176-188
 Impact Response of Different Classes of Fibre Reinforced Concrete  (Juan C. Vivas, Raúl L. Zerbino, María C. Torrijos, Graciela M. Giaccio)....Pages 189-198
 An Experimental Study on the Fatigue Failure Mechanisms of Pre–damaged Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete at a Single Fibre Level  (Humaira Fataar, Riaan Combrinck, William P. Boshoff)....Pages 199-208
 Development of an HPFRC for Use in Flat Slabs  (Julia Blazy, Sandra Nunes, Carlos Sousa, Mário Pimentel)....Pages 209-220
 Influence of the Steel Fibres on the Tension and Shear Resistance of Anchoring with Anchor Channels and Channel Bolts Cast in Concrete  (Mazen Ayoubi, Christoph Mahrenholtz, Wilhelm Nell)....Pages 221-232
 Fiber Reinforced Concrete After Elevated Temperatures: Techniques of Characterization  (Ronney Rodrigues Agra, Ramoel Serafini, Antonio Domingues de Figueiredo)....Pages 233-244
 Influence of the Curing Temperatures on the Mechanical Properties of Hemp Fibre-Reinforced Alkali-Activated Mortars  (Bojan Poletanovic, Gergely Nemeth, Ildiko Merta)....Pages 245-252
 Equivalence Between Flexural Toughness and Energy Absorption Capacity of FRC  (Sergio Carmona, Climent Molins)....Pages 253-261
 Alkali Resistant (AR) Glass Fibre Influence on Glass Fibre Reinforced Concrete (GRC) Flexural Properties  (S. Guzlena, G. Sakale)....Pages 262-269
 Fiber Reinforced Concrete Crack Opening Evaluation Using Digital Image Correlation Techniques  (Kaio Cézar da Silva Oliveira, Gabriela Silva Dias, Isadora Queiroz Freire de Carvalho, Wandersson Bruno Alcides de Morais Silva, Danilo José Pereira Freitas, Christiano Augusto Ferrario Várady Filho et al.)....Pages 270-278
 Effect of Distribution and Orientation of Fibers on the Post-cracking Behavior of Steel Fiber Reinforced Self-compacting Concrete in Small Thickness Elements  (Néstor Fabián Acosta Medina, Rodrigo de Melo Lameiras, Ana Carolina Parapinski dos Santos, Fábio Luiz Willrich)....Pages 279-289
 Ductility of the Four-Year-Old Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete  (Jakob àušteršič, Rok Ercegovič, David Polanec, Andrej Zajc)....Pages 290-300
 Sensitivity of the Flexural Performance of Glass and Synthetic FRC to Fibre Dosage and Water/Cement Ratio  (Razan H. Al Marahla, Emilio Garcia-Taengua)....Pages 301-312
 Bond Between Steel Reinforcement Bars and Fiber Reinforced Cement-Based Composites  (Margareth S. Magalhães, Paulo José B. Teixeira, Maria Elizabeth N. Tavares)....Pages 313-321
 An Experimental Study of the Influence of Moderate Temperatures on the Behavior of Macrosynthetic Fiber Reinforced Concrete  (Marta Caballero-Jorna, Marta Roig-Flores, Pedro Serna)....Pages 322-332
 Post-cracking Behaviour of Glass Fibre Reinforced Concrete with Recycled Aggregates  (Brecht Vandevyvere, Lucie Vandewalle, Els Verstrynge, Jiabin Li)....Pages 333-343
Front Matter ....Pages 345-345
 A Computational Sectional Approach for the Flexural Creep Behavior of Cracked FRC  (Rutger Vrijdaghs, Marco di Prisco, Lucie Vandewalle)....Pages 347-358
 Shrinkage of Steel-Fibre-Reinforced Lightweight Concrete  (Hasanain K. Al-Naimi, Ali A. Abbas)....Pages 359-367
 Time Dependent Deflection of FRC Members Under Sustained Axial and Flexural Loading  (Murray Watts, Ali Amin, R. Ian Gilbert, Walter Kaufmann)....Pages 368-379
 Influence of the Residual Tensile Strength on the Factor for Quasi-permanent Value of a Variable Action \( {\varvec{\uppsi}}_{{\mathbf{2}}} \)  (Darko Nakov, Goran Markovski, Toni Arangjelovski, Peter Mark)....Pages 380-391
 Compressive and Tensile Creep and Shrinkage of Synthetic FRC: Experimental Results and Comparison to Codes  (Razan H. Al Marahla, Emilio Garcia-Taengua)....Pages 392-401
 Creep in FRC – From Material Properties to Composite Behavior  (Martin Hunger, Jürgen Bokern, Simon Cleven, Rutger Vrijdaghs)....Pages 402-413
Front Matter ....Pages 415-415
 Morphology of Corrosion of Metallic Fibers in Aggressive Media  (Carmen Andrade, Miguel A. Sanjuán)....Pages 417-422
 Effects of Fibres on the Flexural Behaviour of Sound and Damaged RC Beams  (Raúl L. Zerbino, María C. Torrijos, Graciela M. Giaccio, Antonio Conforti)....Pages 423-432
 Fiber Reinforced Concrete Elements Exposed to Accelerated Corrosion  (Camelia Negrutiu, Ioan Sosa, Bogdan Heghes, Oana Gherman, Horia Constantinescu)....Pages 433-444
 Effect of Corroded Steel Fibers on Mechanical Behavior of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete  (Minoru Kunieda, Masaki Tsutsui, Le V. Tri)....Pages 445-452
 Self-healing of Fibre Reinforced Concrete Containing an Expansive Agent in Different Exposure Conditions  (K.-S. Lauch, C. Desmettre, J.-P. Charron)....Pages 453-465
 Characterisation of Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composite (SHCC) Under Cyclic Loading Conditions for Self-healing Applications  (Zixuan Tang, Chrysoula Litina, Abir Al-Tabbaa)....Pages 466-476
 Corrosion Pattern and Mechanical Behaviour of Corroded Rebars in Cracked Plain and Fibre Reinforced Concrete  (E. Chen, Carlos G. Berrocal, Ingemar Löfgren, Karin Lundgren)....Pages 477-488
 Evaluation of the Self-healing Capability of Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete with Nano-Particles and Crystalline Admixtures by Means of Permeability  (Hesam Doostkami, Marta Roig-Flores, Alberto Negrini, Eduardo J. Mezquida-Alcaraz, Pedro Serna)....Pages 489-499
Front Matter ....Pages 501-501
 Material Characterisation for Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis (NLFEA)  (P. J. van der Aa, A. A. van den Bos)....Pages 503-514
 Comparison Between the Cracking Process of Reinforced Concrete and Fibres Reinforced Concrete Railway Tracks by Using Non-linear Finite Elements Analysis  (Jean-Louis Tailhan, Pierre Rossi, Thierry Sedran)....Pages 515-526
 Experimental/Computational-Based Determination of Material Parameters for Nonlinear Simulation of UHPFRC  (David Lehký, Martin Lipowczan, Drahomír Novák, Radomír Pukl, Milad Hafezolghorani)....Pages 527-535
 Mechanical Response of High Strength Fibre Reinforced Concrete Under Extreme Loads  (B. Luccioni, F. Isla, F. Fiengo, R. Codina, D. Ambrosini, J.C. Vivas et al.)....Pages 536-547
 Numerical Damage Modelling of Macro-synthetic Fibre Reinforced Concrete  (Dayani Kahagala Hewage, Christophe Camille, Olivia Mirza, Fidelis Mashiri, Brendan Kirkland, Todd Clarke)....Pages 548-557
 Finite Element Analysis of Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete Beams Using Microplane Modelling  (William. Wilson, Tomas O’Flaherty)....Pages 558-569
 Machine Learning Prediction of Flexural Behavior of UHPFRC  (Joaquín Abellán-García, Jaime A. Fernández-Gómez, Nancy Torres-Castellanos, Andrés M. Núñez-López)....Pages 570-583
 Study of Dimensioning Aspects of FRC Based on the Beam Flexion Theory  (Iva E. Pereira Lima, Aline S. Ramos Barboza)....Pages 584-595
 Load-Carrying Capacity of SFRC Suspended Slabs with Different Support Conditions  (Olugbenga B. Soyemi, Ali A. Abbas)....Pages 596-609
 Discrete Element Simulation of the Fresh State Steel Fiber Reinforced Self-compacting Concrete  (A. Najari, A. Blanco, A. de la Fuente, S. H. P. Cavalaro)....Pages 610-620
 Crack Width Simulation and Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Bursting and Spalling Stresses in Precast FRC Tunnel Segments Under TBM Thrust Jack Forces  (Mehdi Bakhshi, Verya Nasri)....Pages 621-638
 Finite Element Modelling of UHPFRC Flexural-Reinforced Elements  (Eduardo J. Mezquida-Alcaraz, Juan Navarro-Gregori, Pedro Serna)....Pages 639-650
 Punching Shear Response of RC Slab-Column Connections Strengthened with UHPFRC - Finite Element Investigation  (Demewoz W. Menna, Aikaterini S. Genikomsou)....Pages 651-660
 Numerical Evaluation the Effect of Specimen Thickness on Fibre Orientation in Self-consolidating Engineered Cementitious Composites  (Hai Tran Thanh, Jianchun Li, Y. X. Zhang)....Pages 661-669
 Numerical Modelling of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Shear-Critical Beams  (Santiago Talavera-Sánchez, Juan Navarro-Gregori, Francisco Ortiz-Navas, Pedro Serna)....Pages 670-680
 Experimental Analysis of Crack Development of an UHPC Wall Element Under Shear Loading  (V. Příbramský, M. Kopálová, L. Dlouhý)....Pages 681-692
 Assessment of the Shear Behaviour of Fibre Reinforced Concrete Through Numerical Modelling of Shear-Friction Theory  (Álvaro Picazo, Marcos G. Alberti, Alejandro Enfedaque, Jaime C. Gálvez)....Pages 693-702
 Modeling the Compressive Behavior of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Under High Strain Rate Loads  (Honeyeh Ramezansefat, Mohammadali Rezazadeh, Joaquim A. O. Barros, Isabel B. Valente, Mohammad Bakhshi)....Pages 703-713
Front Matter ....Pages 715-715
 Post-cracking Strength Classification of Macro-synthetic Fibre Reinforced Concrete for Sleeper Application  (Christophe Camille, Dayani Kahagala Hewage, Olivia Mirza, Fidelis Mashiri, Brendan Kirkland, Todd Clarke)....Pages 717-729
 Structural Behaviour of Steel-Fibre-Reinforced Lightweight Concrete  (Hasanain K. Al-Naimi, Ali A. Abbas)....Pages 730-744
 Experimental Analysis of Beams Produced in Self-compacting Concrete Reinforced with Different Contents of Steel Fibres  (Ana R. L. Pires, Rafael R. Polvere, Sidiclei Formagini, Andrés B. Cheung)....Pages 745-756
 Innovation in Durable Segments for CSO Tunnels  (Ralf Winterberg, Michael R. Garbeth, Brian Glynn)....Pages 757-769
 Incorporation of Rate-Dependent Fracture Properties in the Design of Precast Concrete Tunnel Segment with Hybrid Reinforcement  (Stefie J. Stephen, Ravindra Gettu)....Pages 770-775
Front Matter ....Pages 777-777
 Developments and Standardisation of Flowable Concrete Reinforced with Fibres for Structural Design, Update of fib TG 4.3  (Steffen Grünewald, Liberato Ferrara, Frank Dehn)....Pages 779-790
 Assesment of Codal Provision for SFRC Beam in Minimum Shear  (Kranti Jain, Bichitra S. Negi)....Pages 791-800
 Laboratory Investigations on the Installation of Fasteners in Fiber Reinforced Concrete  (Panagiotis Spyridis, Lars Walter, Julia Dreier, Dirk Biermann)....Pages 801-812
Front Matter ....Pages 813-813
 Applications of Statistical Process Control in the Evaluation of QC Test Data for Residual Strength of FRC Samples of Tunnel Lining Segments  (Chidchanok Pleesudjai, Devansh Patel, Mehdi Bakhshi, Verya Nasri, Barzin Mobasher)....Pages 815-826
 Using Decades of Data to Rethink Proportioning and Optimisation of FRC Mixes: The OptiFRC Project  (Emilio Garcia-Taengua)....Pages 827-838
Front Matter ....Pages 839-839
 Fire Resistance of Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete Elevated Suspended Slabs: ISO Fire Tests and Conclusions for Design  (Xavier Destrée, Andrejs Krasnikovs, Sébastien Wolf)....Pages 841-851
 Structural Behavior of a Traditional Concrete and Hollow Tiles Mixed Floor Reinforced with HPFRC  (D. Sirtoli, P. Riva, P. Girardello)....Pages 852-863
 Pedestrian Bridge over Las Vegas Avenue in Medellín. First Latin American Infrastructure in UHPFRC  (Joaquín Abellán-García, Andrés M. Núñez-López, Samuel E. Arango-Campo)....Pages 864-872
 First Experimental Full-Scale Elevated FRSCC Slab in South America  (Luis Segura-Castillo, Diego Figueredo, Iliana Rodríguez, Nicolás García)....Pages 873-882
 Masonry Walls Strengthened with Fiber Reinforced Concrete Subjected to Blast Load  (Salah Altoubat, Abdul Saboor Karzad, Moussa Leblouba, Mohamed Maalej, Pierre Estephane)....Pages 883-894
Front Matter ....Pages 895-895
 Interfacial Bond Quality in Functionally Graded Concretes Incorporating Steel Fibres and Recycled Aggregates  (Ricardo Chan, Isaac Galobardes, Charles K. S. Moy)....Pages 897-907
 Towards Rebar Substitution by Fibres – Tailored Supercritical Fibre Contents  (Katharina Look, Peter Heek, Peter Mark)....Pages 908-919
 A Constitutive Model for Steel-Fibre-Reinforced Lightweight Concrete  (Hasanain K. Al-Naimi, Ali A. Abbas)....Pages 920-937
 UV-C Treatment to Functionalize the Surfaces of Pet and PP Fibers for Use in Cementitious Composites. Adherence Evaluation  (María E. Fernández, María E. Pereira, Fernando Petrone, Claudia Chocca, Gemma Rodríguez)....Pages 938-948
 Potential of Using Recycled Carbon Fibers as Reinforcing Material for Fiber Concrete  (Magdalena Kimm, Amna Sabir, Thomas Gries, Piyada Suwanpinij)....Pages 949-960
Front Matter ....Pages 961-961
 Development of Textile Reinforced UHPC with Reduced Steel Fiber Contents  (Mengchao Zhai, Yiming Yao, Jingquan Wang, Barzin Mobasher)....Pages 963-970
 Reinforcement of Concrete with Glass Multifilament Yarns: Effect of the Impregnation on the Yarn Pull-Out Behaviour  (A. -C. Slama, J. -L. Gallias, B. Fiorio)....Pages 971-982
 Influence of Fibres Impregnation on the Tensile Response of Flax Textile Reinforced Mortar Composite Systems  (Giuseppe Ferrara, Marco Pepe, Enzo Martinelli, Romildo D. Tolêdo Filho)....Pages 983-990
 Experimental Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Smart Textile Reinforced Concrete Pipes  (Gozdem Dittel, Michelle Wangler, Bastian Maiworm, Thomas Gries)....Pages 991-1000
Front Matter ....Pages 1001-1001
 Full-Scale Construction Test for Improvement of RC Void Slab Bridges Using UHPFRC – Part 1: Experimental Test Plan  (Tohru Makita, Yuji Watanabe, Shuji Yanai, Hirokazu Kitagawa)....Pages 1003-1011
 Full-Scale Construction Test for Improvement of RC Void Slab Bridges Using UHPFRC – Part 2: Test Results  (Yuji Watanabe, Shuji Yanai, Tohru Makita, Hirokazu Kitagawa)....Pages 1012-1021
 Influence of Fiber Type on the Tensile Behavior of High-Strength Strain-Hardening Cement-Based Composites (HS-SHCC) During and After Exposure to Elevated Temperatures  (Iurie Curosu, Sarah Burk, Marco Liebscher, Viktor Mechtcherine)....Pages 1022-1033
 Tensile and Compressive Performance of High-Strength Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) with Seawater and Sea-Sand  (Jing Yu, Bo-Tao Huang, Jia-Qi Wu, Jian-Guo Dai, Christopher K. Y. Leung)....Pages 1034-1041
 Effect of Fiber Content Variation in Plastic Hinge Region of Reinforced UHPC Flexural Members  (Mandeep Pokhrel, Yi Shao, Sarah Billington, Matthew J. Bandelt)....Pages 1042-1055
 An Eco-Friendly UHPC for Structural Application: Tensile Mechanical Response  (Amin Abrishambaf, Mário Pimentel, Sandra Nunes)....Pages 1056-1067
 Characterization of Ultra High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) Tensile Behaviour  (Nicola Generosi, Jacopo Donnini, Valeria Corinaldesi)....Pages 1068-1078
 Slip-Hardening Bond: A Key to the Success of Ultra High Performance FRC Composites  (Antoine E. Naaman)....Pages 1079-1089
 Testing of Thin UHPFRC Cantilever Stairs with Bolted Connections  (Ioan Sosa, Camelia Negrutiu, Bogdan Heghes, Adel Todor)....Pages 1090-1099
 Studying of Processing-Structure-Properties Relation of Strain Hardening Cementitious Composites (SHCC)  (Zhenghao Li, Jiajia Zhou, Cong Lu, Christopher K. Y. Leung)....Pages 1100-1111
 The Effect of Fiber Content on the Post-cracking Tensile Stiffness Capacity of R-UHPFRC  (M. Khorami, Juan Navarro-Gregori, Pedro Serna)....Pages 1112-1123
 Controlling Strength and Ductility of Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites by Nano-Engineering  (Ousmane A. Hisseine, Arezki T. Hamou)....Pages 1124-1136
 Comprehensive Characterization of UHPFRC Mixes for Seismic and Durability Rehabilitation of Bridge Piers  (C. Sevigny-Vallières, P. Marchand, B. Terrade, N. Roy, F. Toutlemonde, A. Tagnit-Hamou)....Pages 1137-1148
 Evaluation of the Splitting Tensile Strength of Ultra-High Performance Concrete  (An Hoang Le)....Pages 1149-1160
Back Matter ....Pages 1161-1164