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Predicting the effect of non-uniform fiber distribution on the tensile response of ultra-high-performance fiber reinforced concrete by magnetic inductance-based finite element analysis

on-uniform fiber distribution can significantly reduce the extension of multiple-cracking and favor crack local-izations in Ultra-High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) members under tension with important implication on the sought durability. ...

2023

An analytical inverse analysis to determine equi-biaxial tensile properties of strain-hardening UHPFRC from ringon-ring test (vol 53, 123, 2020)

Eugen Brühwiler, Emmanuel Denarié, Xiujiang Shen, Wanghu Peng

The article "An analytical inverse analysis to determine equi-biaxial tensile properties of strain-hardening UHPFRC from ringon-ring test", written by Xiujiang Shen, Eugen Bruhwiler, Emmanuel Denarie and Wanghu Peng was originally published electronically ...

SPRINGER2021

Conceptual design of 1000 m scale steel-UHPFRC composite truss arch bridge

Ping Zhu, Jieping Zhu, Xiujiang Shen

Excessive self-weight and difficulty in construction are the main issues confronted by super-long-span arch bridges. To address these issues, a conceptual design of steel-ultra-high performance fibre-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) composite truss arch bridge ...

ELSEVIER SCI LTD2021

An analytical inverse analysis to determine equi-biaxial tensile properties of strain-hardening UHPFRC from ring-on-ring test

Eugen Brühwiler, Emmanuel Denarié, Xiujiang Shen

The equi-biaxial tensile properties of strain-hardening UHPFRC are determined and investigated based on an original analytical inverse analysis of results from ring-on-ring tests. First, the analytical inverse analysis method is developed based on the elas ...

2020

Biaxial flexural fatigue behavior of strain-hardening UHPFRC thin slab elements

Eugen Brühwiler, Xiujiang Shen

The biaxial flexural fatigue behavior of thin slab elements made of strain-hardening Ultra High Performance Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composite (UHPFRC) is investigated experimentally by means of the ring-on-ring test method. Fourteen flexural fatigue ...

2020

Equi-biaxial Flexural Fatigue Behavior of R-UHPFRC Circular Slab-like Specimens

Eugen Brühwiler, Xiujiang Shen

Kassel University Press2020

Static and Fatigue Biaxial Flexural Behavior of Strain-Hardening UHPFRC Thin Slab Elements

Xiujiang Shen

Cast-in-place thin layers of Ultra-High Performance Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites (UHPFRC) on the specific zones of existing reinforced concrete (RC) bridge decks has been demonstrated to be a technically efficient and economic rehabilitation an ...

EPFL2020

Influence of local fiber distribution on tensile behavior of strain hardening UHPFRC using NDT and DIC

Eugen Brühwiler, Xiujiang Shen

This paper introduces the uniformity factor mu(2) for considering the local fiber distribution within elements made with Ultra-High Performance Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites (UHPFRC). The influence of mu(2) on the strain-hardening response of UH ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2020

Biaxial flexural response of Strain-Hardening UHPFRC circular slab elements

Eugen Brühwiler, Xiujiang Shen, Wanghu Peng

The biaxial flexural response of strain-hardening UHPFRC circular slab element is investigated experimentally and analytically using the ring-on-ring test. The Digital Image Correlation (DIC) technology is applied to capture the 3D full-field of strain and ...

ELSEVIER SCI LTD2020

Flexural fatigue behavior of circular UHPFRC slab specimens

Eugen Brühwiler, Xiujiang Shen

This paper investigates experimentally the biaxial flexural fatigue behavior of thin circular slab specimens made of Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Cementitious Composite (UHPFRC), using ring-on-ring test method. The circular slab specimens repres ...

2019

Tensile Behavior of UHPFRC under Uniaxial and Biaxial Stress Conditions

Eugen Brühwiler, Xiujiang Shen

Representative and accurate characterization of the tensile behavior of strain hardening Ultra High Performance Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composite (UHPFRC) remain a challenge. Currently, the uniaxial methods, like direct tensile test (DTT) and 4-point ...

2018

CHARACTERIZATION OF TENSILE BEHAVIOR IN UHPFRC THIN SLAB USING NDT METHOD AND DIC SYSTEM

Eugen Brühwiler, Xiujiang Shen

Proper test and analysis methods are necessary for characterizing the tensile behavior of strain hardening Ultra High Performance Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites (UHPFRC) accurately and representatively. In this paper, the direct tensile tests (DT ...

RILEM Publications S.A.R.L.2018

Tensile Behavior of UHPFRC Under Uniaxial And Biaxial Conditions

Eugen Brühwiler, Xiujiang Shen

The representative characterization of the tensile behavior of strain hardening Ultra High Performance Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composite (UHPFRC) remains a challenge. Currently, the uniaxial methods (direct tensile test and 4-point bending test) are ...

2017

Strengthening Of Existing Structures Using R-UHPFRC: Principles And Conceptual Design

Eugen Brühwiler, Xiujiang Shen

The addition of a layer of strain-hardening UHPFRC to an existing member in reinforced concrete (RC) has proven to be an effective method to increase the structural resistance and durability of concrete structures [1-3]. This paper is intended for structur ...

2017

Flexural quasi-static behaviour of UHPFRC and R-UHPFRC circular slab specimens

Eugen Brühwiler, Xiujiang Shen

This paper investigates experimentally and numerically the biaxial flexural behaviour of thin circular slab specimens made of Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Cementitious Composite (UHPFRC). The circular slab specimens represent an external tensile ...

RILEM publications S.A.R.L.2017

Nonlinear numerical analysis of R-UHPFRC railway Π-beams

Eugen Brühwiler, Xiujiang Shen, Rensheng Pan

2016