Fibre Distribution Characterization of Ultra-High Performance Fibre-Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) Plates Using Magnetic Probes

Li, Lufan, Xia, Jun ORCID: 0000-0001-9472-8657, Chin, Chee and Jones, Steve ORCID: 0000-0002-8977-8403 (2020) Fibre Distribution Characterization of Ultra-High Performance Fibre-Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) Plates Using Magnetic Probes. MATERIALS, 13 (22). E5064-.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma13225064

Abstract

Ultra-high performance fibre reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) is an innovative cement-based engineering material. The mechanical properties of UHPFRC not only depend on the properties of the concrete matrix and fibres, but also depend on the interaction between these two components. The fibre distribution is affected by many factors and previous researchers had developed different approaches to test the fibre distribution. This research adopted the non-destructive C-shape ferromagnetic probe inductive test and investigated the straight steel fibre distribution of the UHPFRC plate. A simplified characterization equation is introduced with an attenuation factor to consider the different plate thicknesses. The effective testing depth of this probe was tested to be 24 mm. By applying this method, fibre volume content and the fibre orientation angle can be calibrated for the entire plate. The fibre volume content generally fulfilled the design requirement. The fibre orientation angle followed a normal distribution, with a mean value of 45.60°. By testing small flexural specimens cut from the plates, it was found out that the mechanical performance (peak flexural strength) correlates with the product of fibre volume content and cosine fibre orientation angle.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	C-shape magnetic probe test, fibre orientation angle, flexural test, attenuation factor
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	11 Nov 2020 11:16
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2023 23:22
DOI:	10.3390/ma13225064
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3106507