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Direct procedure to characterize the tensile constitutive behavior of strain-softening and strain-hardening UHPFRC

Publicated to: Cement and Concrete Composites. 115 1-14 - 2021-01-01 115(), DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2020.103854

Authors:

Mezquida-Alcaraz, Eduardo J.; Navarro-Gregori, Juan; Serna Ros, Pedro
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Univ Politecn Valencia, Inst Ciencia & Tecnol Hormigon ICITECH, Camino Vera S-n - Author

Abstract

There is a need to establish a complete process to characterize Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) in both strain-hardening and strain-softening tensile behavior. This process should be simple and easy to apply so that its application is direct. Therefore, this paper presents the development of a complete process to obtain the tensile constitutive parameters of UHPFRC. A simplified inverse analysis based on fourpoint bending tests (4PBT) to derive the tensile material properties of strain-hardening UHPFRC was adapted to be applied in the event of strain softening using a nonlinear finite element model (NLFEM). To fulfill this objective, an extensive experimental program was run with 227 UHPFRC specimens tested in 4PBT that exhibited strain-softening and strain-hardening tensile responses. As a reference, the characteristic UHPFRC tensile constitutive behavior was obtained. Finally, a predictive application capable of predicting tensile behavior using the experimental 4PBT curve as input was developed with the experimental database.
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Keywords

Bending testsConstitutive behaviorsConstitutive parametersExperimental databaseExperimental four-point bending testsExperimental programFiber reinforced concreteFiber-reinforced concreteFinite element methodFinite element modelFour-point bending testInverse analysisNonlinear finite element modelNumerical validationPredictionSoftware testingStrain hardeningStrain-softening behaviorTensile behaviorsUltra-high performance concreteUltra-high performance fiber-reinforced concreteUltra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete

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Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-05:

  • WoS: 21
  • Scopus: 24
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-05:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 48 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/10251/176179
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Mezquida-Alcaraz, EJ) and Last Author (Serna Ros, Pedro).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Mezquida-Alcaraz, EJ.

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Awards linked to the item

This work forms part of Project "BIA2016-78460-C3-1-R" supported by the State Research Agency of Spain and the European Union's Horizon 2020 ReSHEALience Project (Grant Agreement No. 760824)
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