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Effect of cover depth and rebar diameter on shrinkage behavior of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete slabs

  • Yoo, Doo-Yeol (Department of Architectural Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Kwon, Ki-Yeon (Structural Systems & Site Evaluation Department, Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety) ;
  • Yang, Jun-Mo (Steel Structure Research Group, POSCO) ;
  • Yoon, Young-Soo (School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University)
  • Received : 2015.01.09
  • Accepted : 2016.11.15
  • Published : 2017.03.25
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Abstract

This study investigates the effects of reinforcing bar diameter and cover depth on the shrinkage behavior of restrained ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) slabs. For this, twelve large-sized UHPFRC slabs with three different rebar diameters ($d_b=9.5$, 15.9, and 22.2 mm) and four different cover depths (h=5, 10, 20, and 30 mm) were fabricated. In addition, a large-sized UHPFRC slab without steel rebar was fabricated for evaluating degree of restraint. Test results revealed that the uses of steel rebar with a large diameter, leading to a larger reinforcement ratio, and a low cover depth are unfavorable regarding the restrained shrinkage performance of UHPFRC slabs, since a larger rebar diameter and a lower cover depth result in a higher degree of restraint. The shrinkage strain near the exposed surface was high because of water evaporation. However, below a depth of 18 mm, the shrinkage strain was seldom influenced by the cover depth; this was because of the very dense microstructure of UHPFRC. Finally, owing to their superior tensile strength, all UHPFRC slabs with steel rebars tested in this study showed no shrinkage cracks until 30 days.

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Supported by : National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)

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