Duration : 1.6.2009 – 31.5.2012
Supervisor : Professor Eugen Brühwiler
PhD student : Tohru Makita
Fatigue Behaviour of UHPFRC-RC Composite Members
The motivation of the present research is to understand the fatigue behaviour of UltraHigh Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete(UHPFRC) and UHPFRC-reinforced concrete (RC) composite members. Tensile fatigue tests on UHPFRC plates and bending fatigue tests on UHPFRC -RC composite beams are carried out. The advantage of UHPFRC as a strengthening material is demonstrated in terms of life-cycle maintenance strategies.
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