Abstract
This paper deals with the blast-resistant performance of steel fiber-reinforced concrete (SFRC) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber-reinforced concrete (PVA-FRC) panels with a contact detonation test both experimentally and numerically. With 2% fiber volumetric content, SFRC and PVA-FRC specimens were prepared and comparatively tested in comparison with plain concrete (PC). SFRC was found to exhibit better blast-resistant performance than PVA-FRC. The dynamic mechanical responses of FRC panels were numerically studied with Lattice Discrete Particle Model-Fiber (LDPM-F) which was recently developed to simulate the meso-structure of quasi-brittle materials. The effect of dispersed fibers was also introduced in this discrete model as a natural extension. Calibration of LDPM-F model parameters was achieved by fitting the compression and bending responses. A numerical model of FRC contact detonation was then validated against the blast test results in terms of damage modes and crater dimensions. Finally, FRC panels with different fiber volumetric fractions (e.g., 0.5%, 1.0% and 1.5%) under blast loadings were further investigated with the validated LDPM-F blast model. The numerical predictions shed some light on the fiber content effect on the FRC blast resistance performance.
Highlights
IntroductionRecent terrorist attacks in Boston (2013), Moscow (2011), London (2005), Madrid (2004), New York (2001) and explosion accidents in Beirut (2020), Tianjin (2015) and San Juan Nico (1984) indicate great vulnerability of concrete material civil infrastructures to possible explosive loadings [1,2,3]
Recent terrorist attacks in Boston (2013), Moscow (2011), London (2005), Madrid (2004), New York (2001) and explosion accidents in Beirut (2020), Tianjin (2015) and San Juan Nico (1984) indicate great vulnerability of concrete material civil infrastructures to possible explosive loadings [1,2,3].To protect civilian lives from these threats and casualties, civil infrastructures should provide good resistant performance against extreme loadings such as impact and blast
From the bending test results, it could be found that the flexural strength of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC) was increased to 12.34 MPa, improved by 42.3 % compared to plain concrete (PC) specimen
Summary
Recent terrorist attacks in Boston (2013), Moscow (2011), London (2005), Madrid (2004), New York (2001) and explosion accidents in Beirut (2020), Tianjin (2015) and San Juan Nico (1984) indicate great vulnerability of concrete material civil infrastructures to possible explosive loadings [1,2,3]. As the most widely used construction material, plain concrete exhibits high compressive strength but relatively low tensile strength, resulting in poor energy absorption capacity under extreme dynamic loadings. It could be found that steel fibers and PVA fibers are the most widely investigated in the field of construction materials, mainly due to their good mechanical properties, perfect bond with cementitious matrix and relative low cost. As a special type of SFRC, ultra-high performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) presents great compressive strength over. PVA fiber-reinforced concrete (PVA-FRC), made of cementitious matrix and oiled PVA fibers [18], shows unique tensile strain-hardening mechanical behavior, i.e., high energy absorption capacity. The recently developed Lattice Discrete Particle Model-Fiber (LDPM-F) was introduced to investigate blast-resistant performance of FRC with different types of fiber reinforcements. Behavior of FRC panels with different fiber volume ratio (e.g., 0.5%, 1.0% and 1.5%) under blast loadings were numerically investigated
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
