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Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

Volume 2016, Article ID 2815247, 10 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2815247

Research Article
Flexural Strength Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Members
with Ultra High Performance Concrete

Baek-Il Bae,1 Hyun-Ki Choi,2 and Chang-Sik Choi3

1
Research Institute of Industrial Science, Hanyang University, 17 Haengdang-Dong, Seongdong-Gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
2
Department of Fire and Disaster Prevention Engineering, Kyungnam University, Gyeongsangnam-do 51767, Republic of Korea
3
Department of Architectural Engineering, Hanyang University, 17 Haengdang-Dong, Seongdong-Gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea

Correspondence should be addressed to Hyun-Ki Choi; chk7796@kyungnam.ac.kr

Received 25 September 2015; Revised 5 December 2015; Accepted 7 December 2015

Academic Editor: Stefano Sorace

Copyright 2016 Baek-Il Bae et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License,
which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Flexural strength evaluation models for steel fiber reinforced ultra high strength concrete were suggested and evaluated with test
results. Suggested flexural strength models were composed of compression stress blocks and tension stress blocks. Rectangular
stress block, triangular stress block, and real distribution shape of stress were used on compression side. Under tension, rectangular
stress block distributed to whole area of tension side and partial area of tension side was used. The last model for tension side is
realistic stress distribution. All these models were verified with test result which was carried out in this study. Test was conducted
by four-point loading with 2,000 kN actuator for slender beam specimen. Additional verifications were carried out with previous
researches on flexural strength of steel fiber reinforced concrete or ultra high strength concrete. Total of 21 test specimens were
evaluated. As a result of comparison for flexural strength of section, neutral axis depth at ultimate state, models with triangular
compression stress block, and strain-softening type tension stress block can be used as exact solution for ultra high performance
concrete. For the conservative and convenient design of section, modified rectangular stress block model can be used with strain
softening type tension stress block.

1. Introduction of concrete is suggested by value of 0.003. These values are

determined from test results of normal strength concrete.
Usually, flexural strength of normal strength concrete mem- However, depending on the compressive strength, mechan-
bers is designed using rectangular stress block parameters. ical properties and failure type of concrete are changed.
Current design codes provide the rectangular stress block Generally, after experiencing peak stress, sudden drop
parameters for simplified design methodology. However, of load resistance can be observed. Ultra high strength
these stress blocks are determined by tests of reinforced concrete also failed with this failure mode. Making brittle
concrete columns and they have apparent limitations. Rect- failure of ultra high strength concrete matrix more ductile,
angular stress block can be used because the shape of stress- under compression, steel fiber can be included in the matrix.
strain relation of concrete is similar to the trapezoid. How- Inclusion of steel fiber can change the explosive failure of ultra
ever, shape of stress-strain relationship of concrete changed high strength concrete and provide higher tensile strength
into triangle as increase of compressive strength of concrete. and deformability. So steel fiber is usually used for ultra high
For this reason, rectangular stress block parameters depend strength concrete matrix.
on the compressive strength of concrete. For example, the Ultra high performance concrete usually has much
current ACI code [1] suggests that higher value of com- higher compressive strength and tensile strength than normal
pressive strength of concrete can be used as 0.85 times the strength concrete, generally ranging from 100 to 200 MPa.
specified compressive strength of concrete. And the depth Shape of stress distribution in compression side of section
of rectangular stress block has the lower bound of 0.65 at and tensile strength of concrete shall be considered in
76 MPa of compressive strength of concrete. Ultimate strain section design. Design guidelines for ultra high performance
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concrete suggested the way to design the section of member is neutral axis depth, and tensile strength of steel fiber
suggested stress-strain relation. However, stress-strain rela- reinforced concrete can be calculated using
tion for ultra high performance concrete needs specific test
results not using stress blocks or assumptions. Therefore, in
= 0.00772 be , (3)
this study, various types of compression and tension stress
block combinations were evaluated with experimental result
and previous research results for easy and safe design of ultra where is length of steel fiber, is diameter of steel fiber,
high performance concrete members. is percent by volume of steel fiber, and be is bond efficiency
factor.
Imam et al. [4] suggested the modified ACI 544 [2]
2. Review of Current Design Codes model which can be used as steel fiber reinforced concrete
for Flexural Strength of Ultra High with high strength matrix. Imam et al. investigated the bond
Performance Concrete stress between steel fiber and matrix. They suggested that
tensile stress block height coefficient should be changed into
Reinforced concrete members using normal strength con- 0.02. According to this modification, tensile strength can be
crete are designed with an assumption that stress distribution calculated using
can be shaped with rectangle and concrete cannot transfer the
tensile stress. However, these assumptions cannot be applied
to flexural strength calculation of ultra high performance = 2, = , (4)

concrete members. Since ultra high performance concrete
has much higher compressive strength than normal strength
where means volume fraction of steel fiber (= /100) and
concrete and usually reinforced with steel fiber, shape of stress
is fiber factor (1.01.2). Moment capacity of section can be
distribution in compression side will be changed and tensile
determined according to ACI 544 [2], (2).
stress distribution in tension side should be considered, in
Lim et al. [5] suggested that stress block parameters
order to calculate the flexural strength of section. Some of
should be reevaluated with change of matrix and steel fiber.
design guidelines for high strength concrete or steel fiber
They use 1 as 0.90 because steel fiber can provide more
reinforced concrete have different assumptions for flexural
ductility under compression either. Tensile strength of steel
strength calculation. They can be categorized into two groups:
fiber reinforced concrete can be determined using
one uses stress block parameters and the other uses specified
stress-strain relation of concrete.
= 0 1 , (5)
Current design code ACI318 [1] suggests that flexural 2
strength of reinforced concrete section can be calculated by
where 0 is steel fiber orientation factor, 1 is length efficiency
factor, is average ultimate bond stress at the fiber-matrix
= ( ) . (1) interface, and is the ratio of the fiber cross-sectional area
2
to its perimeter. Since Lim et al. [5] developed their model
with plasticity approach, they use whole area over the neutral
In this equation, , depth of rectangular stress block,
axis as compressive stress block. Neglecting cover thickness
can be determined by using stress block parameter 1 . For
and considering tensile stress block in tension side of section,
compressive strength of concrete between 17 and 28 MPa, 0.85
neutral axis depth can be calculated using
can be used as the value of 1 . 1 shall be decreased linearly
a rate of 0.05 for each 7 MPa of compressive strength of + /
concrete above 28 MPa of compressive strength of concrete. = , (6)
The smallest value of 1 is 0.65. 1 +
As can be seen in ACI318 [1], current design code provi- where is compressive strength of concrete, is width of
sions did not consider the effect of steel fiber. Some of design section, and is yield strength of reinforcement. From (6)
guidelines suggested the way to calculate flexural strength of internal moment arm can be calculated
steel fiber reinforced concrete section. ACI 544 committee [2]
provides the flexural strength equations by adopting research
= , (7)
results of Henager and Doherty [3], especially for rectangular 2
section member
where is effective depth of section. Using (5), (6), and (7)
flexural capacity of section can be calculated by using

= ( ) + ( ) ( + ) , (2)
2 2 2 2 2
= + (2 ) . (8)
2 4
where is nominal flexural strength of section, is yield
strength of steel rebar, is effective depth of section, is Although stress block approach is easy to use for flexural
depth of stress block, is height of section, = ( (fibers) + strength calculation, it cannot consider the difference of
0.003)(/0.003), is strain in tension side, (fiber) = / , concrete with higher strength matrix or other characteristics.
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Strain distribution Stress distribution

Compression

Tension

ACI318 ACI544 Lim et al.

Figure 1: Previously suggested stress block combination.

Flexural strength calculation models for normal strength b cu fcu

concrete and steel fiber reinforced concrete were illustrated
in Figure 1. The main difference between normal strength

c
e
concrete model and steel fiber reinforced concrete model is
existence of tensile stress block. Difference among steel fiber
h
d
reinforced concrete models is the range of tensile stress dis- f ft
tribution. However, they are not exact models because stress
distribution might be changed with compressive strength of As fy
matrix and tensile stress distribution is more comprehensive s
than used in Figure 1. ft,b
tu
For the exact solution for flexural strength of section,
comprehensive stress-strain relations are directly applied to Section Assumed Assumed
calculate the flexural strength of section. The representative strain distribution stress distribution
models considering real stress distribution are provided by Figure 2: Strain and stress distribution of ultra high performance
RILEM method [9], EC2 flexural analysis [10], and concrete section.
AFGC-Setra guideline [11]. They can provide more accurate
value than flexural strength model made up of stress blocks.
However, they need more comprehensive computation pro- strength and corresponding strain resulting from material
cess and some material test. tests. Tensile behavior of steel fiber reinforced concrete was
divided into strain hardening, strain softening, and fully
3. Flexura Strength Calculation Model plastic behavior, three types. In this study tensile stress blocks
were composed of these three types of tensile behavior of steel
According to the material test about ultra high performance fiber reinforced concrete.
concrete, most of stress-strain relation shapes are triangular Strain and stress distribution of ultra high performance
under compression. Therefore, under compression, triangu- concrete section were shown in Figure 2. In this study three
lar stress block may be used for the design of ultra high types of stress blocks were used under compression and
performance concrete flexural members. Previous research tension, respectively. Total of 9 types of flexural strength
[12] suggested rectangular stress block parameters for high models were investigated. These models were illustrated in
strength and ultra high strength concrete. However, most of Figure 3. The most important design parameter for flexural
code provisions use the rectangular stress block parameters strength is neutral axis depth. Neutral axis depth for 9 types
because they mainly focused on the use for normal strength of flexural strength model was developed as follows:
concrete. They consider the shape of stress-strain relation
using various value of 1 , depending on compressive strength
of concrete. Rectangular stress block slightly overestimates 1 = ,
the flexural strength of concrete member especially for high 0.5 0.5 ( 1)
reinforcement ratio and compressive strength of concrete. As
+ 0.5 (1 + )
can be seen in Section 2, tensile stress block for steel fiber 2 = ,
reinforced concrete has been shown in various shape and 0.5 0.5 ( 1) + 0.5 (1 + )
size. Therefore, designing ultra high performance concrete
members, stress block parameters should be reorganized. +
3 = ,
In this study, three types of stress block parameters 0.5 +
were considered: ACI stress block parameters, stress block
parameters from UHPC member design guideline, and tri- +
4 = ,
angular stress block determined by maximum compressive 1,ACI 1,ACI 0.5 ( 1) +
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fcu fcu 1,ACI fcu 1,ACI fcu

fcu

1,ACI c
1,ACI c
ft ft ft ft

fy fy fy fy fy

ft,b ft,b 1 ft ft,b ft,b

(a) Type 1 (b) Type 2 (c) Type 3 (d) Type 4 (e) Type5

1,ACI fcu 1,UHPC fcu

1,UHPC c 1,UHPC fcu 1,UHPC fcu

1,UHPC c

1,UHPC c
1,ACI c

ft ft

fy fy fy fy

1 ft ft,b ft,b 1 ft

(f) Type 6 (g) Type 7 (h) Type 8 (i) Type 9

Figure 3: Stress block models.

+ 0.5 (1 + ) effective depth of section. for is strain corresponding

5 = ,
1,ACI 1,ACI 0.5 ( 1) + 0.5 (1 + ) to ultimate tensile strength and is ultimate compressive
strain of concrete.
+ The most difficult and controversial part is the determi-
6 = ,
1,ACI 1,ACI + nation of tensile strength of fiber reinforced concrete. Swamy
and Al-Taan [13] suggested the equation according to the
+
7 = , composite theory as follows:
1,UHPC 1,UHPC 0.5 ( 1) +

8
= 0.970 (1 ) + 2 , (10)

+ 0.5 (1 + )
=
,
1,UHPC 1,UHPC 0.5 ( 1) + 0.5 (1 + )
where is modulus of rupture of concrete and other
+ variables are fiber geometry defined in Section 2.
9 = , Using neutral axis depth defined in (9) considering
1,UHPC 1,UHPC +
shape of stress block, nominal flexural strength of ultra high
(9) performance concrete members can be calculated as follows:
where is compressive strength of concrete, is area of Case 1. Consider
tensile rebar, is yield strength of steel rebar, is ultimate
tensile strength of concrete, is ratio between post cracking 2 2
tensile strength and ultimate tensile strength, can be defined = ( ) + { ( ) } ( )
by / + 1, 1 and 1,UHPC are rectangular stress block 2 3 3
parameter for compressive strength of concrete for normal (11)
+ { ( ) } ( + )
strength concrete and UHPC, respectively, 1 and 1,UHPC are 2
stress block depth parameter for normal strength concrete
and UHPC, respectively, is width of section, and is + ( ) .
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Table 1: Mix proportions.

Weight ratio
Steel fiber Admixture
/
Cement Water Silica fume Sand Filler (Micro Silica)
(%) (kg) (MPa)
0.17 1 0.21 0.24 1.04 0.31 2 1.08 200

Case 2. Consider Table 2: Mechanical characteristics of rebar.

2 2 Yield Yield Tensile

Poissons
= ( ) + { ( ) } ( ) Materials strength strain strength
2 3 3 ratio
(12) (MPa) ( ) (MPa)
D25 422 0.0021 621 0.28
+ { ( ) } ( + ) + ( ) .
3 D10 384 0.0019 568 0.27

Case 3. Consider
Preventing premature shear failure of specimen, total span
2 of test specimen is reinforced by stirrups with spacing of
= ( ) + { ( )} ( + ) 150 mm. Stirrups were not located between two loading
2 3 2 (13)
points. 2,000 kN actuator was used for test and shear-span to
+ ( ) . depth ratio was 6.5. In order to verify the neutral axis depth
calculation model which was shown in (9), strain gages for
concrete were mounted at the concrete surface. Strain gages
Cases 4, 7. Consider for steel also can be attached to reinforcement at the center
2 of test specimen. Details of test specimens were illustrated in
= (1 1 ) + { ( ) } ( ) Figure 4.
2 3
(14) 4.2. Test Results. Test specimens have shown the flexural
+ { ( ) } ( + )
2 failure pattern. Because of inclusion of steel fiber, crack
localization did not occur until crushing of concrete occurred
+ ( ) .
at extreme compression fiber. After initial crack occurred,
cracks were spread to outside the maximum bending moment
Cases 5, 8. Consider area. After yielding of reinforcement, diagonal tension crack
was not observed and cracks were spread to supports. At
2 deflection 98 mm, crushing of concrete occurred and cracks
= (1 1 ) + { ( ) } ( )
2 3 were propagated to crushing area with opening of initial
(15) crack. Final stage of failure and load-deflection relation were

+ { ( ) } ( + ) + ( ) . shown in Figures 5(a) and 5(b), respectively. Maximum
2 load was 179 kN which occurred after yielding of reinforce-
ment. Analyzing strain gauges attached to concrete and
Cases 6, 9. Consider reinforcement, neutral axis depth was 123 mm at peak load
stage.
Neutral axis depth is important index for reinforced
= (1 1 ) + { ( )} ( + )
2 2 (16) concrete members because flexural strength and ductility
can highly depend on the neutral axis depth of section.
+ ( ) . Neutral axis depth can be measured by test using the value
of strain gauge attached to compression fiber and tension
4. Flexural Behavior of Ultra High reinforcements. Since strain gauge attached to extreme tensile
Performance Concrete Members and compression fiber failed before experiencing peak load,
strain of compression and tension reinforcement were used.
4.1. Test Plan. In order to verify the applicability of sug- Curvature at first yield of tension reinforcement was 0.0122
gested models, ultra high performance concrete beam was (1/m) and peak load curvature was 0.019 (1/m). Neutral axis
tested. Average ultimate compressive strength of standard depth was 92.5 mm and 122.8 mm from extreme compression
cylinder was 216 MPa. Splitting strength of standard cylinder fiber, respectively. As shown in Figure 6, change of neutral
is distributed between 7.219.5 MPa. Mix proportions for axis depth occurred after yielding of tension reinforcement.
ultra high performance concrete are summarized in Table 1. After experiencing peak load, neutral axis depth did not
Mechanical properties of concrete and rebar used in this change until crushing of concrete in compression side of
study were summarized in Tables 2 and 3, respectively. section occurred.
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Table 3: Mechanical characteristics of concrete.

Stress state Ultimate strength Youngs modulus (MPa) Ultimate/cracking Poissons ratio
(MPa) strain ()
Compression 216 3.738 ( )
54,306 0.26
Tension 9.8 0.221 ( )

200

2-D10 Load Load D10@150 A

240
Strain gage: D10
350
50 300

350
concrete

50 60
5-D25
5-D25 Strain gage:
A
rebar
150 1900 500 1900 150
Section A-A
(a) Setting and measurement plan (b) Section

Figure 4: Details of test specimen.

Table 4: Comparison between test results and assumed model. rectangular stress block have low accuracy on neutral axis
depth, tensile strain of reinforcements, and moment capacity.

Model This phenomenon was caused by the larger area of stress block
(mm) () (kNm) (kN) than triangular stress block. However, Models with ultra
Type 1 90.88 12.3 363 202 high performance concrete stress block parameters, which
Type 2 85.98 13 296 164 are derived from test results [12], have shown relatively high
Type 3 95.03 11.8 425 235 accuracy with all types of tensile stress block. This model,
Type 4 68.76 16.3 356 197 especially, predicts neutral axis depth more accurately than
Type 5 78.72 14.2 297 164 other models. As discussed above, the most accurate tensile
Type 6 87.39 12.8 433 240 stress block was also stress block including residual strength
Type 7 91.30 12.2 316 175
of concrete.
Considering low ductility, which is caused by explosive
Type 8 98.13 11.4 308 170
failure of ultra high strength concrete, the most appropriate
Type 9 102.28 11.0 353 197
model for design of flexural strength is type 8 which was mod-
Test results 93 9.10 322 179 elled by UHPC-rectangular stress block parameters under
: neutral axis depth, : strain at tensile reinforcement at mid length of beam, compression and tension softening considering model under
: nominal flexural strength of section (predicted value), and : load for tension. Type 7 also can be used for design purposes but
.
in this case strength reduction factor is carefully considered
with material properties.
4.3. Validation of Flexural Strength Model. Verifying suitabil-
ity of flexural strength models, test results were compared 5. Validation of Flexural Strength Models with
with assumed flexural strength model. Comparison results Previous Researches
were listed in Table 4. As expected, model type 1 which has
triangular stress block has shown comparatively high accu- For the verification of wide range applicability of assumed
racy. However, this model overestimated moment capacity of model, existing test results [68] of ultra high performance
section. Overestimation of this model was caused by large concrete members were compared with assumed models.
area of tensile stress block and higher value of moment Because a few number of specimens exist, only 22 test results
arm. Higher value of moment arm can be derived by the were compared with suggested model. Specifications for
existence of residual strength. Model type 2 also has shown collected test results were shown in Table 5. Test results from
acceptable accuracy but this model underestimated moment each research were summarized in Table 5. All test specimens
capacity. Underestimation of this model was caused by the experienced yielding of reinforcement before reaching peak
relatively low level of tensile stress block area and lower value load. They failed with flexural failure at the center of the
of moment arm for tensile stress block. This smaller moment specimens. Collected test specimens have 0.27 to 2.36% of
arm was derived by the end of the stress block. Model type tensile reinforcement ratio and 80200 MPa of compressive
3 which has rectangular tensile stress block has shown low strength of concrete. Fiber contents were distributed from
accuracy and overestimation. 0.5% to 2.0%.
Generally, rectangular stress block has shown deeper According to the test results of Ashour et al. [6], effect of
neutral axis depth from compression fiber than triangular the fibers to flexural strength is independent of the amount of
stress block; moment arm has lower value than the cases reinforcement but additional moment is proportional to con-
of triangular stress block types. Model types with ACI crete compressive strength. Therefore, compressive strength
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220
Type 1: 202 kN
200
Peak strength
180 Type 7: 175 kN
160 1,UHPC fcu
fcu
140

1,UHPC c
Loads (kN)
120
100 ft ft
80
fy
60 fy

40 ft,b ft,b

20 Type 1 Type 7
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Deection (mm)
(a) Final stage of failure (b) Load-deflection relation

Figure 5: Test results.

0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 compressive strength of concrete. Some of test results did not
350 evaluate prediction methods previously investigated [2, 4, 5].
Extreme compression fiber

93 mm
Therefore, all assumed models were examined with test
300 Peak load results. Comparison of test results with flexural strength
250
Type 7: 97.3 mm
models was shown in Figures 7(a)7(d) and descriptive sta-
Neutral axis (mm)

tistical data were shown in Table 6. Existing flexural strength

200 model which was reviewed in this paper only has accuracy
when using comparatively lower compressive strength of
150 Yielding of
reinforcement concrete (80100 MPa) as shown in Figure 7(a). The variance
of this model increases with increase of compressive strength
100 of concrete. As shown in Figures 7(b) and 7(c), types 1
to 6 still have overestimated the flexural strength of ultra
50
high performance concrete. However, when tension softening
Extreme tensile fiber
0
model was applied, accuracy comparatively increased. Types
0.00 0.02 0.04 7 to 9 which use the newly developed rectangular stress
Curvature (1/m) block show more accuracy and safety rather than the other
9 models. Types 7 and 8 especially have high accuracy over
Measurement #1: compression steel
the range of ultra high performance concrete. Because type
Measurement #2: compression fiber
8 which uses tension softening model underestimates the
Figure 6: Change of neutral axis depth. flexural capacity, it would be used for safe design of ultra high
performance concrete members.

of concrete should be considered in flexural strength model.

6. Conclusion
Dancygier and Savir [7] investigated flexural strength of fiber The following conclusions can be made from the statistical
reinforced concrete with conventional reinforcement ratio investigation, analytical works, and tests for FRUHSC for
lower than 1%. Fiber length, which affects reinforcing index flexural strength:
(RI = / , where is fibre volume fraction, is fiber
length, and is fiber diameter), directly changes the flexural (1) Stress distribution of ultra high performance concrete
strength of section. Generally, fiber length changes the failure under compression shaped as triangle. Under tensile
mode of fiber reinforced concrete under bending, especially stress, stress distribution of ultra high performance
after peak load. Therefore, material behavior under tension concrete can be varied with fiber contents or shape.
should be considered for flexural strength calculation. Yang et
al. [8] investigated about placing method and reinforcement (2) Nine-flexural strength models were evaluated. For the
ratio especially for ultra high performance concrete which conservative estimation, ultimate strain at compres-
have compressive strength around 200 MPa. According to sion fiber was assumed to be 0.003. These flexural
this research, reinforcement ratio also affects the flexural strength models were evaluated using assumed stress
strength and ductility although members have much higher distribution.
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Table 5: Previous test results.

Specimen
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm2 ) (%) (MPa) (%) (mm) (mm) (MPa) (kN)
Ashour et al. [6]
B-0.5-M2 200 250 215 509 1.18 82 0.5 0.8 60 530 49.1
B-1.0-M2 200 250 215 509 1.18 87 1 0.8 60 530 54.2
B-0.5-M3 200 250 215 763 1.78 82 0.5 0.8 60 530 69.5
B-1.0-M3 200 250 215 763 1.78 87 1 0.8 60 530 71.4
B-0.5-M4 200 250 215 1018 2.37 82 0.5 0.8 60 530 88.1
B-1.0-M4 200 250 215 1018 2.37 87 1 0.8 60 530 89.7
B-0.5-H2 200 250 215 509 1.18 107 0.5 0.8 60 530 48.5
B-1.0-H2 200 250 215 509 1.18 111 1 0.8 60 530 53.7
B-0.5-H3 200 250 215 763 1.78 107 0.5 0.8 60 530 69.6
B-1.0-H3 200 250 215 763 1.78 111 1 0.8 60 530 74.1
B-0.5-H4 200 250 215 1018 2.37 107 0.5 0.8 60 530 89.1
B-1.0-H4 200 250 215 1018 2.37 111 1 0.8 60 530 93.5
Dancygier and Savir [7]
H5-F2-1 35 200 300 273 151 0.28 129 0.75 0.9 35 480 23.6
H5-F2-1 60 200 300 273 151 0.28 124 0.75 0.9 60 480 27.3
H8-F2-1 35 200 300 273 302 0.55 124 0.75 0.9 35 480 38.9
H8-F2-1 60 200 300 273 302 0.55 122 0.75 0.9 60 480 37.2
H5-F2-1 35 3 200 300 273 151 0.28 122 0.75 0.9 35 616 28.1
Yang et al. [8]
R12-1 180 270 235 253 0.60 191 2 0.2 13 400 77.0
R13-1 180 270 235 380 0.90 192 2 0.2 13 400 86.3
R14-1 180 270 235 507 1.20 197 2 0.2 13 400 103.1
R23-2 180 270 220 760 1.20 196 2 0.2 13 400 116.5
: beam width, : beam height, : effective depth of beam, : tensile reinforcement area, : reinforcement ratio, : compressive strength of concrete, :
volume fraction of steel fiber, : fiber diameter, : fiber length, : yield strength of reinforcement, and : test results (load at ultimate failure).

Table 6: Descriptive statistics on collected test data ultimate strength. However, for the safe design of
(test/prediction). section, flexural strength model which uses modified
rectangular stress blocks, considering mechanical
ID Mean Median SD Var. COV IAE
characteristics of UHPC, should be used.
ACI544 1.24 1.06 0.34 0.115 0.27 17.20
Imam 1.22 1.01 0.45 0.201 0.37 19.83 (4) Evaluating validation process using test result of
Lim 1.13 1.04 0.26 0.068 0.23 14.15 this study and previous researches, existing flexural
Type 1 0.81 0.90 0.20 0.040 0.24 33.56 strength calculation models cannot accurately and
safely predict the flexural strength of ultra high
Type 2 1.18 1.07 0.29 0.086 0.25 16.72
strength concrete specimens especially for compres-
Type 3 0.70 0.76 0.16 0.024 0.22 46.54
sive strength larger than 100 MPa. However, flexural
Type 4 0.87 0.91 0.14 0.021 0.16 15.63 strength model suggested in this study can pro-
Type 5 1.18 1.06 0.30 0.091 0.25 16.62 vide conservative and highly accurate (10% of error)
Type 6 0.69 0.75 0.15 0.023 0.22 49.18 results.
Type 7 0.90 0.95 0.15 0.021 0.16 10.30
Type 8 1.11 1.07 0.24 0.060 0.22 11.42
Conflict of Interests
Type 9 0.73 0.77 0.14 0.021 0.20 35.58
SD: standard variation, Var.: variance, COV: coefficient of variation, and IAE: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests
integrated absolute error. regarding the publication of this paper.

Acknowledgments
(3) The most accurate model of ultra high performance
concrete under compression is triangular. Because This research was supported by a grant (15CTAP-C097356-
ultra high performance concrete has large elastic area, 01) from Creative Challenge Research Program funded
failure occurred with the same time experiencing by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of
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3.5 3.5

3.0 3.0

Test value/theoritical value

Test value/theoritical value

Underestimation
2.5 2.5
Underestimation

2.0 2.0

1.5 1.5

1.0 1.0

0.5 0.5
Overestimation Overestimation
0.0 0.0
80 100 120 140 160 180 200 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
Compressive strength of concrete (MPa) Compressive strength of concrete (MPa)

ACI544Ashour (1) LimAshour (2) Type 1Ashour Type 3Dancygier

ImamAshour (1) ACI544Yang Type 2Ashour Type 1Yang
LimAshour (1) ImamYang Type 3Ashour Type 2Yang
ACI544Ashour (2) LimYang Type 1Dancygier Type 3Yang
ImamAshour (2) Type 2Dancygier
(a) Existing model (b) Assumed types 13
3.5 3.5

3.0 3.0
Test value/theoritical value
Test value/theoritical value

2.5 2.5
Underestimation Underestimation
2.0 2.0

1.5 1.5

1.0 1.0

0.5 0.5
Overestimation Overestimation
0.0 0.0
80 100 120 140 160 180 200 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
Compressive strength of concrete (MPa) Compressive strength of concrete (MPa)
Type 4Ashour Type 6Dancygier Type 7Ashour Type 9Dancygier
Type 5Ashour Type 4Yang Type 8Ashour Type 7Yang
Type 6Ashour Type 5Yang Type 9Ashour Type 8Yang
Type 4Dancygier Type 6Yang Type 7Dancygier Type 9Yang
Type 5Dancygier Type 8Dancygier
(c) Assumed types 46 (d) Assumed types 79

Figure 7: Applicability verification for prediction model.

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