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<doi>/ISEC.res.2017.125</doi>
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<article-title>EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF ULTRA-HIGH<br/>
PERFORMANCE FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE<br/>
DOSAGES WITH ULTRA FAST SETTING TIME</article-title>
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<author>ESTER GIMENEZ-CARBO, RAQUEL TORRES, and PEDRO SERNA</author>

<aff>Dept Construction Engineering, Universitat Polit&#232;cnica de Val&#232;ncia, Valencia, Spain</aff>


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<title>ABSTRACT</title>
<p>The overall objective of the work is the development of ultra high performance fiber
reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) dosages that can be used for shotcrete. In this study, a
number of UHPFRC mixtures with different amount of admixtures (plasticizers and
accelerating) and different mixing time were tested, to increase either the rate of
stiffening or setting of the concrete or the rate of hardening and early-strength
development. Workability, consistency and mechanical properties of UHPFRC
including compressive and flexural strengths at different ages were assessed. Results
showed mixtures than begin their first setting in less than 1 minute, with very good
mechanical properties in 24 hours, and without reducing the compressive strength at 28
days. From the results obtained, various uses of these mixtures are proposed taking
into account, the new context of the Construction field, with the appearance of new
placing concrete techniques.</p>
<p><italic>Keywords: </italic>UHPFRC, Shotcrete, Admixtures, Rate of hardening, Workability.</p>
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