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Mechanical property test and analytical method for Reactive Powder Concrete columns under eccentric compression

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Reactive Powder Concrete (RPC) has ultra-high strength, toughness and durability. Review studies were focused on the mechanical properties of RPC material and RPC beam. In this paper, the bearing features of RPC columns under eccentric compression with different section dimensions, reinforcement ratios, and conditions of with and without steel fibres were determined through large eccentric compression test of 22 RPC columns. The distribution patterns of stresses over the section of the RPC columns under large eccentric compression were determined under cracking loads. A simple analytical method for the cracking loads was also established. Test results revealed that the thickness ratio of elastic tensile region and the whole tensile region can be 0.4 (with steel fibres) or 0.5 (without steel fibres) when calculating the cracking loads. The tensile stress on the RPC columns showed an isosceles triangle distribution in the tensile region. A simple analytical method for calculating the ultimate loads of RPC columns under large eccentric compression was set up. Test results revealed that the equivalence coefficient of the RPC column in tensile regions can be 0.6 (with steel fibres) or 0.4 (without steel fibres). The method deduced in this paper can be used to design the RPC column under large eccentric compression.

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    Chenghua Shi, Min Long, Chengyong Cao, Guangcheng Long & Mingfeng Lei

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Shi, C., Long, M., Cao, C. et al. Mechanical property test and analytical method for Reactive Powder Concrete columns under eccentric compression. KSCE J Civ Eng 21, 1307–1318 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-016-1524-z

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