Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) has gained significant attention as a construction material owing to its exceptional mechanical properties and durability. Steel fibers are widely utilized as a reinforcement material for UHPC. Achieving excellent bond and tensile performances is considered to be a predominant issue for the utilization of steel fiber reinforcement. This comprehensive review presents recent research progress on the bond and tensile properties of steel-fiber-reinforced UHPC. First, an overview of the experimental methods for evaluating pullout and tensile performance is provided. Subsequently, the factors influencing these properties are discussed in detail. The review then comprehensively examines several analytical models for steel-fiber-reinforced UHPC, ranging from traditional approaches to innovative methods such as artificial neural network models, genetic algorithms, deep learning methods, inverse analysis, and micromechanical damage models. Furthermore, the correlations between pullout behavior, tensile performance, and flexural strength are explored in detail. Finally, the review addresses essential considerations and summarizes various modification techniques for improving the pullout and tensile performances, including physical and chemical methods of modifying the steel fiber surface and UHPC matrix. This review serves as a valuable reference for researchers and engineers in relevant fields, promoting further research and application of steel fiber-reinforced UHPC.
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This study examines the effects of fiber geometry, spacing, and loading rate on the pullout resistance of steel fibers in ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC). For this, three different types of steel fibers, four different fiber spacings, and three different loading rates ranging from 0.018 to 740 mm/s were considered. Test results indicated that the single straight fiber in UHPC was most rate sensitive for pullout resistance, followed by the single twisted and then hooked fibers. The bond strengths and pullout energy of specimens with multiple straight fibers were improved by increasing the loading rate but were not affected by fiber spacing. Closer fiber spacing had a detrimental effect on the dynamic pullout resistance of multiple hooked steel fibers in UHPC, while no enhancement of average bond strength of multiple twisted fibers was observed as fiber spacing and loading rate varied. The average bond strengths of single and bundled hooked and twisted steel fibers in UHPC were clearly improved by increasing the loading rate. Bundling of fibers enhanced the impact pullout resistance of all the steel fibers in UHPC. The highest dynamic increase factors for the bundled straight, hooked, and twisted fibers were approximately 3.78, 1.57, and 1.41, respectively, at the impact loads.
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