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Meta-Analysis of Fiber Impact on Mechanical Properties of Ultra-High Performance Concrete

Version 1 : Received: 2 April 2020 / Approved: 7 April 2020 / Online: 7 April 2020 (13:28:16 CEST)

How to cite: Al-Zwainy, F.M.; Risan, H.K.; Zaki, R.I.K. Meta-Analysis of Fiber Impact on Mechanical Properties of Ultra-High Performance Concrete. Preprints 2020, 2020040106. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202004.0106.v1 Al-Zwainy, F.M.; Risan, H.K.; Zaki, R.I.K. Meta-Analysis of Fiber Impact on Mechanical Properties of Ultra-High Performance Concrete. Preprints 2020, 2020040106. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202004.0106.v1

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to conduct a meta-analysis that shows the influence of fiber on ultimate compressive strength and tensile strength of ultra-high performance concrete. The internet scholarly search engines and ScienceDirect article references were used to illustrate the papers concerning the experimental investigations of mechanical properties of ultra-high strength concrete with and without fiber with clearly, completely and comparative raw data. The normal concrete test results were dismissed from this search. Seven trials were identified based on the adopted inclusion and exclusion criteria above. The meta-analysis based on standardized mean difference was carried out on the basis of a fixed-effects model for the major outcomes of the ultimate compressive and tensile properties of ultra-high performance concrete. A total of 888 test specimens were enrolled in these seven trials. The combined analysis yielded a sign of a significant improvement in ultimate compressive strength and tensile strength of ultra-high strength concrete with fiber addition of 2% by concrete volume. The summary effect size of ultimate compressive strength was 2.34 while a more improvement in term of tensile strength with effect size of 2.64. By addition fiber of 2% provides a significant benefit in mechanical properties of ultra-high performance concrete.

Keywords

Meta-analysis; Effect size; Precision; Ultra-high strength concrete; Ultra-high strength fiber reinforced concrete

Subject

Engineering, Civil Engineering

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