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Mechanical Behavior of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Structures After Structural Failure

Publicated to:Applied Sciences-Basel. 15 (4): 1783- - 2025-02-01 15(4), DOI: 10.3390/app15041783

Authors: Prieto, Tomas Gomez; Prieto, Maria Isabel; Leal, Alberto; Ferrandez, Daniel

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Abstract

The research presented below examines the use of carbon fiber-reinforced concrete specimens that have been previously tested under compression. For this study, two types of specimens were used: half without the addition of polypropylene fibers and the other half with the addition of 3 kg/m3 of polypropylene fibers. These specimens were tested in two stress groups, one above 15 N/mm2 and the other below this value. The confinement was carried out using four types of carbon fibers, two unidirectional and two bidirectional, analyzing their stress and maximum strain and comparing them with reference tests. The results indicate that confinement with carbon fibers is highly effective for stresses both above and below 15 N/mm2. In fact, the confinement increased the compressive strength compared to the original specimens, which had very low strengths, reaching values up to 15 N/mm2. Finally, the polypropylene fibers demonstrated a greater energy absorption capacity, achieving a non-explosive failure.

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Bond-slip behaviorCarbon fiber reinforced concreteCarbon fiber reinforced plasticsCfrpColumnsCompressionCompressive behaviorCompressive strengthConcreteConcrete buildingsConcrete specimensFiber reinforced concreteFrpLow strength concreteLow-strength concreteMaximum strainsMechanical behaviorPerformancPolypropylenPolypropylenePolypropylenesReinforced concrete structuresStress/strainStructural failure

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Applied Sciences-Basel due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position 258/439, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary.

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-06:

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Prieto, Tomas Gomez) and Last Author (FERRANDEZ VEGA, DANIEL).

    the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Prieto, Tomas Gomez.