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Zanuy, CarlosCorresponding AuthorUlzurrun, Gonzalo S. D.Author

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May 6, 2019
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Residual behavior of reinforced steel fiber-reinforced concrete beams damaged by impact

Publicated to: Structural Concrete. 20 (2): 597-613 - 2019-04-01 20(2), DOI: 10.1002/suco.201800253

Authors:

Zanuy, C; Ulzurrun, GSD
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Affiliations

Univ Politecn Madrid UPM, Dept Continuum Mech & Struct, ETS Ingenieros Caminos, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

The awareness of damage caused by impacts in civil structures has increased during the last decades. Existing research has shown that impact strength of concrete structures can be improved with the addition of steel fibers, but little attention has been paid at the assessment of the structural condition after the impact. In fact, the residual capacity of reinforced steel fiber-reinforced concrete (SFRC) can be considered as one of the main advantages of the employ of SFRC in structures expected to suffer impact damage. The understanding of the residual capacity of impact-damaged structures, in terms of strength and energy absorption, might be decisive to safely perform evacuation and recovery operations, as well as evaluate rehabilitation tasks. This paper presents a research on the residual capacity of preimpacted reinforced SFRC beams. Seven mixtures of SFRC are evaluated, including three types of steel fibers and two values of fiber amount (as well as companion unreinforced plain concrete mixture). The research includes an experimental campaign as well as a model to understand the contribution of the SFRC to the strength and ductility of undamaged and damaged specimens. Among the conclusions, it has been found out that the failure mode (i.e., shear- or flexure-governed) of damaged specimens depends on the crack pattern caused by the impact, and it can be different from the failure mode of undamaged specimens.
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Keywords

ElementsEnergy absorptionFailureImpactMembersModelPerformanceReinforced concrete beamsResidual strengthSfrcShear strengthShear-strengthSustainable cities and communitiesTransverse reinforcement

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Structural Concrete due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2019, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Building and Construction.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-25:

  • WoS: 13
  • Scopus: 14
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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 2026-04-25:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 14 (PlumX).

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:

  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/94468/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 17
  • Downloads: 21
Continuing with the social impact of the work, it is important to emphasize that, due to its content, it can be assigned to the area of interest of ODS 11 - sustainable cities and communities, with a probability of 53% according to the mBERT algorithm developed by Aurora University.
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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 (ZANUY SANCHEZ, CARLOS) and Last Author (SANZ DIEZ DE ULZURRUN CASALS, GONZALO).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been ZANUY SANCHEZ, CARLOS.

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Project objectives

La aportación persigue los siguientes objetivos: analizar el comportamiento residual de vigas de hormigón reforzado con fibras de acero tras daños por impacto; evaluar la capacidad residual en términos de resistencia y absorción de energía; determinar la influencia de diferentes tipos y cantidades de fibras de acero en la resistencia y ductilidad de las vigas; caracterizar los modos de fallo en especímenes dañados y no dañados; y desarrollar un modelo que explique la contribución del hormigón reforzado con fibras a la respuesta estructural post-impacto. Estos objetivos permiten comprender mejor la seguridad y rehabilitación de estructuras afectadas por impactos.
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Most relevant results

El estudio analiza el comportamiento residual de vigas de concreto reforzado con fibras de acero tras daños por impacto. Se evaluaron siete mezclas de SFRC con tres tipos de fibras y dos cantidades diferentes, junto con concreto sin refuerzo. Se identificó que la capacidad residual en términos de resistencia y absorción de energía es crucial para operaciones de evacuación y rehabilitación. Se observó que el modo de fallo en especímenes dañados depende del patrón de grietas inducido por el impacto, variando entre modos de corte o flexión. Además, se desarrolló un modelo para cuantificar la contribución del SFRC a la resistencia y ductilidad en especímenes dañados y no dañados.
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Awards linked to the item

Fundacion Jose Entrecanales Ibarra; Spanish Research Plans, Grant/Award Numbers: BIA2016-74960-R, BIA2012-30998
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