Development on the Corrosion of Steel Fiber and Prevention in the Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC)

Abstract

Chloride ions, water, and oxygen could cause the corrosion of steel fiber in the aggressive environment. The corrosion of steel fiber in UHPC is a long-term process and the rate is very slow. As one of the important components of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC), the corrosion of steel fiber is the result of multiple factors. The characteristics of steel fiber corrosion in UHPC, the factors influencing the corrosion of steel fiber in UHPC (including nanomaterials, curing condition and crack width), and effects of steel fiber corrosion on the UHPC performance (including mechanical properties, matrix rehydration and corrosion of steel bar), are emphatically elaborated. And the control methods of steel fiber corrosion in UHPC are briefly introduced, i.e. hybrid fibers and stainless steel fibers.