Xiaowei Wang

Xiaowei Wang


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Academic Career Length

18Years (2009-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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22 July 2010
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SGShuling Gao
Shuling Gao
WTWenling Tian
Wenling Tian
LWLing Wang
Ling Wang
PCPei Chen
Pei Chen
XWXiaowei Wang
Xiaowei Wang
JQJinli Qiao
Jinli Qiao
The proper mix ratio of hybrid fiber reinforced concrete and frost resistant concrete as bridge deck pavement materials are needed for optimal design. These are based on both the control of strength and durability and consideration of the environment of the construction site. Without reducing its mechanical properties and durability, 0.7% volume ratio of steel fiber and 0.5% volume ratio imitation steel fiber (treated polypropylene fiber) mixed and prepared as C40 hybrid fiber reinforced concrete. The imitation steel fiber can make up for the fact that steel fiber is easily corroded, rather heavy, higher cost, and difficult to use in construction. C40 frost resistant concrete by the admixture of 0.1% volume ratio Dura fiber to improve the freeze-thaw resistance capacity and reduce shrinkage cracks in an early age. The mechanical properties, impermeability, freeze-thaw resistance has improved greatly compared with ordinary concrete. But its mechanical properties and durability can be somewhat less than hybrid fiber reinforced concrete. Frost resistant concrete has an advantage over hybrid fiber reinforced concrete on workability and simple construction. It is recommended superplasticizer can be used to improve the mechanical properties and frost resistance concrete durability.

21 December 2023 in Materials
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XWXiaowei Wang
Xiaowei Wang
BXBo Xu
Bo Xu
KLKuiliang Luan
Kuiliang Luan
RMRu Mu
Ru Mu
JCJiao Chen
Jiao Chen
Efficient steel fiber—reinforced cementitious composites (SFRCC) should improve not only the ultimate tensile strength but also the residual tensile strength (post-cracking tensile strength) of the SFRCC matrix. The degradation of the post-cracking tensile strength of SFRCC depends on the pullout properties of the steel fibers from the cementitious matrix. When the straight steel fiber was pulled out from the matrix, the pullout resistance was affected by the actions of bonding and friction. After debonding, the load was transferred only by friction, and the pullout resistance decreased rapidly, resulting in a weak reinforcing effect. In addition, changing the fiber shape can effectively slow down the decreasing rate of the pullout resistance of the steel fibers, thus improving their reinforcing effects. In this study, the shape of the steel fibers was optimized to slow down the decrease in the pullout resistance of the steel fibers from the cementitious matrix, thus achieving better tensile properties of SFRCC. First, a calculation model for the steel fiber pullout resistance was established. On this basis, a method to optimize the shape of the steel fibers was proposed. Finally, the pulling out behavior of steel fibers with different end hook shapes was tested, and the influence of the steel fiber shape on the decreasing rate of the residual pullout resistance was analyzed. The results showed that the optimized hooked-end steel fibers had better pullout resistance than ordinary hooked end steel fibers of the same diameter, tensile strength, and matrix.

17 June 2023 in Materials Letters
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RMRu Mu
Ru Mu
SMShaolin Mei
Shaolin Mei
XWXiaowei Wang
Xiaowei Wang
XCXiangshang Chen
Xiangshang Chen
QZQuanming Zhao
Quanming Zhao
CFChunhao Fan
Chunhao Fan

27 June 2022 in Materials and Structures
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DZDepeng Zhang
Depeng Zhang
XWXiaowei Wang
Xiaowei Wang
RMRu Mu
Ru Mu
LQLongbang Qing
Longbang Qing
JZJian Zhou
Jian Zhou

11 March 2010 in Transactions of Tianjin University
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TWTiecheng Wang
Tiecheng Wang
XWXiaowei Wang
Xiaowei Wang

18 October 2021 in Materials
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RMRu Mu
Ru Mu
SLSORO DOGNIMAN LANDRY
SORO DOGNIMAN LANDRY
XWXiaowei Wang
Xiaowei Wang
LQLongbang Qing
Longbang Qing
GCGuorui Cao
Guorui Cao
YLYongshuai Liu
Yongshuai Liu
From the perspective of improving the self-healing method in construction, a tubular healing fiber was adopted as a container to improve the encapsulation capacity, which was available using a micro-capsule as a container. Knowing the direction of the stresses to which structure members are subjected, this research investigated the influence of aligning tubular healing fibers parallel to intended stress into a cementitious composite to increase the self-healing capability. For that, a healing agent was encapsulated into a tubular healing fiber made with polyvinylidene of fluoride resin (PVDF). Then, the healing fiber was combined with steel fibers to align both fibers together parallel to the direction of an intended splitting tensile stress when subjected to a magnetic field in a cylindrical cementitious composite. The alignment method and the key point through which the alignment of the healing fibers could efficiently improve autonomic self-healing were investigated. Since the magnetic field is known to be able to drag steel to an expected direction, steel fibers were combined with the healing fibers to form a hybrid fiber that aligned both fibers together. The required mixture workability was investigated to avoid the sinking of the healing fibers into the mixture. The healing efficiency, according to the orientation of the healing fibers in the composite matrix, was evaluated through a permeability test and a repetitive splitting tensile test. The aligned healing fibers performed better than the randomly distributed healing fibers. However, according to the healing efficiency with aligned healing fibers, it was deduced that the observed decreasing effect of the container’s alignment on the specimen’s mechanical properties was low enough to be neglected.