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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Mockup Test of UHPFRC Prestressed Arch.

Martin Válek, Šárka Pešková, Jiří Litoš, Marcel Jogl, Eva Horáková, Michal Mára, Pavel Horák, Petr Konvalinka, Petr Vítek, Jan Valentin

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Martin VálekFaculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Thákurova 7, 166 29 Praha, Czech Republic.
Šárka PeškováFaculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Thákurova 7, 166 29 Praha, Czech Republic.
Jiří LitošFaculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Thákurova 7, 166 29 Praha, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-5807-1237
Marcel JoglFaculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Thákurova 7, 166 29 Praha, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-5930-4277
Eva HorákováFaculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Thákurova 7, 166 29 Praha, Czech Republic.
Michal MáraFaculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Thákurova 7, 166 29 Praha, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-0073-6478
Pavel HorákFaculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Thákurova 7, 166 29 Praha, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-7702-5834
Petr KonvalinkaFaculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Thákurova 7, 166 29 Praha, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-7372-477X
Petr VítekHochtief CZ a.s., Plzeňská 3217/16, 150 00 Praha, Czech Republic.
Jan ValentinHochtief CZ a.s., Plzeňská 3217/16, 150 00 Praha, Czech Republic.

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Abstract

A two-hinged arch is part of a traditional structural element that can last for thousands of years. This mockup experiment tested two prestressed UHPFRC (Ultra-High-Performance Fibre-Reinforced Concrete) arches with a span of 10.32 m up to failure. Each arch was composed of two semi-arches, which were joined and slightly prestressed to ensure watertightness in the joint. The load acted on one third of the span, inducing eigenshape-like displacements. The first tensile crack appeared under the load at 60 kN, followed by shear cracks and tensile failure in an approximately opposite cross-section. The maximum load reached 170 kN with brittle failure afterwards. The behavior was successfully validated using a 3D finite element analysis and damage-plasticity material model. The mockup experiment proved that upscaling to a real ecoduct arch becomes possible, creating a unique structure with a very long service life.

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archcrackingfailuremockupmodelUHPFRC

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PMID42590272
PMCPMC13466429

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