Dynamic responses of reinforced ultra-high performance concrete members under low-velocity lateral impact

This paper presents a combined experimental and numerical study on the low-velocity lateral impact behavior of reinforced ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) members. Firstly, a total of eleven steel bar reinforced UHPC and two reinforced normal strength concrete (NSC) control specimens with the identical dimensions (300 mm × 300 mm × 2200 mm) were prepared and tested under drop hammer impact. By examining the influences of impact energy...