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It investigates the mechanical and bond behavior of a triple-fiber HPC combining hooked-end steel (ST), basalt (BA), and polypropylene (PP) fibers and reinforced with steel, GFRP, and CFRP bars of identical diameter and embedment. Under a uniform curing regime, the HFRC reached a compressive strength of approximately 82 MPa and exhibited a high fracture energy Gf approximately 3.7 kJ\/m2 with a stable post-peak response in a notched-beam test, demonstrating effective multi-scale crack bridging within a dense hybrid fiber network. Pull-out tests on 200 mm embedment revealed distinct interfacial mechanisms: ribbed steel developed a pronounced peak bond stress (\u03c4max = 13.05 MPa) and the largest bond energy (Gb = 146 N\/mm) due to mechanical interlock, whereas smooth GFRP and CFRP showed low \u03c4max (=1.46 and 0.78 MPa) and smoothly decaying \u03c4\u2013s governed by adhesion\u2013friction with Gb = 3\u20134 N\/mm. A consistent experimental framework enabled direct mechanistic comparison of bond\u2013slip behavior across reinforcement types without confounding matrix or curing variables. Simple constitutive laws calibrated to the experimental \u03c4\u2013s curves (ramp\u2013softening for steel and ramp\u2013plateau or exponential for FRP) captured the stiffness, strength, and energy hierarchy with low error. The main contribution of this study lies in providing a configuration-consistent reference dataset and calibrated bond\u2013slip descriptions for hybrid-fiber HPC members reinforced with both steel and FRP bars. The results highlight the role of the hybrid fiber network in improving crack stability and provide design-oriented parameters for anchorage assessment and nonlinear bond\u2013slip modeling. Although the results are based on a limited experimental program, they establish a mechanistically coherent basis for further optimization of hybrid HPC matrices and development of performance-based anchorage formulations in high-performance structural applications.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ma19081546","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,13]],"date-time":"2026-04-13T08:49:02Z","timestamp":1776070142000},"page":"1546","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Mechanical and Bond Behavior of a Hybrid Steel\u2013Basalt\u2013Polypropylene Fiber-Reinforced High-Performance Concrete with Steel, GFRP or CFRP Bars"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"19","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3230-4813","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Piotr","family":"Smarzewski","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Military University of Technology, 2 Gen. 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