Masonry Walls Strengthened with Fiber Reinforced Concrete Subjected to Blast Load

2020 ◽  
pp. 883-894
Author(s):  
Salah Altoubat ◽  
Abdul Saboor Karzad ◽  
Moussa Leblouba ◽  
Mohamed Maalej ◽  
Pierre Estephane
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Blast Load ◽  
Masonry Walls ◽  
Fiber Reinforced

scholarly journals Experimental Campaign to Verify the Suitability of Ultrasound Testing Method for Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Fortification Structures

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (18) ◽  
pp. 8759
Author(s):  
Eva Zezulová ◽  
Kamila Hasilová ◽  
Petr Dvořák ◽  
Branislav Dubec ◽  
Tereza Komárková ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Steel Fiber ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Blast Load ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Testing Method ◽  
Ultrasound Testing

Fortification structures, both military and civilian, are designed to resist a blast explosion to some extent. Their technical condition after a blast load must be assessed in a fast and reliable way to enable the users’ decision about the future use of the structure. Preferably, for the assessment of the protective structure, the non-destructive testing method should be used. To assess the suitability of ultrasound testing method for fortification structures built from steel fiber reinforced concrete, an investigation in a laboratory and in situ was conducted, together with numerical simulation and statistical evaluation. The numerical simulation of the blast load of a steel fiber reinforced concrete slab was conducted using multiphysics simulation software with the aim to verify basic parameters of the field experiment. During the field tests, several slabs were loaded by plastic explosive and changes in the structure of the slabs, before and after the blast load, were examined using the ultrasound pass-through method. After the field tests, the slabs were subjected to a destructive laboratory test to determine their residual strength. Subsequently, the data sets obtained from the measurements were tested using functional data analysis. The results from the ultrasound pulse method show that specimens after a dynamic blast load can in some cases increase the strength of their cement matrix.

Effect of combined drink cans and steel fibers on the impact resistance and mechanical properties of concrete

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 6734-6742
Author(s):  
A. Syamsir ◽  
S. M. Mubin ◽  
N. M. Nor ◽  
V. Anggraini ◽  
S. Nagappan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Impact Resistance ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Steel Fibers ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Indirect Tensile ◽  
The Impact

This study investigated the combine effect of 0.2 % drink cans and steel fibers with volume fractions of 0%, 0.5%, 1%, 1.5%, 2%, 2.5% and 3% to the mechanical properties and impact resistance of concrete. Hooked-end steel fiber with 30 mm and 0.75 mm length and diameter, respectively was selected for this study.  The drinks cans fiber were twisted manually in order to increase friction between fiber and concrete. The results of the experiment showed that the combination of steel fibers and drink cans fibers improved the strength performance of concrete, especially the compressive strength, flexural strength and indirect tensile strength. The results of the experiment showed that the combination of steel fibers and drink cans fibers improved the compressive strength, flexural strength and indirect tensile strength by 2.3, 7, and 2 times as compare to batch 1, respectively. Moreover, the impact resistance of fiber reinforced concrete has increase by 7 times as compared to non-fiber concretes. Moreover, the impact resistance of fiber reinforced concrete consistently gave better results as compared to non-fiber concretes. The fiber reinforced concrete turned more ductile as the dosage of fibers was increased and ductility started to decrease slightly after optimum fiber dosage was reached. It was found that concrete with combination of 2% steel and 0.2% drink cans fibers showed the highest compressive, split tensile, flexural as well as impact strength.    

Fiber-reinforced concrete in precast concrete applications: Research leads to innovative products

PCI Journal ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 33-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nemkumar Banthia ◽  
Vivek Bindiganavile ◽  
John Jones ◽  
Jeff Novak
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Precast Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Innovative Products
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