Steel fiber reinforced high-performance concrete: a study on the mechanical properties and resistance against impact

2001 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 144-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. Luo ◽  
W. Sun ◽  
S. Y. N. Chan
2014 ◽  
Vol 629-630 ◽  
pp. 104-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gai Fei Peng ◽  
Xu Jing Niu ◽  
Qian Qian Long

This paper presents an experimental investigation on mechanical properties (including compressive strength, tensile splitting strength and fracture energy) of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) with recycled steel fiber, compared with none fiber and industrial steel fiber reinforced UHPC. Moreover, the microscopic observation of fracture energy was carried out. All specimens were prepared at 0.18 water /binder (W/B) ratio and the dosage of steel fiber was controlled at 60 kg/m3. The results indicate that recycled steel fiber has a significant effect on enhancing strength and toughness of UHPC. And owing to the crimped shape, higher tensile strength (1800-2000 MPa) and appropriate diameter (1 mm) of recycled steel fiber, the steel fibers of UHPRSFRC will not immediately be pulled off and necking phenomenon is distinct.


2013 ◽  
Vol 859 ◽  
pp. 56-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Qiang Ma

A large number of experiments have been carried out in this study to reveal the effect of the steel fiber dosage on the mechanical properties of HPC (high performance concrete). The mechanical property includes compressive strength, elastic modulus and flexural strength. The results indicate that the addition of steel fiber increase the compressive strength, elastic modulus and flexural strength of HPC. When the steel fiber dosage is less than 2%, these mechanical property parameters are increasing gradually with the increase of steel fiber dosage, while these parameters begin to decrease when the steel fiber dosage is more than 2%. With the development of HPC, the application of steel fibers in HPC becomes more and more popular. In the actual construction of steel fiber reinforced HPC, the dosage of steel fiber should be controlled strictly in order to ensure that the steel fibers can perform their best improvement on high performance concrete.


Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Vicente ◽  
Jesús Mínguez ◽  
Dorys González

In this paper, two concrete mixtures of plain concrete (PC) and steel fiber-reinforced high-performance concrete (SFRC) have been scanned in order to analyze the variation of the pore morphology during the first curing week. Six cylinders of 45.2-mm diameter 50-mm height were performed. All of the specimens were kept in a curing room at 20 °C and 100% humidity. A computed tomography (CT) scan was used to observe the internal voids of the mixtures, and the data were analyzed using digital image processing (DIP) software, which identified and isolated each individual void in addition to extracting all of their geometrical parameters. The results revealed that the SFRC specimens showed a greater porosity than the PC ones. Moreover, the porosity increased over time in the case of SFRC, while it remained almost constant in the case of PC. The porosity increased with the depth in all cases, and the lowest porosity was observed in the upper layer of the specimens, which is the one that was in contact with the air. The analysis of the results showed that the fibers provided additional stiffness to the cement paste, which was especially noticeable during this first curing week, resulting in an increasing of the volume of the voids and the pore size, as well as a reduction in the shape factor of the voids, among other effects.


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