scholarly journals Exploration of Characteristics of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete and Its Influence on Regular Concrete

Concrete is the most widely used product in the construction sector mainly because of its properties and its capability to be moulded to any size. Plain concrete has low tensile strength and forms internal micro cracks. It has been proven that with the addition of natural fibers and synthetic fibers in concrete, it helps in the durability and functionality of structure. The steel fibers are added to the concrete in very low volume doses and it has been effective in decreasing the plastic shrinkage in cracking and also acting as a crack arrestor. In this journal, experimental analysis on steel fiber reinforced concrete is done on M30 and M50 mix with 0.5%, 1%, 1.5% and 2% volume fraction of steel fiber content and is compared with samples of 0% steel fiber content and these samples are investigated on their compressive, split tensile and flexural strengths.

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Tek Raj Gyawali

Plain concrete is strong in compression, but very weak in tension. Tensile strength of plain concrete is about10 to 15% of the compressive strength depending upon the grade of concrete. Another limitation of plain concrete is that it is brittle in failure. Fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC) is the concrete made primarily of hydraulic cements, aggregates, and discrete reinforcing fibers. Fibers suitable for reinforcing concrete are produced from steel, glass, and organic polymers (synthetic fibers). Author hereby has attempted to develop the High Ductile Mortar (HDM) using Poly Vinyl Alcohol (PVA) fibers. HDM may replace the steel fibers to increase the flexural strength and deflection. It also lightens the structure than steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC). This paper gives the brief history of HDM development results which were mixed in small mortar mixer of 10 liter capacity. Then, it presents the results of HDM mixed in two different concrete mixers of 100 liter capacity using different PVA fibers and sands.


2011 ◽  
Vol 368-373 ◽  
pp. 357-360
Author(s):  
Lei Jiang ◽  
Di Tao Niu ◽  
Min Bai

Based on the fast freeze-thaw test in 3.5% NaCl solution, the frost resistance of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) was studied in this paper. On the basis of scanning electron microscope (SEM) and mercury intrusion method, the microstructure and pore structure of SFRC was analysed. The reinforced mechanism of SFRC under the cooperation of freeze-thaw and NaCl solution was discussed. The test results show that adding appropriate amount of steel fibers into concrete can reduce the pore porosity and improve the compactness of concrete. The effects of steel fiber with proper volume fraction can inhibit the peeling of the concrete and reduce its damage rate. The volume of steel fiber on the frost-resisting property of SFRC is obvious.


2014 ◽  
Vol 1055 ◽  
pp. 23-26
Author(s):  
Can Xu

In the original to remove steel and steel fiber reinforced concrete coarse aggregate in quartz powder and a small amount of activator, can boost steel fiber content, and its application in construction makes it more convenient, but how the penetration resistance works is not particularly clear. Through the penetration resistance experiment, found that when joined the SF and BF, RPC can still keep complete even after three times by penetration ,indicating the good performance of penetration resistance.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pitcha Jongvivatsakul ◽  
Linh V. H. Bui ◽  
Theethawachr Koyekaewphring ◽  
Atichon Kunawisarut ◽  
Narawit Hemstapat ◽  
...  

In this paper, the performances of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened in shear with steel fiber-reinforced concrete (SFRC) panels are investigated through experiment, analytical computation, and numerical analysis. An experimental program of RC beams strengthened by using SFRC panels, which were attached to both sides of the beams, is carried out to investigate the effects of fiber volume fraction, connection type, and number and diameter of bolts on the structural responses of the retrofitted beams. The current shear resisting model is also employed to discuss the test data considering shear contribution of SFRC panels. The experimental results indicate that the shear effectiveness of the beams strengthened by using SFRC panels is significantly improved. A three-dimensional (3D) nonlinear finite element (FE) analysis adopting ABAQUS is also conducted to simulate the beams strengthened in shear with SFRC panels. The investigation reveals the good agreement between the experimental and analytical results in terms of the mechanical behaviors. To complement the analytical study, a parametric study is performed to further evaluate the influences of panel thickness, compressive strength of SFRC, and bolt pattern on the performances of the beams. Based on the numerical and experimental analysis, a shear resisting model incorporating the simple formulation of average tensile strength perpendicular to the diagonal crack of the strengthened SFRC panels is proposed with the acceptable accuracy for predicting the shear contribution of the SFRC system under various effects.


Fibers ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boglárka Bokor ◽  
Máté Tóth ◽  
Akanshu Sharma

Increased loading rates on fasteners may be caused by high ground accelerations as a consequence of e.g., nuclear explosions, earthquakes or car collisions. It was concluded by Hoehler et al. (2006) that fasteners under rapid loading rates show an increased ultimate resistance in the concrete dominant failure modes or the ultimate resistance is at least as large as under quasi-static loading. Due to the increased demand on using fasteners in steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC), it is intended to show how the ultimate concrete cone capacity of fasteners changes under higher than quasi-static loading rate in normal plain concrete (PC) and in SFRC. This paper presents the results of an extensive experimental program carried out on single fasteners loaded in tension in normal plain concrete and in SFRC. The test series were conducted using a servo-hydraulic loading cylinder. The tests were performed in displacement control with a programmed ramp speed of 1, 100, 1000, and 3500 mm/min. This corresponded to calculated initial loading rates ranging between 0.4 and 1600 kN/s. The results of the tension tests clearly show that the rate-dependent behavior of fasteners in SFRC with 30 and 50 kg/m3 hooked-end-type fibers fits well to the previously reported rate-dependent concrete cone behavior in normal plain concrete. Additionally, a positive influence of the fibers on the concrete cone capacity is clearly visible.


Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinxin Ding ◽  
Minglei Zhao ◽  
Siyi Zhou ◽  
Yan Fu ◽  
Changyong Li

With the sustainable development of green construction materials in civil engineering, self-compacting steel fiber reinforced concrete (SC-SFRC) has attracted widespread attention due to its superior self-compacting performance and excellent hardened properties. In this paper, 301 groups of test data from published literatures were collected to quantify the characteristics of the mix proportion of SC-SFRC. The type, aspect ratio and volume fraction of steel fiber commonly used in SC-SFRC are discussed and the effects of steel fiber on the workability and mechanical properties of SC-SFRC are statistically studied. The relationship of cubic compressive strength and water-to-binder ratio and that of the splitting tensile strengths between SC-SFRC and referenced self-compacting concrete (SCC) are also evaluated. Based on these analyses, the reasonable ranges of material components in the mix proportion design of SC-SFRC are determined. The results showed that with several adjusted parameters, the calculation model of the water-to-binder ratio for the mix proportion design of ordinary concrete is suitable for SC-SFRC. The calculation model of tensile strength is suggested for SC-SFRC with various types of steel fiber.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Alias Yusof ◽  
Norazman Mohamad Nor ◽  
Ariffin Ismail ◽  
Ng Choy Peng ◽  
Risby Mohd Sohaimi ◽  
...  

This paper presents the results of the experimental data and simulation on the performance of hybrid steel fiber reinforced concrete (HSFRC) and also normal reinforced concrete (NRC) subjected to air blast loading. HSFRC concrete mix consists of a combination of 70% long steel hook end fibre and also 30% of short steel hook end fibre with a volume fraction of 1.5% mix. A total of six concrete panels were subjected to air blast using plastic explosive (PE4) weighing 1 kg each at standoff distance of 0.3 meter. The parameters measured are mode of failure under static and blast loading and also peak overpressure that resulted from detonation using high speed data acquisition system. In addition to this simulation work using AUTODYN was carried out and validated using experimental data. The experimental results indicate that hybrid steel fiber reinforced concrete panel (HSFRC) possesses excellent resistance to air blast loading as compared to normal reinforced concrete (NRC) panel. The simulation results were also found to be close with experimental data. Therefore the results have been validated using experimental data.


2010 ◽  
Vol 150-151 ◽  
pp. 243-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Jiang ◽  
Di Tao Niu ◽  
Min Bai

In order to study various factor affecting durability of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC), basic experimental research that combine the action of freezing-thawing cycles and deicing salt to SFRC was conducted. In the experiment, the volume fraction of steel fiber and number of freeze-thaw circulation are taken as variable parameter. Based on the different numbers of freeze-thaw circulation, weight losing of SFRC, splitting strength and the dynamic modulus of elasticity were measured. Furthermore, the reinforced mechanism of the SFRC under the action of freeze-thaw was analysed. The test results show that after adding a certain amount of steel fiber to the concrete, cracks in concrete at early stage are effectively prevented and the permeability of concrete is obviously reduced, thus the durability of concrete is improved. The reinforced actions of steel fiber on splitting strength of concrete are notable and the influence of steel fiber volume fraction on the frost-resisting property is obvious. On the contrary, the negative effects of steel fiber with high volume fraction on the splitting strength of concrete exist. The best performance of SFRC can be got when the steel fiber quantity is 1.5%.


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