scholarly journals Experimental investigation of cracking behaviour of concrete beams reinforced with steel fibres produced in Lithuania

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adas Meškėnas ◽  
Viktor Gribniak ◽  
Gintaris Kaklauskas ◽  
Aleksandr Sokolov ◽  
Eugenijus Gudonis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Residual Strength ◽  
Steel Fibre ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beams ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Structural Behaviour ◽  
Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Straightforward Application

Concrete is the most widely used material for bridge structures in Lithuania. A case study performed by the authors revealed that application of fibres might improve serviceability of such structures. However, adequacy of prediction of the post-cracking behaviour of steel fibre reinforced concrete might be insufficient. The latter issue is closely related to the assessment of the residual strength of steel fibre reinforced concrete. The residual strength, in most cases, is considered as a material property of the cracked concrete. However, in the prediction of the structural behaviour of the concrete members with bar reinforcement, a straightforward application of the residual strength values assessed by using standard techniques might lead to incorrect results. The present study deals with the post-cracking behaviour of structural elements made of concrete with aggregates and fibres provided by Lithuanian companies. Test results of three full-scale and sixteen standard steel fibre reinforced concrete beams with two different content of fibres (23.6 kg/m3 and 47.1 kg/m3) are presented. The full-scale beams were reinforced with high-grade steel bars. Effectiveness of the application of the minimum content of the fibres in combination with bar reinforcement was revealed experimentally.

scholarly journals Experimental Investigation of Shear Strength for Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete Beams

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-92
Author(s):  
Constantinos B. Demakos ◽  
Constantinos C. Repapis ◽  
Dimitros P. Drivas
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Shear Strength ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Steel Fibre ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beams ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Steel Fibres ◽  
Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete

Aims: The aim of this paper is to investigate the influence of the volume fraction of fibres, the depth of the beam and the shear span-to-depth ratio on the shear strength of steel fibre reinforced concrete beams. Background: Concrete is a material widely used in structures, as it has high compressive strength and stiffness with low cost manufacturing. However, it presents low tensile strength and ductility. Therefore, through years various materials have been embedded inside it to improve its properties, one of which is steel fibres. Steel fibre reinforced concrete presents improved flexural, tensile, shear and torsional strength and post-cracking ductility. Objective: A better understanding of the shear performance of SFRC could lead to improved behaviour and higher safety of structures subject to high shear forces. Therefore, the influence of steel fibres on shear strength of reinforced concrete beams without transverse reinforcement is experimentally investigated. Methods: Eighteen concrete beams were constructed for this purpose and tested under monotonic four-point bending, six of which were made of plain concrete and twelve of SFRC. Two different aspect ratios of beams, steel fibres volume fractions and shear span-to-depth ratios were selected. Results: During the experimental tests, the ultimate loading, deformation at the mid-span, propagation of cracks and failure mode were detected. From the tests, it was shown that SFRC beams with high volume fractions of fibres exhibited an increased shear capacity. Conclusion: The addition of steel fibres resulted in a slight increase of the compressive strength and a significant increase in the tensile strength of concrete and shear resistance capacity of the beam. Moreover, these beams exhibit a more ductile behaviour. Empirical relations predicting the shear strength capacity of fibre reinforced concrete beams were revised and applied successfully to verify the experimental results obtained in this study.

Structural performance of steel fibre reinforced concrete — Part I. Overview of the experimental program

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-19
Author(s):  
I. Kovács
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Steel Fibre ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Test Methods ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beams ◽  
Shear Behaviour ◽  
Structural Performance ◽  
Fibre Reinforcement ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete

Abstract The papers of the series deal with experimental characterisation of mechanical as well as structural properties of different steel fibre reinforced concretes that can be used for several structural applications. An extensive experimental programme (six years) has been developed to investigate the effect of steel fibre reinforcement on the mechanical performance and structural behaviour of concrete specimens. Specimens and test methods were selected to be able to detect realistic behaviour of the material, representing clear effect on the structural performance. Material compositions, test methods, type of test specimens will be detailed in the presented paper (Part I). Furthermore, compressive strength (Part II), stress-strain relationship (Part II), splitting strength (Part III) and toughness (Part IV) will also be discussed. In the light of the motivation to determine the structural performances of 1D concrete structural element affected by steel fibre reinforcement, bending and shear behaviour (Part V) as well as serviceability state (Part VI) of steel fibre reinforced concrete beams will be analysed. Since normal force — prestressing force — can affectively be used to improve the structural performances of RC element flexural tests were carried out on prestressed pretensioned steel fibre reinforced concrete beams (Part VII). Moreover, focusing on the in-plane state of stresses for 2D structures, behaviour of steel fibre reinforced concrete deep beams in shear and steel fibre reinforced concrete slabs (Part VIII) in bending will be explained. Finally, based on the wide range of the experimental and analytical studies on the presented field, a new material model for the 1D uniaxial behaviour (Part IX) and its possible extension to the 3D case (Part X) will be described hereafter. All papers will put emphasis on the short literature review of the last four decades.

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