Steel Fiber Reinforced and Plain Concrete: Factors Influencing Flexural Strength Measurement

1982 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Steel Fiber ◽  
Plain Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Strength Measurement ◽  
Factors Influencing

scholarly journals Study of the Influence of Fibres Type and Dosage on Properties of Concrete for Airport Pavements

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-113
Author(s):  
Mihai Dicu ◽  
Andreea Matei ◽  
Constantin Dorinel Voiniţchi
Keyword(s):  
Flexural Strength ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Steel Fiber ◽  
Fiber Type ◽  
Polypropylene Fiber ◽  
Plain Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Portland Cement Concrete ◽  
Bearing Strength

Abstract The paper follows the potential practice of fiber reinforced concrete (FRC) as a solution for airport`s runway pavements, in order to increase the bearing strength, resulting in decreasing the height of the concrete layer that is currently used. Experimentally, the study focuses on the properties of fiber reinforced Portland cement concrete using 3 different percentages (0.5%, 1% and 1.5% of the concrete volume) and 4 different types of fiber (for 1% percentage – hooked steel fiber 50 mm length, hooked steel fiber 30 mm length, crimped steel fiber 30 mm length and polypropylene fiber 50 mm lenght), using as reference a plain concrete with 5 MPa flexural strength. More exactly, the study presents the change in compressive and flexural strength, shrinkage, thermal expansion factor, elastic modulus and Poisson`s ratio over fiber type and dosage. For the highest performance concrete (7 MPa flexural strength), it has been made a study using two methods for rigid airport pavements design (general method and optimized method), and one method for evaluation of bearing strength (ACN – PCN method), which is compared to a plain 5 MPa concrete. Furthermore, the decrease in the slab`s thickness proportionally to the growth of the flexural strength is emphasized by evaluating the slab`s height for a high performance 9 MPa concrete using both design methods.

Properties of Flexible Fiber and Rigid Fiber Reinforced Cement Concrete Used on Surface Layer of Wharf Pavement

2011 ◽  
Vol 224 ◽  
pp. 70-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Ming Wang ◽  
Ke Liu ◽  
Wen Wen Yang ◽  
Ji Zheng Sun
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Frost Resistance ◽  
Steel Fiber ◽  
Standard Condition ◽  
Plain Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Flexible Fiber

Different fiber reinforced concrete was experimentally investigated by adding flexible fiber and rigid fiber respectively into C20, C30 and C40 plain concrete. First the workability of fiber reinforced concrete was tested. Then the mechanical property and frost resistance property was tested after curing on standard condition for 28 days. The flexible fiber is American Durafiber and domestic nylon fiber. The rigid fiber is domestic steel fiber. The result shows that fiber concrete can improve cohesiveness and water retention, the flexible fiber reinforced concrete presents more apparent. Compared with plain concrete, the slump and setting time decreases a little for flexible fiber reinforced concrete and increases a little for rigid fiber reinforced concrete. The compressive strength and flexural strength of fiber reinforced concrete can be increased compared with plain concrete. The rigid fiber reinforced concrete presents more obviously. For example, the compressive strength and the flexural strength of C30 concrete with the addition of steel fiber were increased by 24% and 34% respectively. The frost resistance of fiber reinforced concrete improves compared with plain concrete. The flexible fiber reinforced concrete presents more noticeably. For example, after 250 freezing-thawing cycles, the mass loss of C30 concrete with the addition of Durafiber is decreased by 15% and the relative dynamic elastic modulus is increased by 6% compared with plain concrete.

scholarly journals Behavior of high performance artificial lightweight aggregate concrete reinforced with hybrid fibers

2018 ◽  
Vol 162 ◽  
pp. 02001
Author(s):  
Wasan Khalil ◽  
Hisham Ahmed ◽  
Zainab Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Steel Fiber ◽  
Fiber Type ◽  
Lightweight Aggregate ◽  
Plain Concrete ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
Lightweight Aggregate Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Hybrid Fiber

In this investigation, sustainable High Performance Lightweight Aggregate Concrete (HPLWAC) containing artificial aggregate as coarse lightweight aggregate (LWA) and reinforced with mono fiber, double and triple hybrid fibers in different types and aspect ratios were produced. High performance artificial lightweight aggregate concrete mix with compressive strength of 47 MPa, oven dry density of 1828 kg/m3 at 28 days was prepared. The Fibers used included, macro hooked steel fiber with aspect ratio of 60 (type S1), macro crimped plastic fiber (P) with aspect ratio of 63, micro steel fiber with aspect ratio of 65 (type S), and micro polypropylene fiber (PP) with aspect ratio of 667. Four HPLWAC mixes were prepared including, one plain concrete mix (without fiber), one mono fiber reinforced concrete mixes (reinforced with plastic fiber with 0.75% volume fraction), one double hybrid fiber reinforced concrete mixes (0.5% plastic fiber + 0.25% steel fiber type S), and a mix with triple hybrid fiber (0.25% steel fiber type S1+ 0.25% polypropylene fiber + 0.25% steel fiber type S). Fresh (workability and fresh density) and hardened concrete properties (oven dry density, compressive strength, ultrasonic pulse velocity, splitting tensile strength, flexural strength, static modules of elasticity, thermal conductively, and water absorption) were studied. Generally, mono and hybrid (double and triple) fiber reinforced HPLWAC specimens give a significant increase in splitting tensile strength and flexural strength compared with plain HPLWAC specimens. The percentage increases in splitting tensile strength for specimens with mono plastic fiber are, 20.8%, 31.9%, 36.4% and 41%, while the percentage increases in flexure strength are 19.5%, 37%, 33.9% and 34.2% at 7, 28, 60, 90 days age respectively relative to the plain concrete. The maximum splitting tensile and flexure strengths were recorded for triple hybrid fiber reinforced HPLWAC specimens. The percentage increases in splitting tensile strength for triple hybrid fiber reinforced specimens are 19.5%, 37%, 33.9% and 34.2%, while the percentage increases in flexure strength are 50.5%, 62.4. %, 66.8% and 62.2% at 7, 28, 60 and 90 days age respectively relative to the plain concrete specimens.

Experiment Investigation on Mechanical Property of Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete

2014 ◽  
Vol 915-916 ◽  
pp. 784-787
Author(s):  
Yan Lv
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Plain Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Fiber Volume ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced

Based on the mechanical properties experiment of the glass fiber reinforced concrete with 0%0.6%0.8% and 1% glass fiber volume fraction, the mechanics property such as tensile strength, compressive strength, flexural strength and flexural elasticity modulus are analyzed and compared with the plain concrete when the kinds of fiber content changes. The research results show that the effect of tensile strength and flexural strength can be improved to some extent, which also can serve as a reference or basis for further improvement and development the theory and application of the glass fiber reinforced concrete.

Experimental Study on Rate-Dependent of the Bending Tensile Properties for Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete

2011 ◽  
Vol 71-78 ◽  
pp. 1083-1089
Author(s):  
Zhang Luo
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Tensile Properties ◽  
Steel Fiber ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Test Machine ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Rate Dependent

Extensive experimental research has been done on rate-dependent properties normal concrete, but very little on the tensile properties of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC). In this article, based on a high-speed Instron servo-controlled hydraulic materials test machine is adopted to investigate the strain rate-dependent properties of bending tensile properties for SFRC. The scheme of experiment, the works of specimens fabricating and the processes of both loading and measuring were introduced. A total of 30 beam specimens are tested. The steel fiber content is varied: 0%, 1.0%, 2.0%, 3.0% and 4.0% by volume. The experimental results were analyzed. The emphasis is put on the study of the flexural strength changes of SFRC under different strain rates. It is discovered that, with the improvement of the strain rate, increasing strength of SFRC is very obvious. While the strain rate increases from 1.4×10-4s-1 to 0.53×10-4s-1, the flexural strength increasing around 30%.

scholarly journals Variation of the Pore Morphology during the Early Age in Plain and Fiber-Reinforced High-Performance Concrete under Moisture-Saturated Curing

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Vicente ◽  
Jesús Mínguez ◽  
Dorys González
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Steel Fiber ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Plain Concrete ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Geometrical Parameters ◽  
Pore Morphology ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Concrete Mixtures ◽  
The One

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.

scholarly journals Fasteners in Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Subjected to Increased Loading Rates

Fibers ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boglárka Bokor ◽  
Máté Tóth ◽  
Akanshu Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Static Loading ◽  
Steel Fiber ◽  
Plain Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Loading Rates ◽  
Rate Dependent ◽  
Ultimate Resistance

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.

Orthogonal Experimental Study on Properties of Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Cement Mortar

2010 ◽  
Vol 168-170 ◽  
pp. 456-459
Author(s):  
Hai Yan Yuan ◽  
Shui Zhang ◽  
Guo Zhong Li
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Steel Fiber ◽  
Cement Mortar ◽  
Polypropylene Fiber ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Hybrid Fiber ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Fiber Fraction ◽  
Reinforced Cement

By adopting the method of orthogonal experimental design, the effect of three independent variables, that is steel fiber fraction, polypropylene fiber fraction and silica fume fraction on the compressive strength, flexural strength and shrinkage of cement mortar was studied. The results indicate that steel fiber is one of the most important factors affecting compressive strength and shrinkage, and polypropylene fiber is one of the most important factors affecting flexural strength and shrinkage of cement mortar. By using deviation analysis to analyze the orthogonal experiment results, the optimized mix proportion of hybrid fiber reinforced cement mortar is determined. The hybrid effect of steel fiber and polypropylene fiber on the properties of cement mortar is discussed.

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