scholarly journals Study on Flexural Performance of Concrete Beams Reinforced by Steel Fiber and Nano–SiO2 Materials

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 927
Author(s):  
Ke Shi ◽  
Mengyue Zhang ◽  
Tao Zhang ◽  
Ru Xue ◽  
Pengfei Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Steel Fiber ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Concrete Strength ◽  
Flexural Behavior ◽  
Engineering Practice ◽  
Nano Sio2 ◽  
Flexural Performance ◽  
Practical Engineering ◽  
Novel Material

Steel fiber and Nano–SiO2 reinforced concrete is a novel material of concrete which has great potential to be used in practical engineering. However, there is relatively little literature available on the flexural behavior of steel fiber and Nano–SiO2 materials reinforced concrete (SFNMRC) beams. Hence, the main objective of this paper is to investigate the flexural performance of SFNMRC beams through combined experimental and theoretical studies. A total of 10 specimens were tested to investigate the flexural behavior and the effect of some key parameters, including concrete strength, the volume fraction of steel fiber, and the amount of Nano–SiO2. The load vs. deflection curves of SFNMRC beams during the whole loading process were analyzed in detail. The failure mode was discussed in detail, and the specimens all behaved in a very ductile manner. Furthermore, the test results indicated that bending cracks and concrete crushing were formed in the compression zone of all specimens. With the increase in concrete strength and the volume fraction of steel fiber, both the cracking load and ultimate load of beams increased. The amount of Nano–SiO2 had a limited effect on the flexure performance. Finally, the calculation formula for predicting the flexural bearing capacity of SFNMRC beams was derived with consideration of the effect of steel fiber on the cracked sections after beam cracking. The predicted results show satisfactory agreement with both experimental results. The studies may provide a considerable reference for designing this type of structure in engineering practice.

scholarly journals Flexural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams Reinforced with 3D-Textile Composite Fiber

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 127-144
Author(s):  
Mays R. Abdulghani ◽  
Dr. Ahmed S. Ali
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Steel Fiber ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Composite Fiber ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beams ◽  
Flexural Behavior ◽  
Textile Fiber ◽  
Textile Composite

Normal concrete is weak against tensile strength, has low ductility, and also insignificant resistance to cracking. The addition of diverse types of fibers at specific proportions can enhance the mechanical properties as well as the durability of concrete. Discrete fiber commonly used, has many disadvantages such as balling the fiber, randomly distribution, and limitation of the Vf ratio used. Based on this vision, a new technic was discovered enhancing concrete by textile-fiber to avoid all the problems mentioned above. The main idea of this paper is the investigation of the mechanical properties of SCC, and SCM that cast with 3D AR-glass fabric having two different thicknesses (6, 10 mm), and different layers (1,2 layers). As well as micro-steel fiber with 1.25% volume fraction was used. Sixteen rectangular reinforced concrete beam specimens have been tested to study the behavior of their flexural strength. The results concluded that utilizing 3D-TFs with mortar mixture gave significantly higher enhancement for the load-carrying capacity than the concrete mixture. The utilization of 3D-TFs and micro-steel fiber together in the SCM mix gave better results. The stiffness of the specimens was improved with increasing the thickness and the number of textile fiber layers.

Influence of Fiber Volume Fraction and Aggregate Size on Flexural Behavior of High Strength Steel Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (SFRC)

2013 ◽  
Vol 372 ◽  
pp. 223-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seok Joon Jang ◽  
Yeon Jun Yun ◽  
Hyun Do Yun
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Fiber Volume Fraction ◽  
Steel Fiber ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Aggregate Size ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Flexural Behavior ◽  
Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Fiber Volume

The effects of aggregate size and fiber volume fraction on the flexural behavior of 70MPa high strength steel fiber-reinforced concrete (SFRC) were investigated in this work. Test variables consist of fiber volume fraction (0, 1 and 2 %) and maximum aggregate size (8, 13 and 20 mm). The prism for flexural test was 100 x 100 x 400 mm and was tested under four points loading. Flexural toughness index was measured using ASTM C 1018 procedure. Test results indicated that the addition of steel fiber to 70MPa high strength concrete improves flexural and post-cracking behaviors. This phenomenon is remarkable for SFRC mixture with higher fiber content and smaller aggregate size. Also, the flexural toughness of high strength SFRC depends primarily on fiber content. The maximum aggregate sizes were secondary in importance.

scholarly journals Flexural Performance of Hybrid Engineered Cementitious Composite Layered Reinforced Concrete Beams

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ammapalayam Ramasamy Krishnaraja ◽  
Shanmughasundaram Kandasamy
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beams ◽  
Flexural Behavior ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile ◽  
Fibre Reinforcement ◽  
Cementitious Composite ◽  
Engineered Cementitious Composite ◽  
Flexural Performance

This paper presents the experimental investigation to evaluate the flexural performance of newly developed hybrid Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC) layer at tension zone around the main reinforcement of beam. Four different ECC mixes are used in the beam to evaluate the flexural performance, hybrid ECC based on the low modulus poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) and high modulus steel short random fibre reinforcement. The aim of hybridation is to improve the flexural, energy absorption and ductility performance of reinforced concrete beams. In addition to the compressive strength, young’s modulus, uniaxial tensile strength and bond strength of ECC mixes are determined. ECC with PVA fibre with 2.0% volume fraction mix is kept as reference mix, hybridation is made with PVA (1.35%) and steel (0.65%), PVA (1.00%) and steel (1.00%) and finally with PVA (0.65%) and steel (1.35%). This hybridization has a remarkable achievement in mechanical properties and in the flexural behavior in ECC layered RC beam. From the results, it has been observed that mono fiber ECC reinforced with PVA of 2.0% and hybrid fiber ECC reinforced with 1.35 % of PVA fiber and 0.65% of steel fiber has reasonable flexural characteristics than the conventional beam.

scholarly journals Flexural Performance of Engineered Cementitious Compositelayered Reinforced Concrete Beams

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 173-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. R. Krishnaraja ◽  
S. Kandasamy
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Steel Fiber ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beams ◽  
Flexural Behavior ◽  
Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile Strength ◽  
Flexural Performance ◽  
Pva Fiber

Abstract This study focuses to develop a new hybrid Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC) and assesses the performance of a new hybrid ECC based on the steel short random fiber reinforcement. This hybrid ECC aims to improve the tensile strength of cementitious material and enhance better flexural performance in an RC beam. In this study, four different mixes have been investigated. ECC with Poly Vinyl Alcohol (PVA) fiber and PolyPropylene (PP) fiber of 2.0% volume fraction are the two Mono fiber mixes; ECC mix with PVA fiber of 0.65% volume fraction hybridized with steel fiber of 1.35% volume fraction, PP fiber of 0.65% volume fraction hybridized with steel of 1.35% volume fraction are the two additional different hybrid mixes. The material properties of mono fiber ECC with 2.0 % of PVA is kept as the reference mix in this study. The hybridization with fibers has a notable achievement on the uniaxial tensile strength, compressive strength, Young’s modulus, and flexural behavior in ECC layered RC beams. From the results, it has been observed that the mix with PVA fiber of 0.65% volume fraction hybrid with steel fiber of 1.35% volume fraction exhibit improvements in tensile strength, flexural strength, and energy absorption. The PP fiber of 0.65% volume fraction hybridized with steel of 1.35% volume fraction mix has reasonable flexural performance and notable achievement in displacement ductility over the reference mix.

Test Study on Size Effect of Flexural Performance of RC Free Beams

2012 ◽  
Vol 446-449 ◽  
pp. 3385-3389
Author(s):  
Hong Yu Zhou ◽  
Xiu Li Du ◽  
Zhen Bao Li ◽  
Wen Jing Wang
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Size Effect ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Internal Force ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beams ◽  
Flexural Behavior ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Flexural Performance ◽  
Test Study ◽  
Practical Engineering

Experimental studies on size effect of flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams are not carried out fully. Standard values are based on test results of small-size components, which are different from large-size components in practical engineering. For size effect on quasi-brittle materials such as concrete, related researches have been carried out for many years, but related test study combined with concrete structures or components are not sufficient. This article is based on experimental study of 13 reinforced concrete free beams, obtaining test data during different loading stage, such as carrying capacity, deflection, steel and concrete strain etc. Test results show that size effect of flexural behavior of RC free beams is mainly reflected in reinforcement yielding stage and concrete crushing stage. The negative size effect due to concrete material is not significant. Yet internal force arm and longitudinal reinforcement have a positive size effect on flexural behavior, strength and ductility reserves show a growing trend with specimen size increasing. The safety of calculation theory of bearing capacity in code is verified indirectly.

Effects of Steel Fiber Volume Fraction on Compressive and Flexural Behaviors of Alkali-Activated Slag (AAS) Concrete

2014 ◽  
Vol 525 ◽  
pp. 469-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeon Jun Yun ◽  
Kyung Lim Ahn ◽  
Won Gyun Lim ◽  
Hyun Do Yun
Keyword(s):  
Steel Fiber ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Flexural Behavior ◽  
Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Fiber Volume ◽  
Alkali Activated Slag ◽  
Flexural Performance ◽  
Activated Slag ◽  
Alkali Activated

This paper describes the experimental results on compressive and flexural behavior of alkali-activated slag (AAS) concrete reinforced with hooked end steel fiber. Two different fiber volume fractions of 0.5 and 1.0% were used for AAS concrete and Ordinary Portland cement (OPC) concretes were also mixed for comparison. Test results indicated that compressive and flexural performance of AAS concretes with water-to-binder (W/B) ratio of 0.55 are equivalent to those of OPC concrete. The addition of steel fiber to AAS concrete improves more compressive and flexural performance than those of steel fiber reinforced concrete.

scholarly journals Flexural Behavior of Extruded DFRCC Panel and Reinforced Concrete Composite Slab

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang-Geun Cho ◽  
Bang Yeon Lee ◽  
Yun Yong Kim ◽  
Byung-Chan Han ◽  
Seung-Jung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Cement Composite ◽  
Extrusion Process ◽  
Flexural Behavior ◽  
Composite Slab ◽  
Flexural Performance ◽  
Cracking Control ◽  
Rc Slab ◽  
Reinforced Cement ◽  
Deformation Hardening

This paper presents a new reinforced concrete (RC) composite slab system by applying an extruded Ductile Fiber Reinforced Cement Composite (DFRCC) panel. In the proposed composite slab system, the DFRCC panel, which has ribs to allow for complete composite action, is manufactured by extrusion process; then, the longitudinal and transverse reinforcements, both at the bottom and the top, are placed, and finally the topping concrete is placed. In order to investigate the flexural behavior of the proposed composite slab system, a series of bending tests was performed. From the test results, it was found that the extruded DFRCC panel has good deformation-hardening behavior under flexural loading conditions and that the developed composite slab system, applied with an extruded DFRCC panel, exhibits higher flexural performance compared to conventional RC slab system in terms of the stiffness, load-bearing capacity, ductility, and cracking control.

Experiment Study on the Frost Resistance of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete on the Microstructure

2011 ◽  
Vol 368-373 ◽  
pp. 357-360
Author(s):  
Lei Jiang ◽  
Di Tao Niu ◽  
Min Bai
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Frost Resistance ◽  
Steel Fiber ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Nacl Solution ◽  
Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Freeze Thaw ◽  
Damage Rate

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.

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